Mr. Kahn’s Social Studies

This week we will working on the primary writing piece for our first semester, a narrative writing on some aspect of Egyptian civilization. The students will conduct research on their chosen topics, organize their information in an outline, and make their piece according to the format they have chosen. This project will take all week.

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Links to New Kingdom Pharaohs

October 23rd 2016 Posted in Mr. Kahn's Home Page

Follow these links to information about the pharaohs of the New Kingdom:

Ramses II Temple at Abu Simbel Video

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Quarter 2 Week 1 — October 24-28, 2016

October 23rd 2016 Posted in Mr. Kahn's Home Page

We will be finishing up Egypt this week with a look at the New Kingdom.

Monday, October 24th

2^nd Intermediate Period (the Hyksos Invasion) and early New Kingdom pharaohs, Ahmose, Hatshepsut & Thutmose III

Tuesday, October 25th

New Kingdom pharaohs Akhenaten and Tutankhamen – an attempt at monotheism

Wednesday. October 26th

New Kingdom pharaoh Ramses II and his massive building projects, including self-promotion

Thursday, October 27th

Diminishing powers in Egypt as the kingdoms to the south rise in influence and power

Friday, October 28th

Nubia & Kush create a “new” Egypt in the south

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Friday, October 21st

October 20th 2016 Posted in Mr. Kahn's Home Page

The Egyptian Middle Kingdom

The Middle Kingdom of Egyptian history lasted from 2040 BC to 1782 BC. This period of stability was between two periods of unrest, the First and Second Intermediate Periods.

The Middle Kingdom was a period of only two dynasties (really 1 1/2), part of the 11th and all of the 12th.

You and your table partners will do research and share information on this time period of Egyptian history. Each person will choose one of these topics:

Table Position 1 — Dynasty 12 Pharaohs
Table Position 2 — Late Dynasty 11 Pharaohs
Table Position 3 — The move to a new capital city
Table Position 4 — Government of the Middle Kingdom

You will have 15 minutes to research and take notes on your topic. Then, you will share what you have learned with others in the room who had your topic. You will have 5 minutes to see if they found things you didn’t.

You will then return to your table and for the next 20 minutes, jigsaw the information so all of you have a good understanding of this period of Egyptian history. Place the highlights of information on your graphic organizer.

Use the following websites to do your research:

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/dynasties.htm – good info on pharaohs

http://www.ancient-egypt.org/history/middle-kingdom/index.html – info on capital move and links to info on pharaohs

http://www.penfield.edu/webpages/jgiotto/onlinetextbook.cfm?subpage=1596776 – general overview of the Intermediate Periods and the Middle Kingdom

http://www.ancient.eu/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt/ – good information on all topics, but takes some reading

http://totallyhistory.com/middle-kingdom-of-egypt/ – Timeline of the Middle Kingdom

http://www.ancientegyptianfacts.com/middle-kingdom-egypt.html – good general information on the Middle Kingdom

http://www.alwaysegypt.com/the-middle-kingdom/ – excellent information on government and administration

http://www.penfield.edu/webpages/jgiotto/files/ancient%20egyptian%20history%20part%20two.mp3 — overview of Intermediate Periods and Middle Kingdom read aloud

http://www.crystalinks.com/dynasty12.html – great 12th Dynasty information

https://discoveringegypt.com/newsletter-54-finding-the-city-itjtawy-from-space/ – Capital City in archaeology

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