Trade and Travel (1)

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• History
• Secondary Education
• Age 11

Trade and Travel In Ancient Egypt

1. Understand how trade and barter worked inTo Ancient Egypt.

2. To Identify the goods traded by Ancient Egyptians.

3. To Explain the role of the Nile River in trade and travel.

Keywords

Barter

Trade

Grain

Ivory

Papyrus

Nile

Nubia

Recap

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Imagine you are in Ancient Egypt. You have 10 mangoes, and you want to trade them for bananas. If each banana costs 2 mangoes, how many bananas can you get in exchange?

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 Imagine you are in Ancient Egypt. You have 12 figs, and you want to trade them for dates. If each date costs 3 figs, how many dates can you get? Roll no 1-5

In the marketplace of Thebes, you have 20 loaves of bread, and you want to exchange them for clay pots. If one clay pot costs 4 loaves, how many clay pots can you get?  Roll no 6-10

You are on a boat sailing down the Nile. You have 15 fish, and you want to trade them for linen tunics. If one tunic costs 5 fish, how many tunics can you get? Roll no 11-15

During a festival at the temple, you have 30 honey jars. You want to trade them for flower garlands. If each garland costs 6 honey jars, how many garlands can you buy? Roll no 16-20

 You are a farmer near the Nile River. You have 25 onions, and you want to trade them for copper tools. If one tool costs 5 onions, how many tools can you get? Roll no 21-29

ANSWERS

1. You have 12 figs, and each date costs 3 figs.

Step: 12 ÷ 3 = 4

✅ You can get 4 dates.

2. You have 20 loaves of bread, and one clay pot costs 4 loaves.

Step: 20 ÷ 4 = 5

✅ You can get 5 clay pots.

3. You have 15 fish, and one linen tunic costs 5 fish.

Step: 15 ÷ 5 = 3

✅ You can get 3 tunics.

4. You have 30 honey jars, and each flower garland costs 6 jars.

Step: 30 ÷ 6 = 5

✅ You can get 5 garlands.

5. You have 25 onions, and one copper tool costs 5 onions.

Step: 25 ÷ 5 = 5

✅ You can get 5 copper tools.

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Group Task
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Pre Plenary 1


We have achieved Goal 1

Understand how trade and barter worked in Ancient Egypt.

Fast Facts About Ancient Egypt Trade

Egyptian Boat

SDG Link- Why is it good to use the river for travel instead of roads in ancient times and in modern day?

How Well Do You Know Ancient Egyptian Trade?

Differentiated Task

We have achieved Goal 2 and 3

PLENARY

Why is it important to study the trade relationships between ancient civilizations like Egypt and Nubia?