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First Civilizations: Africa and Asia, 3200 B.C. – 500 B.C.
Homework Packet
A. Create a map: showing Egyptian Empire About 1450 B.C., p.26 AND
Civilizations of the Ancient Middle East, p.35 (left side activity)
B. Primary Source: read “An Egyptian Folk Tale,” p. 33 (SOAPS for detail) (right
side activity)
C. Terms to Know (COMPLETE and THOROUGH 5Ws: Who is involved, What
is taking place (specifically w/examples), When is it happening (date and time
reference), Where (all locations), Why Significant (to the history of THAT
time): Menes, Hatshepsut, cataract, dynasty, pharaoh, Amon-Re, Akhenaton,
Tutankhamen, Rosetta Stone, mummification, Hieroglyphics, papyrus, Fertile
Crescent, ziggurat, cuneiform, Sargon, Hammurabi, codify, satrap, colony, Torah,
Solomon, Ten Commandments, monotheistic, prophet (right side activity)
D. Timeline: show political, social, religious, economic, intellectual, and
artistic/architectural events, pp.22-23
E. Outline for Reading Notes:
I.
Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile
A. Geography of the Nile Valley
B. The Old Kingdom
C. The Middle Kingdom
D. The New Kingdom
E. Egypt and Nubia
II.
Egyptian Civilization
A. Egyptian Religion
B. Belief in an Afterlife
C. Egyptian Society
D. Egyptian learning
E. Arts and Literature
III.
City States of Ancient Sumer
A. Geography of the Fertile Crescent
B. Sumerian Civilization
C. Advances in Learning
IV.
Invaders, Traders, and Empire Builders
A. Ruling a Large Empire
B. Warfare and the Spread of Ideas
C. The Persian Empire
D. Phoenician Sea Traders
E. Looking Ahead
V.
The Roots of Judaism
A. Early History of the Israelites
B. A Covenant with God
C. Teachings on Law and Morality
D. Looking Ahead