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
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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