Students will investigate Ancient Egypt.  Each student will be assigned a home
                            group based on a particular kingdom and also will be assigned a role to research
 
                            Home groups:

                            Early Dynastic Period - 3100 B.C.E. to 2686 B.C.E.; Dynasties 1st & 2nd
                            Old Kingdom - 2686 B.C.E. to 2160 B.C.E.; Dynasties 3rd to 8th
                            1st Intermediate Period - 2160 B.C.E. to 2040 B.C.E.; Dynasties 9th & 10th
                            Middle Kingdom - 2040 B.C.E. to 1786 B.C.E.; Dynasties 11th & 12th
                            2nd Intermediate Period - 1786 B.C.E. to 1567 B.C.E.; Dynasties 13th to 17th
                            New Kingdom - 1567 B.C.E. to 1085 B.C.E.; Dynasties 18th to 20th
                            Late Dynastic Period - 1085 B.C.E. - 332 B.C.E.; Dynasties 21st to 30th
                            Ptolemaic Period - 332 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.

                            Roles:

                            pharaoh
                            physician
                            priest
                            architect
                            nobles (adult & child - male & female)
                            peasants (adult & child - male & female)

                            Instructions:
 
                             •    Each group will determine a particular dynasty within their assigned time
                                 period (Kingdom); each member will research their assigned roles within that
                                 group; all members will contribute to a group presentation which will
                                 highlight their roles
 
                             •    Information must be historically accurate; students will create individual
                                 fictional characters based on their assigned roles (also historically accurate)
                                 including a name and representation of themselves

                             •    Group presentations should be between 15 to 20 minutes; grades will be
                                 based on group presentation, individual participation, creativity, and unique
                                 presentation components
 
 
                            In your group presentation, be sure to include the following information:

                             •    government (strength of pharaoh)
                             •    currency
                             •    natural resources
                             •    food (hunting/farming)
                             •    shelter
                             •    clothing and adornments
                             •    religion and deities
                             •    customs and celebrations
                             •    myths and legends
                             •    entertainment
                             •    weapons and tools
                             •    crafts
                             •    language
 
 
 

                            *Please note: this activity is completely separate from the activity that you will
                            develop individually (due 4/3/2000)