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Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt
Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt
Seat work
Students will quietly enter the room, find your
seats and discuss your three sticky notes on
pages 152-158 with your row group.


Central Question:
What are some of the Egyptians advancements
and how do we know about them? (1.5d)
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Egyptians developed one of the first systems
of writing and some of the worlds earliest
literature.

Egyptians built impressive pyramids and
produced beautiful works of art.

Egyptians were accomplished
mathematicians and scientists.


Key Ideas
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hieroglyphicdrawing or symbol that stands for a word,
idea, or sound

papyrusa writing surface similar to paper which
ancient Egyptians made from reeds that grew along the
Nile

pyramidstructure with triangular sides

sculpturestatue or other free-standing piece
of art made of clay, stone, or other materials

anatomystudy of the structure of the body
and its organs
Key Terms
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What is a hieroglyphic?

How does keeping records make
a complex civilization possible?
Writing and Literature
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Egyptians invented a material called
papyrus.

What material that we use today is similar
to papyrus?

List two qualities of papyrus that made it
better than clay for keeping records.
Papyrus
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Architecture
What figure stands near the pyramids at Giza?

Why do you think the Egyptian kings built large tombs?

Where did the pharaohs construct
their tombs after about 2200 B.C.?

What did Egyptians believe about
their spirits in the afterlife?
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We know about daily Egyptian life from paintings
in tombs.

The tombs were decorated so the person buried
there could use and experience the things shown
on the walls.

Statues were placed in tombs so that if a mummy
were destroyed, the persons spirit could live
in the statue.
Painting and Sculpture
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Egyptian Calendars
What were the two Egyptian calendars based on?

What was the lunar calendar used for?

What was the solar calendar used for?
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How does the construction of the pyramids
prove the Egyptians were skilled
at mathematics?

List three other facts from Section 2
that prove the Egyptians had a good knowledge
of mathematics.
Mathematics
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The Egyptians had an advanced knowledge of
astronomy.

The Egyptians were masters of engineering.

The Egyptians invented glass, mortar, and
some cosmetics.

Egyptian irrigation systems were very
complex.


Science and Technology
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Egyptian Medicine
What is anatomy?

How did Egyptian doctors gain such
a deep knowledge of the human body?

How did Egyptians use their knowledge
of the human body?
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How did geography affect
Egyptian art and learning?

Geographys
Influence on
Egyptian Art
and Learning
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