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