What did the Ancient Egyptians believe?
Year 4
Unit Overview
Developing awareness of how historians learn about the past using mummies, the Book of the Dead and pyramids, children learn the place of the ancient Egyptians in time. Pupils learn about the importance of religion in the ancient Egyptians’ lives and consider how this is evident in pyramids, worship and mummification. They learn how the ancient Egyptians explained the existence of the world using their creation story.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Who were the Egyptians and when did they live? - To know when and where the ancient Egyptians lived.
What did the ancient Egyptians believe? - To explain the importance of the Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Why and how did the Egyptians build the pyramids? - To evaluate the challenges of building an Egyptian pyramid.
How and why did the Egyptians mummify people? - To explain how and why the Egyptians mummified people.
What does the Book of the Dead tell us about ancient Egyptian beliefs? - To make inferences about Egyptian beliefs, using primary sources.
What did the ancient Egyptians believe? - To evaluate significant ancient Egyptian beliefs.
❇ SUBSTANTIVE CONCEPTS
Civilisation (social and cultural)
Beliefs
Achievements and follies of mankind
❇ DISCIPLINARY CONCEPTS
Change and continuity
Similarities and differences
Sources of evidence
Historical interpretations
Cause and consequence
Historical significance
❇ HISTORICAL VOCABULARY
afterlife
Book of the Dead
civilisation
historically significant
immortal
mummification
preserve
Ra
River Nile
sarcophagus
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