Anticipation/Reaction Guide Template: Ancient Egypt

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Directions: Before Reading, read each statement and tell whether you agree or disagree. During and after reading, using what your read, mark whether you agree or disagree with the statement, and cite the page numbers where you found your evidence. If you disagree with any of the statements, fix the statement to make it more accurate. When completed, write a complete summary of what you read in the Conclusion section.
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Without the Nile River, the Egyptian civilization would have never been built. Greek Historian, Herodotus, said that the Mesopotamian civilization was the Gift of the Nile. Egyptians had a hard time farming because the Nile never flooded, so the land was not fertile. Egyptians built canals to manage the unpredictable Nile River. There were many roads in Egypt because the Nile River provided terrible transportation. Egyptians made paper out of a plant called papyrus. Which was easier to write on than clay tablets. Egyptians did not believe in the afterlife. Egyptians built pyramids for their kings, or pharaohs. These pyramids were a palace for the king to spend his afterlife.
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A single pyramid made of large blocks of stone, may contain 10 million cubic feet of stone, enough to fill a large sports stadium. Cuneiform is a writing system that uses pictographs to stand for words or sounds, used by the Egyptians. The Egyptians had no cutting tools or machines to help them build the pyramids. Egyptians believed that the ruling pharaoh was the living son of the sun god, Re, and also linked with the sky

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god, Horus. A pharaohs only role was religious leader, he had no role in the government. The common people of Egypt, had to worship their gods in buildings outside of the temples, as only priests were allowed inside the temple. Many homes had a private, smaller shrine to their gods, where families worshiped and honored the spirits of dead family members. Families always buried their dead in pyramids. Mummification was a process performed to help preserve the dead so they would live more comfortably in the afterlife. Egyptians believed in a simple burial, and had no rituals to send their loved ones on to the afterlife. Conclusion(s): Use complete sentences to summarize the article you just read. Use the above statements to help you.

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