Asking Research Questions about Ancient Egypt
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Objective
I can create questions to guide my research about a social studies topic related to Ancient Egypt.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Ancient Egypt was a civilization that began over 5,000 years ago and lasted about 3,000 years, starting with a pharaoh named Narmer.
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The Nile River was essential to ancient Egyptians for agriculture, fishing, transportation, and was even considered a god.
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Ancient Egyptians believed in life after death, so they built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs and mummified bodies to preserve them.
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Practice
8 questions
What role did the Nile River play in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?
Why were pharaohs mummified?
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Exit ticket
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“Write three questions you could research to learn more about why the Nile River was so important to the Ancient Egyptians.”
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