Ancient Egypt Students Worksheets

Material elaborat durant la realització de la for mació adreçada als docents que implementen el pilot atge del GEP (Grup d’Experimentació per al Plurilingüisme) d urant el curs 2015-2016, realitzada amb la formado ra Rachel Mary Playfair, organitzat pel SG de Llengua i Plurilingüisme-Servei de Llengües Estrangeres.

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Course: 2015 - 2016

Ancient Egypt Escola Santa Anna GEP Project

Maika Carreras, Patricia Salarich, Carme Florit 2

Ancient Egypt

Tips for learnig success

In this unit you will be able to:

- Know and understand facts from an ancient society.

- Locate historical events in a timeline.

- Value the ancient Egypt contributions in our time.

- Think about the differences and similarities between Ancient.

Egypt and our modern life.

- Recall specific information from the videos and readings.

- Present the information learnt in front of the class.

- Use sources of information to search for specific data

requested on texts and on the internet.

- Work in groups with autonomy and self-confidence.

- Evaluate your progress, participation, recalling and

understanding of the concepts of Ancient Egypt civilization.



TASK 1

Tick the right answer:

1. Where was the Ancient Egypt located?

- Northeast Africa

- Southern Africa

- Southern Asia

- Northeast Australia

2. What was the main food of the Egyptians?

- Tomatoes

- Potatoes

- Wheat

- Carrots

3. How many years did the Ancient Egypt last?

- 3,000 years

- 3,150 years

- 3,120 years

- 3,180 years

4. Why the Nile river was important for the Egyptian’s life?

Because ………………………………………………………………….

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5. List what the Nile provided:

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6. Why do you think the pharaohs were buried with treasures?

Because……………………………………………………………………

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7. Draw a picture that represents Egypt for you and say why.



TASK 2

Read the text below and do matching exercise. Work in groups.

Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest and most powerful

civilizations in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years

from 3150 BC to 30 BC.

The civilization of Ancient Egypt was located along the Nile River in

northeast Africa.

The Nile was basic for the Ancient Egypt's life. Great Egyptian cities

grew up along the Nile as the Egyptian people became experts in

irrigation and were able to use the water from the Nile to grow rich

and profitable crops .

The Nile provided food, soil, water, and transportation for the

Egyptians. Great floods would come each year and would provide

fertile soil for growing food .

Wheat was the main food of the Egyptians. They used it to make

bread. They also sold a lot of their wheat throughout the Middle East

helping the Egyptians to become rich.

The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in giant pyramids or in

secret tombs. They believed that they needed treasure to be buried

with them to help them in the afterlife.

As a result, archeologists have a lot of well preserved artifacts and

tombs to examine in order to find out how the Ancient Egyptians

lived.

Match the words with the related pictures and their definitions or

write the definitions of the words:



WORD DEFINITION PICTURE

Set of valuable

objects consisting

of gold or silver

things.

Archeologists

Techniques for

watering crops and

plants

A great

overflowing of

water on land

Body of water



The product of a

plant produced

while growing

Food that people

obtain from plants

and animals

Giant piramids

Life after death

Cereal used to

make bread



TASK 3

Read the text below and do the quiz. Work in pairs.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest and most powerful

civilizations in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years

from 3150 BC to 30 BC.

The Nile River

The civilization of Ancient Egypt was located along the Nile River in

northeast Africa. The Nile was basic for the Ancient Egypt's life.

Great Egyptian cities grew up along the Nile as the Egyptian people

became experts in irrigation and were able to use the water from the

Nile to grow rich and profitable crops. The Nile provided food, soil,

water, and transportation for the Egyptians. Great floods would

come each year and would provide fertile soil for growing food.

Pyramids of Giza

Kingdoms and Periods

Historians usually group the history of Ancient Egypt into three major

kingdoms called the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the

New Kingdom. It was during these times that Ancient Egypt was at



its strongest. The times between the Kingdoms are called

intermediate periods.

Culture

Ancient Egypt was rich in culture including government, religion,

arts, and writing. The government and religion were tied together as

the leader of the government, the Pharaoh, was also leader of the

religion. Writing was also important; only scribes could read and

write and they were considered powerful people.

Pyramids and Treasure

The Pharaohs of Egypt were often buried in giant pyramids or in

secret tombs. They believed that they needed treasure to be buried

with them to help them in the afterlife. As a result, archeologists

have a lot of well preserved artifacts and tombs to examine in order

to find out how the Ancient Egyptians lived.

End of the Empire

The Ancient Egyptian Empire began to weaken in about 700 BC. It

was conquered by a number of other civilizations. The first to

conquer Egypt was the Assyrian Empire, followed a hundred or so

years later by the Persian Empire. In 332 BC, Alexander the Great

of Greece conquered Egypt and set up his own ruling family called

the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Finally, the Romans came in 30 BC and

Egypt became a province of Rome.



Fun Facts about Ancient Egypt

• Egyptian men and women wore makeup. It was thought to

have healing powers, plus it helped protect their skin from the

sun.

• They used moldy bread to help with infections.

• They were one of the first civilizations to invent writing. They

also used ink to write and paper called papyrus.

• The Ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians.

They had numerous inventions including ways to build

buildings, medicine, cosmetics, the calendar, the plow for

farming, musical instruments, and even toothpaste.

• Ancient Egypt plays a major role in the Bible. The Israelites

were held captive there as slaves for many years. Moses

helped them escape and led them to the Promised Land.

• The Pharaoh kept his hair covered. It was not to be seen by

regular people.

• Cats were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.

This is the link for this quiz:

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt_questions.php

GLOSSARY ABOUT THE QUIZ

Body of water = Cos d’aigua Enabling = Permetre

Lowly = Humil Above = A dalt



Self-evaluation checklist

Think and tick yes or no: Yes, all

Yes,

some

No

I can list the Ancient Egypt main facts

I can locate historical events in a timeline

I can name the differences between Ancient Egypt and

our time

I can name the similarities between Ancient Egypt and

our time

I can list the contributions of Ancient Egypt in our time

I can answer the literal questions after watching the

presentation

I can answer the literal questions after watching the

presentation

I can answer the implicit meaning questions after

watching the presentation

I can answer the interpreting & evaluating questions

after watching the presentation

I can give a speech on my project

I can use sources of information and use the internet

I can work in groups

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