23-10-2019

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Ancient Egypt

- Students learn why and how the Egyptians worshipped their Gods;

- Students learn about who Pharaohs were;

- Students learn what the pyramids were built for.

Ancient Egypt

Pyramids?

More than a hundred were built

Built in the Old Kingdom for pharaohs and their staff

Used to reflect the sun

Built on the West Bank of the Nile 

Polytheistic <-> Monotheistic

Egypt had 1500 Gods and Goddesses

What are some modern day polytheistic and monotheistic religions?

Nile vs. Euphrates and Tigris

Journey to the afterlife

Mummification

Read 2.4 A-F 

15 minutes,  Quiz afterwards

What animal form did Ra take?

1. A falcon
2. A crocodile
3. A sun
4. A bear

Upper egypt was located

1. Downstream (North)
2. Upstream (South)
3. On top of a mountain

Why did Egyptians mummify people?

1. The body would be used to worship the dead person.
2. They were hoarders.
3. The deceased person would come back and live in the body forever.
4. The mummified body worked as bridge to the after life.

What's the main difference between the nile and the Tigris/Euphrates

1. The Nile leaves more silt
2. The Nile is calmer and doesn't flood as roughly
3. The Nile has more fish
4. The Nile ends in a sea, not an ocean

Which organ was seen as the "organ of reasoning"?

1. The heart
2. The brain
3. The spleen
4. The liver

How long did the Egyptian civilization last?

1. Between 2000-2500 years
2. Between 1000-2000 years
3. between 500-1000 years
4. Over 3000 years

What is the oldest written language in the world?

1. Egyptian
2. Greek
3. Sumerian
4. Arabic

The pyramids were built in?

1. The Old Kingdom
2. The Middle Kingdom
3. The New Kingdom
4. The intermediate periods

Who decided who goes to heaven and who doesn't?

1. Anubis
2. Osiris
3. Ra
4. Isis

- Students learn why and how the Egyptians worshipped their Gods;

- Students learn about who Pharaohs were;

- Students learn what the pyramids were built for.