We are currently studying Ancient Egypt. We have learned that the Nile River is the source of all life in Egypt. Without it, life in Egypt would probably not exist.

We learned about Pharaohs and Queens last week. We learned that King Tut was only 9 years old when he took over the throne. The boys were asked the question: What would you do if you ruled Ancient Egypt at the age of 8 or 9? We are currently writing our responses to this question and will share them with you next week.

This week we started studying the Egypt Gods and Goddesses. We learned that there were many Gods and Goddesses in Egypt and they were important for different reasons. We also selected a God or Goddess to do a research project on.

Our essential question is: How does your environment effect the development of a culture?

In Egypt, they were dependent on the yearly flood, which deposited a rich layer of soil called kemet. That allowed the Egyptians to live a lavish lifestyle and was important to the development of their culture.