God-Kings and Pyramids ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1. What role did Geography play in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization? 2. What were the characteristics of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid? 3. Who was the greatest pharaoh? I bet you wish that you looked this good at 3.313 years old! AND DON’T CALL ME BIG NOSE!
9
Embed
God-Kings and Pyramids ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 1.What role did Geography play in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization? 2.What were the characteristics.
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
God-Kings and PyramidsESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. What role did Geography play in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?
2. What were the characteristics of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
3. Who was the greatest pharaoh?
I bet you wish that
you looked
this good at 3.313 years old!
AND DON’T
CALL ME BIG NOSE!
What does the timeline tell us about ancient Egyptian
history?
Name That God!
What were the characteristics of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid?
Simulation Expectations:• Keep hands and feet to yourself.• Walk, don’t run.• Use a classroom voice, and respectful language.• Work as a hard as you can to fill out the information pyramid
Pyramid Simulation: Information Exchange
ProceduresEconomy• Each peasant gives ¾ of their m&m’s to the pharaoh.• Each artisan gives ½ of their m&m’s to the pharaoh.• Each merchant gives ½ of their m&m’s to the pharaoh.• The Pharaoh pays his/her govt. officials, priests, soldiers, and scribes with
the taxes received.
Information Exchange• Exchange information about your positions in the social pyramid.• Record the information onto the social pyramid diagram in your notebooks.• Pay 1 m&m to get information (higher levels may demand info from the
peasants!).• Do not speak to the Pharaoh unless spoken to first.• Lower levels may not touch, make eye-contact with, or be disrespectful to
the pharaoh.• You may not steal or cheat.• You can move up the social pyramid if you do something that pleases the