THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE

Mr. Roe6th Grade

Social Studies

REVIEW You learned that Egyptians were ruled

by all powerful pharaohs, and that they believed in the afterlife.

You also learned that these pharaohs built huge monuments and tombs (pyramids)

We also talked about their religious beliefs (polytheism) and the contributions they made to our understanding of the human body

BIG IDEA (S)

The Middle Kingdom was a golden age of peace, prosperity, and advances in the arts and architecture

In the New Kingdom, Egypt reached the height of its power

Akhenaton tried to change Egypt's religion, while Tutankhamen is famous for his tomb

Under Ramses II, Egypt built great temples, but the empire fell by 1150 B.C.

BY THE END OF THIS SECTION, YOU WILL SUBMIT: Reading Notes Cornell Notes Graphic Organizer: Old, Middle, New Kingdoms Graphic Organizer: Major accomplishments of

Ramses II Amenhotep Flow Chart Expository Essay: Egyptian Ruler Other Assigned Work (you will be told if there

is any)*These assignments will be collected and

graded on Friday and put into your social studies portfolios

AFTER THIS SECTION, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

Discuss the Golden Age of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom

Identify the extend of Egypt during the New Kingdom

Discuss the reign of Queen Hatshepsut Explain the advances made in Egypt

during the reign of Ramses II

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY Tribute Restore Maintain Construct

PRE LESSON PARTNER QUICK CHECK

Have you ever heard the phrase “golden years”? What does that phrase mean? Who have you ever heard talk about their golden years? How can this phrase also apply to countries or empires?

MIDDLE KINGDOM C 2,300 B.C., pharaohs lost control of

Egypt 200 years of confusion and rule by

nobles New dynasty of pharaohs emerged,

moved capital to Thebes -Restored order/stability=Middle Kingdom

Art blossomed Instead of pyramids, Pharaohs cut

tombs into cliffs=Valley of the Kings

VALLEY OF THE KINGS

MORE LAND Gained control of new lands Conquered people sent tribute to Egypt Pharaohs built infrastructure (what is

infrastructure?) Built a canal from the Nile to the Red

Sea

THE HYKSOS Egypt faced an outside threat from the

Hyksos Hyksos attacked Egypt from Western

Asia Hyksos had weapons made of bronze

and iron-Egyptian weapons were stones and copper

Hyksos would rule Egypt for 120 years Hyksos were eventually driven out by an

Egyptian prince named Ahmose

THE NEW KINGDOM

A Woman named Queen Hatshepsut came into power in 1473 B.C.

Eventually, made herself pharaoh Interested in trade, and getting wood Trade made the kingdom wealthier

THUTMOSE II Nephew of Hatshepsut Expanded Egypt into Mesopotamia Egypt grew richer from trade and tribute Slavery became common in the empire

PARTNER QUICK CHECK

Egyptians valued incense, and traded for it. Why do you think incense was so popular for the Egyptians?

COMPUTER LAB WORK Visit ca.hss.glencoe.com

Click on Ancient Civilizations

Click on Unit 2, Chapter 2 from the pull down menu

Follow the instructions, then answer the five questions on the page

Type in my email to email me your responses aroe@campbellusd.edu

LEGACIES OF TWO PHARAOHS

Amenhotep tried to install monotheism, with one gad, named Aton

Killed or put in prison priests Changed name to Akhenaton “Spirit of

Aton” Focused on new religion, and less on

ruling Hittites from the north conquered most

of Egypt’s land in Asia=empire greatly shrunk

CAUSE AND EFFECT CHART

Amenhotep assumes

power

Changes Egyptian

religion from polytheistic to monotheistic

Complete this cause and effect flow chart. See how many events/ideas

you can connect to each other.

THE BOY KING Tutankhamen ruled after Akhenaton 10 years old Restored polytheism Died 9 years later Tomb was filled with many treasures,

and was not discovered until 1922!

END OF THE NEW KINGDOM

Egypt would rise to greatness one last time

Ramses II regained a lot of the land lost un akhenaton and built many more temples

Egypt was able to trade for iron weapons, but not build them themselves=armies with iron weapons had superiority

Eventually, Egypt would experience control from a variety of different societies

EXPOSITORY WRITING Which Egyptian ruler do you think had

the greatest impact on Egyptian history?

We will revisit our persuasive and expository writing. You will write your

response, and then we will evaluate and revise our work based upon our

important documents in our ELA binder.