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•C R E AT E A L I S T O F F I V E FAC T S YO U R E M E M B E R
F R O M E AC H U N I T, ( YO U W I L L H AV E A T O TA L O F
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•T H E N , D R AW A N D L A B E L A L L O F T H E
F O L L OW I N G : T H E N I L E D E LTA , U P P E R E G Y P T,
L O W E R E G Y P T, T H E B L U E N I L E , T H E W H I T E N I L E ,
T H E B L AC K L A N D , T H E R E D L A N D , T H E
C ATA R AC T S , A N D K U S H .
Do Now
 In your notebooks on the LEFT side please answer
the following questions:
1) why was the Nile River important?
2) What did the floods of the Nile River
provide to farmers ?
3) What is a cataract?
Today’s Agenda!!
 Review of Ancient Egypt Outline
of Egypt unit
 Whiteboard review game
 Review of Ancient Hebrews Go over unit test
 Beach Ball Game
 Whiteboard Game-(Half of class versus other
half)
 Homework
Ancient Egypt: It all began with…
 The Nile River Valley!!
 Egypt is located in the continent of Africa.
 The Nile is the world’s longest river. It ends
in Egypt, leading into the Mediterranean
Sea. The part of the Nile that leads there is
called the Delta.
 Let’s look at a map together and label it!!
More about the Nile!!
 The Nile flooded quite often, but the Egyptians
relied on these floods for crops and a good
harvest.
 Having rivers that flooded helped all early
civilizations establish permanent settlements.
 The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in Kush.
 It is important to remember that the six
cataracts separated Egypt from Kush!!
Egyptian Government and Gods
 The rulers in Egypt were called
pharaohs. The word pharaoh actually
means, “great house.”
 Egyptians believed that the gods
controlled everything that happened on
earth.
 Egyptians believed in POLYTHEISM,
the belief in many gods. They thought
that there were gods for everything,
such as the god of harvest, the god of
the Nile, etc. The most important god
was the sun god, Ra.
 The Egyptians believed that gods had
the body of a human and the head of an
animal.
Afterlife
 Egyptians believed in the afterlife, or
life after death.
 They thought that they would enjoy
all of the things that they loved in life,
as long as they prepared for it.
 Egyptians believed that the afterlife
was much like regular life!!
 Egyptians would mummify their
pharaohs or wealthy people, in order
to preserve them for the afterlife.
Egyptian Works of Art
 Egyptians were very artistic!! They made tomb
paintings, pyramids, and sphinxes.
 They made their art in order to serve the KINGS!!
 Their finest achievements of art were the tomb
paintings.
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The tomb paintings are where artists would tell about the daily
life and deities of Egyptian culture.
 The Egyptian pyramids were the tombs for the
pharaohs. Once the pyramids were no longer made,
pharaohs had their tombs cut into cliffs, which
became known as the Valley of the Kings.
Egyptian Trading
 Egypt traded with many different regions.
 Egypt traded with the following in order to gain:
 Spices=Punt
 Timber=Countries
on the eastern coast of
the Mediterranean Sea
 Gold=Nubia and Punt, (The majority of the
mines were in Nubia)
 Ivory=Kush
Remember this!!!! Make flash
cards, quiz each other, or write it
down over and over again!! 
Rulers: Hatshepsut and Ramses II
 In the Egypt unit, we talked about two important pharaohs,
Hatshepsut and Ramses II.
 Hatsheptsut Hatshepsut was the only female pharaoh who held all of the
titles of pharaoh.
 She was able to take control of the Egyptian government
because her nephew was too young to rule at the time.
 Her reign was a time of peace and prosperity, or wealth.
 Ramses II Ramses was a bit different than Hatshepsut because he was
big on war.
 He had four 67-foot stone statue likenesses and two temples
built at Abu Simbel.
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He had what color hair??
RED!!!!
Egypt and Kush
 Trade brought the two land of Egypt and Kush together.
 Kush was located along the Nile, south of Egypt.
 Egypt would get many supplies from Kush, such as gold,
cattle, copper, and ivory.
 Kush took control over Egypt for some time.
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The first Kushite pharaoh in Egypt was Shabaka.
When the Kushite pharaohs ruled in Egypt, they still had their
scribes copy down Egyptian books.
Kush control of Egypt did not last forever. It ended when they
were kicked out by the Assyrians, who had iron tools, which
made the Kushites easily beatable.
Kush’s kingdom moved to Meroe, where they lived for some
time; however, their final fall came when they were invaded by
the Kingdom of Axum.
Egyptian Writing
 The earliest Egyptian writing was called
hieroglyphics!!
 Hieroglyphics could not be read until the Rosetta
Stone.
 The Egyptians who did all of the writing were called
scribes. It was their job to write down any and all
information necessary.
Whiteboard Game!!
We will play a whiteboard game
to prepare you for the
Benchmark.
Remember, do not hold your
whiteboard up until I say so!! 
#1
 What was the key to
understanding hieroglyphics?
A. the Ten Commandments
B. the Dead Sea Scrolls
C. the Code of Hammurabi
D. the Rosetta Stone
#2
 The Assyrian soldiers easily defeated
the Kushites because the Assyrian's
weapons were made of
A. ivory
B. stone
C. bronze
D. iron
#3
 The Kush Empire was located
A.
along the Nile south of Egypt
B. along the Nile near the
Mediterranean Sea
C. along the Red Sea east of Nubia
D. at the source of the White Nile
near Lake Victoria
#4
 During the Middle Kingdom of Egypt,
painters covered the walls of tombs and
temples with colorful scenes of
A. religious rituals and battles
B. famous pharaohs and battles
C. the deities and religious rituals
D. the deities and daily life
#5
 Egyptian works of art were done in
order to
A. serve the gods
B. serve the kings
C. decorate the cities
D. trade for needed supplies
#6
 Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Sumerians
all relied on floods for
A. transportation
B. the clay for writing tablets
C. a good harvest
D. the copper for tools
#7
 The cataracts of the Nile River
separated Egypt from
A. India
B. Mesopotamia
C. Greece
D. Kush
#8
 Many Egyptian gods had
A.
pyramids built to honor them
B. the body of a human and head of an
animal
C. been pharaohs who became gods
upon their death
D. pharaohs named after them
Any final questions
about Ancient Egypt?!?!
Moving on to…Ancient Hebrews!!
 I am going to put the test up on the board
that you just took.
 I want you to make sure you understand the
correct answers!!
Beach Ball Game!!
 We just reviewed the Ancient Hebrews, so now we
will just do some practice questions.
 If there are any questions about any of
the content, definitely raise your hand
and we will go over the content!! I
want to make sure everyone
understands all of the content and
feels ready for the Benchmark!!
 You can tell me where Abraham was leading his people
once he brought them out of Mesopotamia.
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Israel
 You know what the covenant between Abraham and God
began.
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The Jewish religion
 You can explain why Abraham first brought his people to
Israel.
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In order to practice their belief in one God monotheism.
 You can tell me in what religion did the belief in fair
treatment of all people come.
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Judaism.
 You can name the writing that rabbis made when they
commented on the TORAH.
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Mishnah
 You can say which civilization was responsible for the
entire destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of 15,000
Jewish prisoners.
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Babylonians
 You can name who the second temple of Jerusalem was
destroyed by in 70 C.E.
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Romans
 You can name the laws that God gave Moses that set
responsible behavior.
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The Ten Commandments.
Whiteboard Game!!
 Each half of the room will be a different
team!!
 Each team will take turns answering every
other question.
 As a team, you will have only 30 SECONDS
to answer the question.
 If you get a question correct, your team will
gain 100 points. If you get a question
incorrect, your team will lose 25 points.
 I will pause after each question to make
sure everyone understands!!
Team One
 What teachings are contained in
the writings of the Torah?
A. how to become a rabbi
B. ethical standards of behavior
C. respectful treatment of elders
D. how to achieve the "Middle
Way"
Team Two
 The Jews believed they were enslaved by the
Babylonians because
 A. the Babylonians wanted their land
 B. the Babylonians feared the power of the
Jewish god
 C. their rulers had become too weak to protect
them
 D. they were not obeying God's law
Team One
 Which of the following shows the Hebrew
belief in the importance of study?
 A. the great number of Jewish universities
 B. the learning of the commentaries
 C. the revolt of the Maccabees
 D. the respect given to rabbis
Team Two
 What happened as a result of the Israelite
acceptance of the Ten Commandments as a
code of behavior?
 A. They started worshipping idols
 B. They formed a covenant with God
 C. They developed a system of writing
 D. They accepted Jesus as their messiah
Team One
 After the Diaspora, the Jewish people were
scattered all over and had no homeland. They still
felt connected because they
 A. were all related
 B. carried God's law with them
 C. were being persecuted
 D. were led by priests
Team Two
 The last Jewish fort to be conquered by the
Romans was
 A. the Western Wall
 B. Masada
 C. Jerusalem
 D. Mt. Sinai
Team One
 What is the site of the temple in Jerusalem
that was burned called today?
 A. Masada
 B. the Diaspora
 C. the Wailing Wall
 D. Judea
Team Two
 The
main accomplishment of David, the
second king of the Israelites, was that he
 A. brought together the tribes of Israel
 B. began a royal building program
 C. had the main temple of Jerusalem built
 D. made treaties with the pharaohs of
Egypt
Team One
 In the covenant between Abraham and God,
God promised to give to Abraham's
descendants the land of
 A. Egypt
 B. Canaan
 C. Mesopotamia
 D. Arabia
Team Two
 The journey of Moses and the Israelites
from Egypt back toward Canaan was
called the
A. Diaspora
B. Torah
C. Commandments
D. Exodus
Homework!!
 STUDY FOR YOUR BENCHMARK!!
 This weekend, be sure to:
 Get
plenty of rest.
 Eat well.
 Relax.
 Study with friends, if possible!!
 Study all of your notes.
 Make flashcards!!
 Come see me if you have ANY questions!! 