PPT-Chapter 2: The Ancient World

Mesopotamia Geographic Location The area lies between the Tigris amp Euphrates Rivers in modern day Iraq Mesopotamia Advances Bronze Metallurgy Cuneiform wedge shaped writing Pictograph picture representation. And 57375en 57375ere Were None meets the standard for Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity for grade 8 Its structure pacing and universal appeal make it an appropriate reading choice for reluctant readers 57375e book also o57373ers students Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Héctor Fernández. 4 . Year. A . IS FOR. AFRICA. Africa. . is. . the. . continent. . on. . wich. . Egypt. . is. . located. . . Africa. . is. . the. . world. ´s. . second-largest. and . by Brendan McLeod. www.brendanmcleod.com. hello. exhibit A: a good dog. a tiny dog and a big yellow dog. Why keep animals in the first place?. What kind of pets did people keep?. What’s some really . Greco-Persian . Wars. Essential Standards. 6.C&G.. 1 . Understand . the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.. Clarifying Objectives. 6.C&G.. 1.1 Explain . Earliest forms of Mummification. The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating lifelike and natural 'mummies'.. The Pyramids ' Egypt. No list of the greatest structures of the ancient world would be complete without a mention of the famous Pyramids in Egypt. The Pyramid of . Djoser. , the oldest of the Pyramids, is estimated to have been built around the year 2630 B.C. Still today, experts have not been able to come up with a solid conclusion to explain how the ancient Egyptians built these perfectly aligned buildings using nothing but physical strength. It is presumed that as many as 100,000 slaves worked over the years to build these immense, mysterious tombs, which are still considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.. 250,000 citizens and another 400,000 or so slaves. . Crossroads for travelers and traders. . The city had at least 12 temples, . The most famous of these temples was the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, where worshipers practiced ritual prostitution. . AND. BY TAMARA. Ancient Egyptian Food. Vegetables . that were grown included; Radishes, coriander, cabbages, endive, watermelons, cucumbers, cabbage, beans and melons were very common and widely grown. Today, we know that magical dragons exist only in imagination and myth. They are . mythical. creatures. . But in ancient China, the people firmly believed that dragons were real and powerful. The dragon was the sign of the emperors. . Ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, LINEN was by far the most common textile. It helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat..  WOOL was considered impure. Only the wealthy wore animal fibers that were the object of taboos. They were used on occasion for overcoats, but were forbidden in temples and sanctuaries.  . 1. Ancient Astronomy. Many ancient cultures took a keen interest in the changing nighttime sky. The records and artifacts that have survived until the present make that abundantly clear. . 2. Ancient Astronomy. https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Mexico/@23.6260333,-102.5377501,2681675m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x84043a3b88685353:0xed64b4be6b099811. http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/egypt/native-lingo. in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. There were over 2000 gods- that’s a lot more than all of the gods in all of the different religions that exist nowadays! The gods were male, or female (goddesses) and were often shown as having the body of a human and the head of an animal or bird. .