Ancient Civilizations
Mrs. Leuck's Class
Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt
Name ________________________________
Day ____ BK ____
Date ________________________________
4.4 Interactive Notes
4.4 ~ Egyptian Achievements
Warm Up...
Review what we’ve learned so far...
1. Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile because the Nile River brought
_________________ and life to the region.
2. A _________________ is a triangle-shaped area of land.
3. _________________ protected Egypt from invaders but also prevented sailing on
parts of the Nile River.
4. Egyptian farmers watered their crops by building a series of ___________________.
5. The people of Egypt blamed the ______________ if crops did not grow or if disease
struck.
6. _______________ was a central belief to Egyptian religion.
7. Most people in Egypt worked as ___________________.
8. Egypt’s ____________________ of distant lands contributed to the growth of trade in
the New Kingdom.
9. Other than priests and government official, no one in Egypt was more honored than
___________________.
10. ______________________________ reunited the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC.
WORD BANK
afterlife
pharaoh
fertility
scribes
cataracts
delta
farmers
conquest
canals
Ahmose
Ancient Civilizations
Mrs. Leuck's Class
Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt
Today's Essential Question:
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Today's Text Master Role: ___________________________________________
Partner Read Pages: __________________
Silent Read Pages: ________________
TAKING
NOTES
As you read and during Circle Time, take notes on the many achievements of the ancient
Egyptians. In each column of this chart, identify Egyptian advances in the appropriate field.
Writing
Art
(pgs 108-109)
(pgs 112-113)
(pg 110)
Ancient Civilizations
Mrs. Leuck's Class
Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt
With your team and the guidance of your Vocabulary Enricher, complete the table below
to
become a Word Wiz!
Vocabulary Word
Rating
BEFORE
Instructio
n
1. hieroglyphics
2. papyrus
3. Rosetta
Stone
4. sphinxes
5. obelisk
(What's NOT finished in class becomes Homework!)
What it means...
A pic to help me
remember...
Rating
AFTER
Instruction
Ancient Civilizations
Mrs. Leuck's Class
Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt
6. King
Tutankhamen
RECAP: SUMMARIZING Using your notes, write a statement that summarizes
Egyptian achievements in the appropriate category.
ACHIEVEMENT
Writing
Architecture
Art
SUMMARY
Ancient Civilizations
Mrs. Leuck's Class
Chapter 4: Ancient Egypt
Double Journal
Today's Big Idea:
The Egyptians made lasting achievements in writing, architecture, and art.
Cite “Quote Me”
Explain “Support Me”
(Sentence from the text that supports
the Big Idea...in quotation marks)
(Putting the sentence in my own words)