Ancient Rome - Late Republic - Second Triumvirate

"The Man Who Looked Like Hercules" from The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans by Frederick James Gould, William Dean Howells, and Walter Crane
Queen Cleopatra by Tom Stressguth
Tools of the Ancient Romans by Rachel Dickinson

Discussion:
Second Triumvirate - Octavian, Lepidus, Antony
Battle of Actium
Octavian as Emperor - why he won and Caesar didn't

Activity:
Re-enact the Battle of Actium
Crown Octavian Emperor

Ancient Rome - Late Repulic - Julius Caesar

"Caesar and His Fortune" from The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans by Frederick James Gould, William Dean Howells, and Walter Crane
Julius Caesar and the Roman Republic by Miriam Greenblatt
The Library of Alexandria by Kelly Trumble and Robina MacIntyre Marshall

Discussion:
Life of Caesar
The first emperor
Assassination

Activity:
Playmobil reenactment of Caesar crossing the Rubicon, asking to be dictator, assassination

Ancient Rome - Late Republic - Cleopatra

Queen Cleopatra by Tom Streisguth

Discussion:
Review of Egypt - geography, monarchy, religion
Alexander the Great and the Ptolemies
Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIII

Activity:
Mapping Egypt
Picture Study - Ptolemaic Egypt - compare to Old, Middle, New Kingdom art/imagery

Alexander the Great - Asia Minor, Phoenicia, and Egypt

Alexander the Great: Conqueror of the Ancient World by Tom McGowen
Alexander the Great: The Legend of a Warrior King by Peter Chrisp and Peter Dennis

Discussion:
The Gordion Knot
Revenge on Persia
Siege of Tyre
Alexandria
Preparing to go to Persia

Activity:
Re-enact how Alexander conquered Asia Minor through Egypt
Mark important battles on map

Alexander the Great - Review of Ancient Mediterranean and Asian World Cultures

Alexander the Great: Conqueror of the Ancient World by Tom McGowen
(for picture study): Alexander the Great: the legend of a warrior king by Peter Chrisp and Peter Dennis

Discussion:
Why did Alexander go to war?

Activity:
Make a map large enough (2'x3') to display Alexander's route.
Locate the following places of culture on the map:

• Greece
• Egypt
• "Phoenicia"
• Mesopotamia
• Persia
• India

Ancient Africa - (Nubia) - Meroe

African Beginnings by James Haskins
A Brief Political and Geographic History of Africa by John Davenport
Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Discussion:
Meroe - an "island" city
Why Egypt could not conquer Meroe
Meroe's written language - still undeciphered

Activity:
Locate Meroe on a map
Picture study: Meroe's pyramids, statues, temples, city plan

Ancient Africa - (Nubia) - Kush

African Beginnings by James Haskins
A Brief Political and Geographic History of Africa by John Davenport
Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Discussion:
Egypt's New Kingdom collapses; Kush founded
Kush grows stronger, takes over Egypt
Assyria defeats Kush

Activity:
Recreate the story with Playmobil figures

Ancient Africa - Nubia vs. Egypt

African Beginnings by James Haskins
A Brief Political and Geographic History of Africa by John Davenport
Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Discussion:
Review of Egypt: basic culture, government, geography, history
Egypt vs. Nubia
-differences in culture, religion
-why they fought each other

Activity:
Picture Study: scenes from King Tut's tomb
Recreate the ongoing wars between Nubia and Egypt with Playmobil figures

Ancient Egypt - Lasting Impact

Look What Came From Egypt by Miles Harvey

Review of vocabulary, maps, religious concepts

Ancient Egypt - Daily Life

Valley of the Golden Mummies by Zahi Hawass
Ancient Egypt by Barry J. Kemp, pp. 137-180
Egypt and the Egyptians by Douglas Brewer and Emily Teeter pp 52-83, 125-146
Ancient Egypt (Make it Work!) by Andrew Haslam

Activity:
Choose any activity in Make it Work and do it
Make an ancient Egyptian dessert with figs and honey

Ancient Egypt - Writing

Valley of the Golden Mummies by Zahi Hawass
Curse of the Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass
Ancient Egypt by Barry J. Kemp, pp. 64-107, 261-317
Egypt and the Egyptians by Douglas Brewer and Emily Teeter pp 84-94

Concepts:
Rosetta Stone: stone with writing in three languages; helped decipher hieroglyphics
Thoth: god of writing. "Ibis"

Vocabulary Added:
hieroglyphics: sacred-writing (Egyptian system of writing)

Activity:
Write your name in hieroglyphics
Write a secret message in hieroglyphics or decipher one
Identify sounds in hieroglyphics from picture study

Ancient Egypt - Buildings and Monuments

Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt
Sid the Science Kid - Inclined Plane song
Inclined Planes
National Geographic: Great Pyramid (film - Netflix)

Building the Great Pyramid by Kevin Jackson and Jonathan Stamp
Pyramid by David Macauly
Pharaoh's Boat by David Weitzman

Activity:
Build a pyramid complex out of blocks
Draw and label how a pyramid is built

Ancient Egypt - Religion

Egyptian Secrets of the Afterlife (film - Netflix)

Valley of the Golden Mummies by Zahi Hawass
Curse of the Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass
Ancient Egypt by Barry J. Kemp, pp. 64-107, 261-317
Egypt and the Egyptians by Douglas Brewer and Emily Teeter pp 84-94

Concepts:
Osiris: god of the underworld, Isis' husband, first pharoah
Isis: mother-goddess, protector of children, wife of Osiris, mother of Horus.  "Throne"
Horus: god of the sun, son of Isis and Osiris.  "Falcon"
Thoth: god of writing, husband of Maat.  "Ibis"
Maat: goddess of order, wife of Thoth
Anubis: god of mummification. "Jackal"
Ra: god of the sun
Maat's feather: judgment of the dead
Amem: the devouring beast

Vocabulary Added:
mummification: process of creating a dried body wrapped in linen

Activity:
Identify gods/goddesses in picture study
Explain orally Seti's nightly journey through the afterlife

Ancient Egypt - Geography and Chronology

The Golden King by Zahi Hawass
Valley of the Golden Mummies by Zahi Hawass
Curse of the Pharaohs by Zahi Hawass
Ancient Egypt by Barry J. Kemp, pp. 64-107, 261-317
Egypt and the Egyptians by Douglas Brewer and Emily Teeter pp 84-94
The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo and Ruth Heller
Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green

Vocabulary Added:
pharaoh: ruler of egypt

Concepts:
Seasons in Ancient Egypt: flood, growing, drought (akhet, peret, shemu)
Nile River
Upper Egypt (the valley)
Lower Egypt (the delta)
Memphis, Karnak, Amarna, Giza, Thebes, Nubia, Alexandria, Valley of Kings/Queens

Activity:
Identify Egypt on world map
Identify parts of Egypt on small map of northeast Africa/Mediterranean Sea
Recite orally the kingdoms and major accomplishments/characteristics of each
Identify the parts of the Egyptian crown