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This chapter in Story of the World was about the Hyksos...a group of people that temporarily took over Egypt. The Hyksos, among other things, introduced the chariot to Egypt. Honestly...all we did for this chapter was read it and look at some pictures of Egyptian chariots. If you happen to have a PBS membership, I've been told this video on Egyptian chariots is really cool. And if you scroll down, there are some links to some great chariot crafts you can do if you're looking for something more craftsy.
Museum replica of an Egyptian Chariot
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Museum Replica of Tutankhamun’s chariot (See Chapter 13).
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ACTIVITY: MAKE A CHARIOT
Chariot Craft (Probably a bit more Roman than Egyptian), pg 48-49
Chariot Snack (Great for the preschool set)
Life Size Chariot (for those who want to go all out)
Or, if you have the book Make It Work: Ancient Egypt in your library, they have a great detailed craft of an Egyptian chariot (which you can see looks a lot like the first chariot pictured above, so pretty authentic)...
CHANGES IN THE REVISED VERSION
Also, you should note that this is one chapter where there is meaningful difference between the original and revised version. The revised version reflects more recent archaeological evidence that shows that the Hyksos didn't suddenly invade...they gradually settled in Egypt in large in numbers, and then rose up and took over. (See more changes here )
This becomes important when you come to the Biblical story of the Exodus (Chap 14). The fear that Pharoah had of the Israelites "becoming too numerous" makes so much sense when we know that another group, the Hyksos, had once entered the land gradually and grown in numbers before taking over.
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