Discover how the Geography of Egypt and the Nile River influenced settlement in Ancient Egypt. Learn how the Sirius constellation signaled the start of the annual Nile River Inundation. Explore the relationship between Egypt's major agricultural products and its geography and climate. TONS of Content Variety! Replace or Supplement your existing Textbook! WHAT'S INCLUDED? 5 READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES Where in the World - Examine maps to locate Egypt and learn about its geography and climate. In the Beginning - Locate Egypt and learn about its initial settlement. The Nile River – Discover the impact of the Nile River on the development of Egypt. Dog Days of a New Year - Discover how Ancient Egyptians read the stars to signal the beginning of their agricultural year. What’s for Dinner? – Discover how major crops and animals raised in Ancient Egypt related to its geography and climate. Graphic Organizer Note-taking Sheets with Differentiation for Vocabulary Constructed Response Comprehension Questions Complete Answer Keys 3 MAP ACTIVITIES Absolute and Relative Location - Learn and Practice Absolute and Relative Location skills with a map of Ancient Egypt. Compare and Interpret Maps – Analyze maps to discover relationships between elevation, precipitation, and temperature. Rainforests and Deserts - Discover how the Hadley Wind Cell creates the world's rainforests and deserts which directly affected (and still does) the climate of Egypt. 67 PRESENTATION WORD WALL SLIDES for visual support of all vocabulary and maps along with key photos from readings. ESSENTIAL QUESTION WRITING PROMPTS with full answer keys 2 BONUS PAGES: (1) Plan an Egyptian Food Tasting; (2) Links to high quality curated video clips about Egyptian Geography and Agriculture. All files are provided in PDF and PPT formats. Convert PPT files to Google Slides for upload to your student-only, password-protected Google Classroom. Check out my PREVIEW for a detailed look at all that's included. Use this COMPLETE RESOURCE to replace or supplement your existing text. Perfect for Stations and Interactive Notebooks. RELATED RESOURCES: Ancient Egypt Geography and Agriculture BUNDLE Ancient Egypt Religion and Mythology BUNDLE Check out this Cross Curricular Resource in my Middle Grades Math TPT Store! Egypt Climate DATA SET 6th Grade Stats and Probability Complete Geography and Agriculture Units for other Ancient Cultures: Ancient Mesopotamia Geography and Agriculture BUNDLE Ancient China Geography and Agriculture BUNDLE Click HERE to FOLLOW LOOKING TO THE PAST on TPT for Middle Grades Ancient History and World Religions Resources. ew Resources are offered at 1/2 OFF for the FIRST 24 HOURS! RATE THIS RESOURCE and earn valuable TPT credits to offset future purchases. LEAVE A REVIEW to help others purchase with confidence. Don’t hesitate to email me with any questions. [email protected] ©Mary Jenkins Looking to the Past. All rights reserved. This resource is for non-commercial classroom use by one teacher/classroom only. This product may be printed for classroom use or posted on a classroom share site with restricted student only password-protected access. Copying, editing, selling, redistributing, or posting any part of this product on the internet in any form (even a personal/classroom website or blog) is strictly forbidden. This product may not be used on online education sites, including, but not limited to, Outschool. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
