Group members’ names
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Exploring Egypt
This is a group activity. Remember, you are working in
a group, but you are being graded as an individual.
1. Take notes to answer the questions below.
2. Decide on the best graphic organizer to display
your information
3. Create your graphic organizer using the notes you
collected.
4. Present it to the class.
5. Take notes on other presentations.
Geography
On your graphic organizer, answer the following:
1. Give a brief description of Egypt’s geography.
2. Tell the importance of the geography in Egypt’s survival.
3. What did the Egyptian’s do to control their environment?
4. Give key vocabulary words and show their definitions.
5. How was the level of the water in the Nile measured?
6. Compare the Egyptian region to the Mesopotamia region and predict how
human life would differ.
30
points
20
points
Group members’ names
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Exploring Egypt
This is a group activity. Remember, you are working in
a group, but you are being graded as an individual.
1. Take notes to answer the questions below.
2. Decide on the best graphic organizer to display
your information
3. Create your graphic organizer using the notes you
collected.
4. Present it to the class.
5. Take notes on other presentations.
Government
On your graphic organizer, answer the following:
1. What role did the government play in organizing the Egyptian society?
2. How did the organization of the government of Egypt differ from the
government of Mesopotamia?
3. Give key vocabulary words and show their definitions.
4. Distinguish between the New, Middle, and Old Kingdoms by giving the
significance of each.
30
points
20
points
Group members’ names
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Exploring Egypt
This is a group activity. Remember, you are working in
a group, but you are being graded as an individual.
1. Take notes to answer the questions below.
2. Decide on the best graphic organizer to display
your information
3. Create your graphic organizer using the notes you
collected.
4. Present it to the class.
5. Take notes on other presentations.
Religion
On your graphic organizer, answer the following:
1.
2.
3.
3.
4.
5.
Describe a few significant gods.
Give key vocabulary words and show their definitions.
What role do the pyramids play?
Explain the death and burials of pharaohs.
Describe mummification and embalming.
How did religion influence the Egyptian society?
30
points
20
points
Group members’ names
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Exploring Egypt
This is a group activity. Remember, you are working in
a group, but you are being graded as an individual.
1. Take notes to answer the questions below.
2. Decide on the best graphic organizer to display
your information
3. Create your graphic organizer using the notes you
collected.
4. Present it to the class.
5. Take notes on other presentations.
Achievements
On your graphic organizer, answer the following:
1. How did achievements and art influence the Egyptian society?
2. Compare and contrast hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and the Phoenician
alphabet.
3. Describe Egyptian architecture.
4. Evaluate the importance of Egyptian art, such as jewelry, tomb paintings,
and temple decorations.
5. How are science and math important to the Egyptian society?
30
points
20
points
Group members’ names
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Exploring Egypt
This is a group activity. Remember, you are working in
a group, but you are being graded as an individual.
1. Take notes to answer the questions below.
2. Decide on the best graphic organizer to display
your information
3. Create your graphic organizer using the notes you
collected.
4. Present it to the class.
5. Take notes on other presentations.
Pharaohs
On your graphic organizer, answer the following:
1. Choose a significant pharaoh from each period, the old, the middle, and
the new kingdoms. Describe each pharaoh’s strengths and weaknesses and
how those characteristics played a role in the rise and decline of their rule.
One of the three pharaohs must be a woman!
2. What were the responsibilities of the pharaohs?
3. Did the role of pharaoh change through the different kingdoms?
30
points
20
points