Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 7 | Amon-Ra and the Gods of Ancient Egypt 131

 Prior to listening to “Amon-Ra and the Gods of Ancient Egypt,”

identify orally what they know and have learned about ancient

Egypt and about the religious beliefs of Mesopotamians

 Share writing with others

Core Vocabulary

blossom, n. A fl ower

Example: Benjamin picked a beautiful cherry blossom off the cherry

tree.

Variation(s): blossoms

depicted, v. Shown in words or with pictures

Example: Her painting depicted a sunny day at the ocean.

Variation(s): depict, depicts, depicting

lotus, n. A plant that grows in water with pink fl owers

Example: As they rowed down the river, they passed a lotus.

Variation(s): lotuses

Vocabulary Chart for Amon-Ra and the Gods of Ancient Egypt

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specifi c Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

Amon-Ra

gods/goddesses

Egypt/Egyptian

falcon

Horus

lotus

myth

Sobek

statue

depicted*

specific*

animal

believed

bird

boat

crocodile

head

human

lonely

sun

water

world

Multiple Meaning

blossom bright

power

flower

petals

story

Phrases

creation of the

world

pray to him

mixture of

and

saw around them

thinking about

Cognates

Egipto/Egipcio(a)

halcón

loto

mito

estatua

específico(a)* animal

botecocodrilo

humano(a)

flor

pétalo