Social Studies
SOL 2.1 – Egypt & China Notes
Terms to know:
 Ancient: Long, long ago
 Architecture: The design of buildings
 Contribution: The act of giving or doing something
Contributions of Ancient China and Egypt
China
Egypt
Written
Characters, Symbols
Hieroglyphics
Language
Inventions
Architecture
Kite
Silk Cloth
Compass
Bronze
Fireworks
Paper made from Papyrus
365-day calendar
Clock
Great Wall
Pyramids
Many inventions of ancient China and Egypt are still used today.
Essential Questions:
1. What contributions did the people of ancient China and Egypt make to the development of
written language?
2. What inventions came from ancient China and Egypt?
3. What examples of architecture from ancient China and Egypt are still present today?
China
Egypt
Label each picture: Does the picture relate to China or Egypt?
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The Nile River
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Social Studies
SOL 2.4 – Egypt & China
Map Skills
Terms to know:
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climate: The kind of weather an area has over a long period of time
land: The solid surface of the Earth
environment: Surroundings
community: A place where people live, work, and play
Climate
China
Egypt
Land
Seasons
Forests,
hills,
mountains,
deserts
Hot, dry
Nile River
Valley,
deserts,
flooding
Location on
Ways people related
the world
to their environment
map
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The ancient Chinese
 Great
settled along the
variety of
Huang He or
plant life
(Yellow River). They
fished, farmed, and
irrigated the land. The
Huang He is the second
longest river in China
and Asia. The Yangtze
River is the longest.
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The ancient Egyptians
farmed and irrigated
the land near the
Nile River.
China is
located in
Asia.
Egypt is
located in
Africa.
Plant Life
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Grasses
along the
Nile River
2.4 The student will develop map skills by
a) locating the United States, China, and Egypt on world maps;
b) understanding the relationship between the environment and the culture of ancient China and Egypt;
Essential Questions:
Where are China and Egypt located on a world map?
How did the environment affect the culture of ancient Egypt and China?
How did the ancient Chinese and Egyptians people relate to their environments?
How are the climates, land, and plant life of these regions similar and different?
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