Lesson 2: 2. History of Northern Africa
Duration of Days: 6
Lesson Objective
Students will analyze how the unique geography and predictable flooding of the Nile River dictated the economic, religious, and social structures of Ancient Egypt.
How does where we live affect how we live?
Why is Egypt often called "The Gift of the Nile"?
How did the river influence the Egyptian concept of time and the afterlife?
Theocracy, Polytheism, Hieroglyphics, Papyrus, Dynasty, Vizier, Delta, Cataract, Afterlife.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7
SS.6.G.1.1
DOK Level: 3 (Strategic Thinking)
Irrigation
Students often assume the Nile flows South because "up" is "North" on a map.
Scaffolded Reading
Choice Boards
Visual Aids
Map of The Nile River Valley
Exit Tickets
NRI Brief Write
Map of The Nile River Valley
Teacher Created Slides
Primary Source Reading
Chromebooks