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Economics & Social Structure of Ancient Egypt

Source

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Brainstart: Economics & Social Structure-Ancient Egypt

  • Create a T-chart covering the top half of your page.
  • Label the left side "Observations - What I see".
  • Label the right side "Inferences - What it means".
  • Study the image on the next slide for a few moments.
  • On your T-chart, identify 5 observations and 5 inferences.
  • Keep in mind how the images you see might be related to economics and/or social structure.

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Painting from the Tomb of Nakht, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.

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Ancient Egypt Economics & Social Structure

  • Divide your page into 4 boxes
  • Label the left side "Economics" & the right side "Social Structure"
  • As you read the article determine the important facts and list them as bullets in the correct boxes based on whether they refer to Economics or Social Structure
    • Economics = wealth, food supply, trade
    • Social Structure = social classes, jobs, class differences, society

Economics

Social Structure

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After you have read & taken notes...

  • Review your notes in both boxes.
  • In the box below your Economics notes, create a visualization that summarizes your notes.
  • In the box below your Social Structure notes, create a social pyramid with 4 levels and label each level & its members based on the classes you read about in the article.

Economics

Social Structure

Visualization

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Trades & Jobs in Ancient Egypt: Primary Source Analysis

  • You will examine a primary source from ancient Egypt that describes some of the jobs held by ancient Egyptians.�
  • First, read and annotate the text, making sure to identify and define any unfamiliar words.�
  • Then, complete the 6 C’s of Primary Source Analysis handout.

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Economics & Social Structure

Extension Activity

  • On the next page in your notebook, create 10 Jeopardy questions about the Economics and Social Structure of Ancient Egypt
  • Remember that in Jeopardy you state the answer first and then respond with the question. Example:

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    • "Dedicated to Pharaoh Khufu, this monument is one of three located in Egypt"
    • "What is the Great Pyramid at Giza?"