Review Week: Egypt-Old to Middle Kingdom, Hammurabi

site under construction:)

Resources: 

An Introduction to the History and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt. One of the best sites I've seen so far.



We used this picture to get ideas of what colors to use in our Egyptian mural project found in Veritas Press Old Testament and Ancient Egypt.

Egypt - the Nile

First in a series of 15 lectures Egypt

These are great lectures that all my kids, from elementary through high school, have benefited from.

Cracking the Code - Hammurabi

Dr. David Neiman

Week 5: Middle Kingdom of Egypt

Things to Do:

Continue reading Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

Continue reading Tales of Egypt

Work on Timeline

Add details to salt map.

Individual reading from books checked out at the library.

Finish Egyptian mural.

Resources:

Egyptian Time Line 

Outline map of Egypt

Primary Kids Coloring Map of Egypt

Great Egyptian Site. Lists and describes the dynasties through the 19th dynesty. Movies, crafts, etc.

Temple of Karnak started during the middle kingdom

Videos:

Temple of Karnak

Egypt Conquers Nubia - Kush

Lake Quran

Schedule:

Monday: Read about the first intermediate period.

               Read from Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

               Start Egyptian Art project pg 88 VP 

               Read Isis and Osiris in Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green


Links from the British Museum on the First Intermediate Period

First Intermediate Period 

Video

National Geographic Valley of the Kings

National Geographic- Ancient Egypt

Week 3: Minoan Culture and Phoenician Civilization and the Alphabet

Minoan Art

Palace of Knossos

Schedule:

Monday: Watch Minoan video
               Read aloud Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
               Work on map
               Assign individual reading
               Read Minotaur Myth
               Minoan Culture Coloring page
               Minoan Time line
               Minoan Test
Wednesday: Talk about Phoenician alphabet and culture that so affected the Hebrews.
                Watch movie
                 Read aloud Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
                Assign writing.
Thursday: Catch up day
                Read aloud Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
                Writing assignment due.


Phoenician Ship



Phoenician Woman

BBC Minoan - Ancient Apocalypse