A-Z History Book
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Your Task: Create a book explaining 24 terms, people, places or ideas from Ancient Egypt.
Each page will consist of a single word starting with a letter from the alphabet, a graphic,
and complete sentence with the word in it.
Instructions:
1. Use the half sheet pages to complete each page of your book.
2. On the front cover, design a title with an illustration. Be sure to identify yourself as the
author.
3. Begin with the letter “A” and choose a term from the unit that begins with that letter.
Example: If the page is ‘C’ and this was the unit on Mesopotamia, you might choose
“Cuneiform”. You may choose any two letters to skip if you want. (Q and X most likely!)
a) Write the term in big, colorful letters on the top of the page.
b) Write at least 3 sentences explaining what the term means or how it relates to the
topic.
c) Be sure to write using your own words. If you do not understand what you are
writing, your audience will not understand either.
d) Include an image for each term. Images can be drawn by hand, found online or cut
from magazines. (At least 12 images must be drawn by hand!!)
Example:
Cuneiform
Cuneiform was the system of writing for the Sumerians. It
was a wedge-shaped writing. It was used to help keep
government lists and records.
Ready to learn more about Ancient Egypt?!
You get to choose!
Your task is to create a unique way of presenting information on a topic you
researched about Ancient Egypt. Topics could include:
Pharaohs
Ships
Religion Gods/Goddesses
Games
Jobs
Historic Sites/ Buildings
Food
Tools/Weapons
Tombs/Pyramids
Art
The Great Spinx
Inventions
Mummification Agriculture (Farming) Government
Clothing Fashion, Hairstyles & Make-Up Trade
You may choose to work alone or with a partner from our Social Studies class.
I will provide some resources for you. To gain additional information, use the
internet or other methods of reliable research (such as encyclopedias or books
from the library) to provide examples of information, facts and photos on the
topic of your choice.
Using a Google search, you can also type in what you are looking for. For
example: “food of ancient Egypt”, “tools used in ancient Egypt”, “jobs of
ancient Egypt”, etc. Doing this, will help you find more specific information
on your topic. Websites that end in .edu, .org, or .gov are typically more
reliable sources of information.
You must write down the source of your information. Write the website title,
located at the top of the webpage or write down the book title and author. You
will turn in a list of your sources with the final project.
Helpful Websites (Below you can find just a few):
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http://egypt.mrdonn.org (Gives a chart full of topics to click on dealing with
ancient Egypt. Once you click on a topic, many pages have other links to
follow to find out more info about your topic.)
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/egypt/nile.htm#1
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/history/egypt/egy
ptianmap/
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/index.htm (Gives info on the left side to click on
about Pharaohs, Tombs, Pyramids, and Temples.)
http://www.king-tut.org.uk/tomb-of-king-tut/content-of-king-tutstomb.htm(This site gives a lot of info about King Tut's tomb and artifacts
found within it.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/(Topic choices found here are
Pharaohs, Monuments, Gods/Goddesses, Pyramids and Daily Life. You can
also view 10 main items found in King Tut's Tomb and below each image is a
description.)
http://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/index.html (This site gives great info about the
gods and goddesses, pharaohs, hieroglyphics, monuments, and the different
time periods.
http://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/index.html (This site gives lots of info about the
kings, gods and goddesses, monuments and society. Use the left margin of topics
to choose from.)
You will have some time in class to work on this, especially if you finish your
classwork early.
PRESENTATIONS: 11/5