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Egypt During the Stone Age: Before the Pyramids (Small Class!)

Interested in the "cavemen"? Discover who lived along the ancient Nile a million years before anyone even knew that Egypt existed. These early humans didn't look or speak like us, but they're our closest human relatives.
Ilene Sennuwy Springer
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Class

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. I will encourage students to read the handouts I give them before class.
Certificate of Completion
Personalized

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Picture this: a lush region with grassland, trees, lots of rain and a quiet, meandering river. This was Egypt about one million years ago and the ancient humans living here were NOT ignorant; their survival skills and their struggles led to the people we are today.

We'll find out about the following:

• A major shift from lush savannah to Egypt's arid desert due to climate change.
• How the earliest ancient Egyptians raised children, cooked food, and buried their dead. 
• The survival skills they discovered and invented.
• How the Nile became the mighty river it is today.

How I teach:  

I’m happy to hear questions and comments during the presentation--not only after class. Other features of my teaching style and philosophy:

√ Classes with only 4 students.
√ Lots of student interaction.
√ Dramatic Keynote (like PowerPoint) 
    presentation with illustrations and 
    photos to enhance learning.
√ Clips of videos to increase the understanding 
    and enjoyment of the class content.
√ The display of my collection's AUTHENTIC 
   ANTIQUITIES used by ancient Egyptians.

I encourage kids to share their opinions, ideas, mistakes and triumphs. I love it when kids laugh. After the class, I message parents/caretakers to inform them how their student did and I send extra files for their interest. 

CLASS PRICE includes (in addition to the scheduled class):

1. Welcome message to both the student and enroller.
2. Quiz (actually, a learning tool) as a pre-lesson activity.
3. Personalized post-class message to the student and enroller, detailing how the learner did in class and any recommendations.
4. Availability to answer a student's questions (by message) after class.

💥   For  more scheduled classes, please scroll down to “Show Alternative Times.”


Copyright ©, Ilene Springer, 2024
All rights reserved. No part of this lesson may be reproduced without the written permission of the author.

Learning Goals

After this class, students will be able to:
1. Discuss how bone fossils, tools, climate change, and most recently, THE HUMAN GENOME guide our research of pre-human populations in early Egypt.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Some of the photos of pre-humans show nudity. And some of the photo images (the faces of pre-humans) may appear very strange to students.
Supply List
I will supply students with a chart of the humans who lived in Egypt long before the pharaohs.
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
I have used several well-known ancient Egyptian and archaeological research websites for the material in this presentation. √ From the Atlantic by Jed Yong (2017) https://newatlas.com/ancient-egyptian-mummy-dna-study/49792/ √ The Main Nile Valley at the End of the Pleistocene https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.607183/full √ Egypt: History - The Lower Paleolithic http://www.touregypt.net/ebph1.htm √ Ancient Egypt Online https://uniavisen.dk/en/the-neanderthals-had-both-climate-issues-and-a-high-degree-of-self-awareness/ √ Smithsonian: What does it mean to be human? https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-erectus √ Merritt Ruhlen, writing in 1994 in “The Origin of Language” http://www.actforlibraries.org/homo-erectus-life-abilities-acheulean-stone-tools/ √ Lascaux on the Nile—the Megalithic Portal https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146413094 √ Phys.org - A snapshot of our mysterious ancestor Homo erectus https://phys.org/news/2019-01-snapshot-mysterious-ancestor-homo-erectus.html
Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I hold a Diploma in Egyptology from Oxford College in England and a Certificate of Museum Studies from Harvard University.  And I’ve been to Egypt three times on personalized, educational tours.  I am also a substitute teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I've been captivated by ancient Egypt since I was ten years old.  And I feel it's my destiny to share my enthusiasm for and expertise on this beautiful and brilliant 5000-year-old civilization with all of you.  I look forward to seeing you soon in this class.  I think you'll agree that The Egyptian Room is an attractive, fun and inspiring place to learn.  And, please, if you like, call me Ms. Sennuwy - my chosen ancient Egyptian name.

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55 min

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Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
1-4 learners per class

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