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History // Ancient Egypt
Egypt, the Nile, and the DesertLocate Egypt on a map of Africa and understand that it is a country in a very hot, dry desert, but the River Nile — the longest river in the world — flows…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Vocabulary: ancient egyptKnow and use the key vocabulary of ancient Egypt — pharaoh, pyramid, tomb, mummy/mummification, hieroglyphs, papyrus, sarcophagus, canopic jar, natron…
Ages 5 to 9LanguageHistory // Ancient Egypt
Pharaohs and TutankhamunKnow that ancient Egypt was ruled by powerful kings and queens called pharaohs, who lived in grand palaces and made the laws — and that one of the most famous…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Pyramids and the Great SphinxKnow that the ancient Egyptians built enormous stone pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs, that the Great Pyramid at Giza was one of the Seven Wonders of the…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Gods and the AfterlifeUnderstand that the ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses and believed that life continued after death in a wonderful afterlife — which is why…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Everyday Life in Ancient EgyptDescribe what everyday life was like for ordinary people in ancient Egypt: farmers grew wheat and barley near the Nile, families lived in mud-brick houses…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphs and PapyrusKnow that the ancient Egyptians used a special writing system called hieroglyphs — pictures and symbols that stood for sounds and words — and that they wrote on…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Discovering Tutankhamun's TombUnderstand that we know about ancient Egypt because archaeologists have dug up and studied objects buried in the sand for thousands of years — and that one of…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Building the PyramidsUnderstand how the pyramids were built: thousands of workers moved enormous stone blocks using ramps, rollers, and sledges, the work was organised by the…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt on the TimelinePlace ancient Egypt on a timeline spanning over 3,000 years — from around 3100 BCE (unification under the first pharaoh) to 30 BCE (Roman conquest)…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Upper and Lower EgyptUnderstand that ancient Egypt was divided into Upper Egypt (the narrow river valley in the south) and Lower Egypt (the wide delta in the north), that the two…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Tomb Paintings and ArtefactsUse tomb paintings, artefacts, and objects from ancient Egypt as evidence to find out about daily life: Nebamun's tomb paintings show hunting and feasting…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Gods and GoddessesName and describe key Egyptian gods and goddesses: Ra the sun god who sailed across the sky each day, Osiris the ruler of the afterlife, Isis the goddess of…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Scribes and the Rosetta StoneKnow that scribes were specially trained people who could read and write hieroglyphs, that the Rosetta Stone — a slab with the same text in three scripts — was…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Social HierarchyDescribe the social structure of ancient Egypt as a pyramid-shaped hierarchy: the pharaoh at the top, then priests and nobles, followed by scribes and soldiers…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Mummification Step by StepDescribe the step-by-step process of mummification: the body was washed, internal organs were removed and placed in canopic jars, the body was dried with natron…
Ages 7 to 9MethodHistory // Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt's Lasting LegacyEvaluate ancient Egypt's lasting legacy: the Egyptians developed early forms of medicine, mathematics (used to build pyramids and survey land after floods)…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra and the End of EgyptKnow that ancient Egypt eventually came to an end: the last pharaoh was Cleopatra VII, who allied with Rome but was defeated by Octavian (later Augustus) in 31…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Art and ArchitectureAnalyse Egyptian art and architecture: understand that Egyptian paintings followed strict conventions (people shown from the side with eyes from the front, size…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Timelines and MapsRead and construct historical timelines — place Ancient Egyptian periods, pharaohs, and key events on a timeline relative to each other and to the present day…
Ages 9 to 10RepresentationHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Trade and EconomyUnderstand that ancient Egypt had a thriving economy based on farming surplus, trade, and specialised labour: the Nile's fertile soil produced enough food to…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Judgement of the DeadDescribe the Egyptian belief in the judgement of the dead: after death, the heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Judgement, with Anubis…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
The Pharaoh as Living GodUnderstand that the pharaoh was not just a ruler but was believed to be a living god — the intermediary between the gods and the people — and that the concept…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Modern Archaeology and Egyptian EthicsUnderstand that modern Egyptologists use advanced technologies — CT scanning of mummies, satellite imagery to find buried structures, DNA analysis — alongside…
Ages 10 to 12Thinking skill