THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

Suitable for 8 to 10 year old students, this unit takes a comprehensive look at the people of ancient Egypt, their lifestyle, customs and religion.

Topics are covered using power point presentations and consolidated with worksheet activities:

Egypt and the Nile
Water, Food, People, Wealth and Power
The Rosetta Stone
Writing and Hieroglyphics
Pyramids and the Sphinx
Kingdom Periods
Some great pharaohs of the New Kingdom
The Ancient Egyptian Gods
Ancient Egyptian belief in the afterlife
The Valley of the Kings
Tutankhamun
Farming along the Nile
Inventions of Ancient Egypt
Important symbols of Ancient Egypt