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BELLWORK• What is the Neolithic Revolution?
• What are some characteristics of a Neolithic civilization?
• What is culture?
• What is the Ice Age? Stone Age?
• THINKER: Where were the early civilizations founded? Why would people settle here?
African Civilizations• You are now going to
learn about the first civilizations in history – African civilizations.
• As early as 5000 B.C., people settled around the Nile River.
• As time progressed, Africans created their own governments, empires, culture, and history.
African Civilizations – Jigsaw Reading• You are now going to read more specifically
about the oldest African civilization – Egypt.• In groups of three, number off 1-3.1. Every person in the group will read a different
section of the handout.2. When everyone is done, you will come
together and share information from your section of reading
3. Everyone in the group will create a “mind map” of notes centered around Egyptian civilization.
Jigsaw Readings
1. Egyptian Monarchy & Egyptian Empire (pgs. 30-31)
2. Decline/Recovery, Daily life in Egypt & Egyptian Religion (pgs. 31-32)
3. Writing with pictures, Achievements in Science & Northeastern Kingdoms (pgs. 32-34)
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Amenhotep IV
Ramses II
“Ramses the Great”
African Civilizations - Vocabulary• During Egyptian civilization, they set up
numerous structures of government.• When learning about these types of
government you must know your vocabulary!!!
• On the back of your mind map, divide your paper into three columns – term, definition, and sketch.
• For each vocabulary word you must define it, and draw a sketch of the term.
Vocabulary Words
1. Monarchy
2. Dynasty
3. Bureaucracy
4. Empire
5. Polytheism
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