<p> Name______Period ______Date ______</p><p>Chapter 5 - Lesson 2 "Life in Ancient Egypt" p. 154- 161</p><p>MAIN IDEAS • Economics - Egyptians developed a complex society with many different jobs & social roles • Science & Technology – Egyptians made advances in calendars, geometry, medicine & other areas. • Belief systems – Egyptians believed in many gods and a happy life and death.</p><p>WORD Definition Picture / other Learning representatio Target # - n Why? </p><p> scribe</p><p> hieroglyph</p><p> papyrus</p><p> afterlife</p><p> embalm</p><p> mummy</p><p> deed (154/160)</p><p>1 Name______Period ______Date ______</p><p>Work and Family Life (p. 155 - 157)</p><p>Work and 1. When farmers produced food surpluses, Egypt's economy began to _____. Family Life 2. What did Egyptian scribes do?</p><p>3. As Egyptian civilization grew more complex, people began to have specialized jobs. List at least FOUR different jobs for Egyptians.</p><p>4. Egyptian traders traveled to the Upper Nile to trade with other Africans. </p><p>What kinds of things did they trade? </p><p>What kinds of things did they trade for? </p><p>5. As Egypt grew, so did its need to organize. What was the role of the following groups? (Social Pyramid p. 156)</p><p>Pharaoh</p><p>Priests and Rulers</p><p>Scribes & government officials</p><p>Craftspeople & merchants</p><p>Farmers</p><p>Laborers and Slaves Work and Family Life </p><p>2 Name______Period ______Date ______</p><p>(continued) 6. What was life like for women in Egypt?</p><p>7. What did children do in ancient Egypt?</p><p>Expanding Knowledge (p. 157 - 158) Expanding 8. Many things were discovered and invented during ancient Egypt. Add two Knowledge pieces of information about each of the following advances in learning in ancient Egypt. </p><p> astronomy</p><p> early forms of geometry</p><p> medicine</p><p> hieroglyphics</p><p> papyrus</p><p>3 Name______Period ______Date ______</p><p>Beliefs and Religion (p. 159 – 161) Beliefs and 9. What was life after death like for the ancient Egyptians? Religion</p><p>10. The Egyptians believed in ______gods, which meant they were polytheistic.</p><p>11. Egyptian worshiped gods related to the ______and part of ______.</p><p>12. There were many Egyptian gods and goddesses. Who were FOUR of the more important Egyptian gods and what were they "in charge" or god of?</p><p>13. What are three things you learned about making mummies?</p><p>Lesson Summary (p. 161) • The Egyptians developed a calendar, early geometry, medical knowledge, and hieroglyphic writing. • Ancient Egypt had a complex society with specialized jobs. Women and slaves lived better there than in many other ancient lands. • The Egyptians believed in many gods related to nature. They also believed in a happy afterlife.</p><p>Why it matters now (p. 161)</p><p>4 Name______Period ______Date ______</p><p>The ancient Egyptians were the first people known to develop a formal religion based on a belief in the afterlife. Such a belief is part of most religions today. </p><p>Connect to Today -- pages 162-163 Item How it was used in the past How it is used TODAY</p><p> calendar</p><p> medical knowledge</p><p> architectur e</p><p>Finding Main Ideas - Choose the word that most accurately completes each sentence below. Write the word in the blank provided. Note: not all words will be used. calendar scribe mummy pharaoh obelisk polytheism hieroglyphs afterlife papyrus artisans embalming monotheism</p><p>1. In ancient Egypt, the person wrote and kept records was called a ______.</p><p>2. ______were people who made pottery, jewelry, linen clothing, and other articles that could be used in trade.</p><p>3. An ______was an Egyptian temple that had a shaft with a pointed top.</p><p>4. The ruler of Egyptian society was called a ______.</p><p>5. Based on observations of the star now called Sirius, Egyptians created a practical ______.</p><p>6. Egyptians used a writing system with ______, pictures that stand for different words or sounds.</p><p>7. ______was paper-like material used by Egyptians to roll into scrolls for early books.</p><p>8. Early Egyptians believed that a happy ______followed life on Earth.</p><p>5 Name______Period ______Date ______</p><p>9. Egyptians practiced ______, which means they had a belief in many gods.</p><p>10. To preserve a body after death, Egyptians used ______. In other words, they removed all organs except the heart, filled the body with salt and herbs, and wrapped it in linen strips to create a ______.</p><p>6</p>