Giraffes Knowledge Organiser Sum 2

‘Awesome Egyptians’ Thematic Knowledge Organiser Year 3 Giraffes

Summer Two

Thematic Subject 1 – History 

I can explore the difference between AD and BC, and place key dates relating to ancient Egypt on a timeline.

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I can begin to explore the ancient Egyptians.

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I can investigate the social structure of ancient Egyptian societies.

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I can discover the roles, rights and responsibilities of the pharaohs and explore the lives of some of the most famous pharaohs.

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I can research the ancient Egyptian deities and explore their appearances and roles.

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I can discover what the pyramids were built for and explore what tomb paintings can tell us about life in ancient Egypt.

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I can examine the greatest inventions and achievements of the ancient Egyptians.

Thematic Subject 3 – English  o o

Narratives – ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’

Read and enjoy the story of The Egyptian Cinderella.

Compare the story of The Egyptian Cinderella with the traditional version of the story. o Retell traditional stories using story maps or storyboards. o Plan an Egyptian version of a traditional story. o Write an Egyptian version of a traditional story.  o

Instructions – ‘How to Mummify A Tomato’

Explore the Ancient Egyptian mummification process and make links with the steps mummify a tomato. o Analyse and improve instructions for mummifying a tomato. o Write a set of instructions for mummifying a tomato.  o

Thematic Subject 2 – Geography 

identify the continent Egypt is part of, as well as the seas, which are next to it. 

I can discover the geographical features of Egypt including its climate and population.

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I can investigate what Egypt would be like as a holiday destination.

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I can investigate geographical features of the River Nile including statistics and uses of the river.

Biographies – ‘Cleopatra’

Explore examples and features of biographies using a model text. o Investigate how to use paragraphs in a nonfiction context. o Learn about and research Cleopatra VII’s life. o Write a biography about Cleopatra VII.

I can find Egypt on a map and

Key Vocabulary: 

Sphinx

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Pyramids

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Eye of Horus

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God

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Queen

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Canoe

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Mummy

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Sphinx Cat

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Ankh

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Pottery

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Slave

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Camel

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Sarcophagus

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Goddess

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Tutankhamun 

Scarab Beetle

Pharaoh

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River Nile

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Anubis

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Egyptian

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Servant

Term

Definition The place where Egyptians believed they would go after they died.

The season of the year when the Nile river flooded. A very important time of year in the desert!

Special jars that held the organs of a mummy including the lungs, intestines, liver and stomach (Right).

A period of rule when a series of Pharaohs all came from the same family.

An archaeologist who focusses Ancient Egypt. Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb.

A type of writing that used a combination of pictures and symbols (Right).

The process of preserving a body after death in preparation for the afterlife.

A plant that grew on the banks of the Nile. It was used as an early version of paper.

The supreme ruler of all of Ancient Egypt.

A large stone box that held a mummy’s coffin. Often richly decorated for Pharaohs.

Famous & Important Pharaohs Said to be the first Pharaoh of all Egypt, around 3150 BCE. Also known as Warrior Menes.

Pharaoh responsible for the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza.

First and longest-reigning female Pharaoh.

Youngest Pharaoh, famed for his burial tomb in the Valley of the Kings (mask, left).

Often known as Ramses the Great, his mummy still rests in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. Built

The _______________ _________ (where most Pharaohs were buried) was near Luxor, close to Thebes.

more statues and temples than any other!

Often considered the last Pharaoh of Egypt. Kept power by making alliances with famous Romans such as Mark Antony & Julius Caesar.

Key Gods - there were MANY more!

God of the Sky ____________ King of the Gods

__________ God of the Sun

_____________ God of Mummification

God of Knowledge

_____________ God of Death and the Afterlife ________________ Mother Goddess, Goddess of Protection and Healing