World Around Us

Lesson 1: The Three Kingdoms

Historians divide the 3000 years of Ancient Egypt into 3 kingdoms, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom (imaginative names, I know!).

Task:

Using the PowerPoint and flashcards to help, your task is to create your own timeline of Ancient Egypt.

Timeline Checklist

• At least 10 events
• Chronological order (the bigger the BC number the further ago it was, 1250 BC was earlier in time than 50 BC)
• Show when each of the 3 kingdoms began

Lesson 2: Pharaohs

During the three kingdoms many Pharaohs (Egyptian kings & queens) ruled. In fact there were at least 256 different Pharaohs that ruled Ancient Egypt.

Task:

Create a short fact file on an Egyptian Pharaoh

The resources below will help your task