July 2020 What happened to the Ancient Egyptians

July 2020 What happened to the Ancient Egyptians?

What happened to the Ancient Egyptians? The ancient Egyptians were around for over 3, 000 years. They were the longest surviving civilisation ever! During this time, Ancient Egypt was ruled by about 170 pharaohs.

What happened to the Ancient Egyptians? When the pharaohs were good rulers the ancient Egyptians enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life. When pharaohs were not very good rulers then Ancient Egypt could suffer from famine, war and invasions by other empires.

Lets watch a clip! Click on the picture to learn about why the Ancient Egyptian civilisation ended.

Learn about the History of Ancient Egypt Click on the picture then scroll down to learn how Ancient Egypt changed over time

Egypt today Egypt is now governed by a president. Islam is the main religion and Arabic is the main language. But it is important to remember that even though their rulers and religion has changed over time, you can still see glimpses of the ancient Egyptian civilisations today.

Activities Colour in an Ancient Egyptian battle scene Or Cut and order the time line Or Create a chariot

Battle Scene Print out and colour in the Ancient Egyptian battle scene. You could also cut out and rearrange the characters to make your own ferocious battle ground.

Time Line Create a time line of the Ancient Egyptian events by cutting out the date cards and sticking them in order. Use two pages and draw a line through the middle and then stick the dated cards into place (just like we do in class – remember the larger the number, the earlier the event). You will find the date cards on our class page of the OPJS website

Create a chariot Click on the picture to find out how you can make an Ancient Egyptian chariot. The Ancient Egyptians would have used chariots in battle trying to defend their country from being invaded.

Plenary So, why did the Ancient Egyptian civilisation end? Explain to someone in your family the reasons why the Ancient Egyptian civilisation ended.

Websites What happened to the Ancient Egyptians? https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/topics/zg 87 xnb/articles/zf 4 cxyc/ How Egypt changed over time https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/topics/zg 87 xnb/articles/zf 4 cxyc/ Ancient Egyptian battle scene to colour https: //bam. files. bbci. co. uk/bam/live/content/zmsj 382/pdf#salink_location=blocks&intlink_from_url=https%3 A%2 F%2 Fwww. bbc. co. u k%2 Fbitesize%2 Ftopics%2 Fzg 87 xnb%2 Farticles%2 Fzf 4 cxyc%2 F&intli nk_ts=1593599229466 -sa Chariot https: //www. ehow. com/info_10045409_craft-project-make-ancientegyptian-chariot. html