Year Achievements in the past and 3 their impacts Ancient Egypt on our lives Key learning To understand the magnitude To research the Egyptian To understand the Egyptian’s To use evidence to To research and describe who To describe the end of the of the pyramids of Giza. Gods and describe their dependence on the Nile understand the importance Tutankhamun was. Egyptian civilisation and the impact on daily life in Ancient for crops, trade and of farming and the impact of role of Alexander the Great. Egypt. interdependence. droughts on civilisation.

Key Vocabulary Key People Key Knowledge - Something that lived or Ancient Tutankhamun Key Places happened in the very distant past and The Pyramids of Giza Tutankhamun was an ancient Egyptian does not exist today. The Great pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb for pharaoh. He restored the ancient Egyptian the pharaoh Khufu and once held all the treasures Pyramids of Giza religion. His tomb was discovered by that Khufu would take with him to the afterlife. It Interdependence - The way Howard Carter in 1922. Inside his tomb, was built in 2560BC, and was 481 feet tall. in which two or more things depend on there was over 3000 treasures meant for each other. Tutankhamun to take with him into the Egyptian Gods afterlife. There are over 2000 deities in Ancient Egypt, but - A way of buying and selling some are more well known; Amun-Ra, Mut, Osiris, Trade Anubis, Ra, Horus, Thoth, Hathor, Sekhmet and Alexander the Great goods. Geb. Ancient Egyptians had to obey their gods He conquered Egypt and made Alexandria because after their death, the gods would judge Irrigation - The artificial supply of the capital. them according to how well their commands were water to agricultural land. obeyed. Cleopatra Civilisation - The stage of human Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt. She The River Nile was the last pharaoh set up by Alexander Many Ancient Egyptians chose to settle in the River Nile and social development that is considered the Great. She reigned for 21 years, until land surrounding the River Nile, as crops could be most advanced. her death in 30BC. After her death, Egypt grown here. Every year, the Nile floods, fertilising became part of the Roman Empire. the soil to allow food to grow. The Nile was also Droughts - A period of continuous important for fishing, and for travel along the country for trade. dry whether, when an area gets less than Imhotep its normal amount of rain over months or Imhotep was the architect who designed Farming even years. the first pyramid – the step pyramid at Egyptians grew their crops along the banks of the the necropolis Saggarah in the city of River Nile. They split their year into three seasons; Pharaoh - a ruler in ancient Egypt. Memphis. Akhet, Peret and Shemu.