Ancient Egypt
We will begin learning about Ancient Egypt this week. Below is a list of many
of the things we will be learning. This sheet will hopefully inform you as to
what your second grader is learning and help in preparing for the final
assessment at the end of our unit. We will be comparing Ancient Egypt to
the Native American tribes we previously studied and to Ancient China.
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Vocabulary
o Ancient – long, long ago
o Climate – the kind of weather an area has over a long period of
time
o Land – the shape of the land’s surface
o Architecture – the design of buildings
o Contribution – the act of giving or doing something
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Geography
o Locating Africa on a world map
o Locating Egypt on a map of Africa
o Locating the Nile River on a map of Egypt
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Contributions
o Written Language – hieroglyphics
o Inventions
 Paper made from papyrus
 365 day calendar
 Water clock
o Architecture – pyramids
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Ancient people made
contributions that
affect the present
world.
Climate, Land and Plant Life
o Climate – hot and dry
o Land – Nile River, deserts, flooding along the banks of the Nile
(which caused richer soil)
o Plant Life – grasses along the Nile