Alabama Social Studies SS24.7.7d

Social Studies7th GradeAncient Civilizations in the Greater Mediterranean

The Standard

SS24.7.7: Analyze the economic, political, and social structures of ancient Egypt.

Describe the achievement of key leaders of ancient Egypt and how these achievements helped grow the kingdom.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify what leaders such as Narmer, Hatshepsut, and Thutmose III did. They explain how those actions helped Egypt gain land, goods, or power.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can match Narmer with unifying Upper and Lower Egypt, Hatshepsut with trade to Punt, and Thutmose III with military expansion. They can explain how each achievement helped Egypt grow stronger.
Common Misconceptions: Students may say Hatshepsut conquered Punt instead of trading with it. They may confuse Narmer's unification of Egypt with Thutmose III's later military campaigns.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Choose Narmer, Hatshepsut, or Thutmose III. Name one achievement and explain how it increased Egypt's land, goods, or control.

Lesson moves

On a map labeled Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, Punt, and the Levant, students draw arrows for Narmer's unification, Hatshepsut's trade, and Thutmose III's campaigns.
Ask: Which helped Egypt grow more, Hatshepsut's trade with Punt or Thutmose III's campaigns? Write a claim and one reason.
Play a matching game with leader cards, achievement cards, and cards showing effects on Egypt's land, goods, or power.
Show a grocery flyer with imported bananas, then ask how trade brings goods to a community, as Hatshepsut's Punt expedition did.

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