The Ancient Egyptians

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The Ancient Egyptians
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The Egypt
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Egyptian culture arose approximately five
thousand years ago near the Nile in North Eastern
Africa. It was a unique culture that prospered
for almost three thousand year, making it one of
the longest lasting civilizations in history.
Fortunately for people today, the Egyptians left
many pieces of their art and writing in good
condition. We can therefore piece together the
way these people lived and understand the ways in
which they have influenced the modern world.

• 1. It was yesterday that I went to
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• ? It was ________________that I went to
  yesterday.
• , which made it one of the longest lasting
  civilization
• ? , making it one of the longest lasting
  civilization
• make/leave/keep O. O.C.
• EX Please leave the door open.

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The Nile

• The Nile is a major north-
• flowing river in Africa,
• generally regarded as the
• longest river, though not the
• most voluminous, in the
• world. The Nile has two
• major tributaries, the White
• Nile and Blue Nile, the latter
• being the source of most of
• the Nile's water and fertile
• soil, but the former being
• the longer of the two.

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• The Nile was very important for the ancient
  Egyptians. It provided rich soil for agriculture
  and an efficient means of transportation.
  Egyptian farmers began growing large quantities
  of food around the year 3000 B.C., and then
  traveled down the Nile and into the
  Mediterranean Sea to trade. Once the people were
  easily fed a society that became one of the most
  advanced in the world was formed. The Egyptians
  devised the 365 day calendar and were the first
  people to create a national government. They also
  invented a writing form by using pictures.

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Language

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• Why the Nile was very important for the ancient
  Egyptians?
• 2. What did the ancient Egyptians invent?

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The ancient Egyptians were dark-skinned
people with black hair. They mostly dressed in
white linen garments and wore leather sandals on
their feet. The Egyptians especially liked
cosmetics and jewelry. Women wore red lip powder
and colored their eyebrows with gray, black and
green paint. Men also outlined their eyes and
sometimes wore as much makeup as the women.

• compounded adjectives adj.N-ed
• EX a one-eyed monster
• 2. as adj./adv./N. as ???
• EX Shes as ____________as Chilin.
• He runs as ___________ as a tiger.
• I have as ____________as May (does).

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Both men and women wore perfume and
jewelry such as rings, bracelets and necklaces.
The Egyptians also had a fascination with
religion and life after death. Much of their time
was spent preparing for life after death and this
was the major reason behind their most famous
constructions, the Pyramids. The pyramids were
built as massive tombs for Egyptians rulers. Each
Pyramid was built over a burial chamber in order
to protect the dead soul and keep it safe from
the common people.
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1. I spend a lot of time_____________.
2. She stayed up preparing ________ tests.

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The Pyramid

• A pyramid is any three-
• dimensional structure where the
• upper surfaces are triangular and
• converge on one point. The base
• of pyramids are usually
• quadrilateral or trilateral but
• generally it can be any polygon
• shape), meaning that a pyramid
• usually has three or four sides.
• For thousands of years, the largest
• structures on Earth were pyramids
• first the Red Pyramid in the Dashur
• Necropolis and then the Great
• Pyramid of Khufu, the only remaining
• Wonder of the World.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu
A Pharaoh of Old Kingdom
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Most of the Pyramids were built around
4,500 years ago. When people in the modern age
began to explore the tombs underneath the
Pyramids, they found jewelry, clothes, art and
weapons. The objects in the tomb were for the
ruler to take into the next life. The art
included paintings, showing what life was like in
Egyptian times. The jewelry was the work of
highly skilled craftsmen and the clothes gave
experts a clear insight into the dress style of
ancient Egypt.

• The window was broken (by me).
• The art included paintings, which shows what life
  was like in Egyptian times.
• ?paintings, showing

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Thirty dynasties rose and fell during the
years of ancient Egypt. One of the most famous
rulers was Tutenkharmen of the 20th dynasty. He
was the ruler around the year 1300 B.C. and
encouraged both old and modern forms of Egyptian
religion. Tutenkharmen was one of Egypts
strongest leaders, and the gold and other jewelry
found in his tomb are among the finest treasures
ever found.
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1. Why was Tutenkharmen so famous?
2. Why are the jewelry found in Tutenkharmens tomb
   the finest treasures?

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Today many artifacts from ancient Egypt
remain in good condition and can be viewed by
tourists. Most of the Pyramids are located just
south of the modern Egyptian city of Cairo, and
every year they attract thousands of visitors.
Yet despite what we know about the Egyptians, we
still have unanswered questions. Many of these
questions shall remain mysteries lost forever in
time.

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• EX He went to work __________ his illness.

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Cairo

• Cairo, which means "The
• Triumphant", is the capital
• city of Egypt. It has a
• metropolitan area
• population of officially about
• 11.1 million people. Cairo is
• the twenty-first most
• populous metropolitan area
• in the world. Cairo is also
• the most populous metropolitan
• area and the most populous city
• in Africa.

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Key Words

• ancient ???
• eg We were impressed by the ruins of an ancient
  building.
• 2. Egypt ??
• 3. Egyptian ???
• 4. Nile ???
• 5. arise ??
• eg Unexpected difficulties arose in the course
  of their experiment.
• 6. outline ???
• eg He outlined a map of North America.

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7. artifact ???eg An artifact is a human-made
object. 8. eyebrow ??9. perfume ??eg She
bought a small bottle of French perfume.10.
bracelet ??eg She wore huge bracelets on her
wrists.11. fascination ??eg He was staring at
her with fascination. be fascinated with
??? have a fascination with ? She has a
fascination with Hello Kitty.___________________
________________.
She is fascinated with Hello Kitty.
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12. piece together ?? eg Shes piecing
together the torn picture.13. burial (???????
)??14. feed ??eg We feed the birds every
day.15. powder ??eg Theres too much powder on
your nose.16. Cairo ??eg Cairo is the capital
of Egypt.17. garment ??eg This shop sells
garments of all kinds.
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18. prosper ??eg The country is prospering
under a strong government.19. calendar
??eg Today is her birthday according to the
solar calendar. lunar calendar
____________20. invent ??eg He invented a new
type of stethoscope(???).21. pyramid ???eg The
Pyramids were among the seven wonders
of the world. ?? ______________22. chamber
?eg The king retired to his chamber.23.
jewelry ?? jewel _________/ jury _______ eg
Rebecca never wears jewelry.
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24. quantity ? quality ___________eg There
is a small quantity of water left in the
bottle.25. civilization ??eg Chinese
civilization is one of the oldest in the
world.26. leather ??eg These gloves are made
of leather.27. ring ??eg He proposed to her
with an engagement ring.28. construction ???eg
The building is a construction of wood.29. linen
???30. sandal ??eg Many people wear sandals in
the summer.
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31. ??? 32. lip ??eg None
of your lip! ????????? 33. soil ??eg That farm
has a very rich soil.34. craftsman ??eg Her
father is a skilled craftsman.35. makeup
___________36. tomb ?eg We visited the tomb
of Shakespeare. 37. devise ??eg He devised a
new method of teaching writing.38. mystery ?
myth ____________eg His death has remained a
mystery.
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39. tourist ?? eg San Francisco is full of
tourists in the summer.40.dynasty ??eg I like
paintings from the Qing Dynasty.41. necklace
??eg He gave her a necklace of silver, glass
and amber (??) as a gift on Valentines
Day.42. underneath ???eg The baby liked to
sit underneath the table.
Welcome to Egypt!!
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