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=Understandings and Questions= - Students will understand that biographies and biographical novels provide a good understanding of what Ancient Egyptian life was like. They will gain a better understanding of everyday life in Ancient Egypt and finish with an excellent modern day view of Egypt. - Students will understand that Ancient Egyptian literature and language was vital to writing, identifying, and translating ancient hieroglyphics into their own modern biographies and works. || 2. English: ~ Why is it important to compare our life in the past to life in the future? ~ How can biographies teach us about lifestyles and therefore relate it to culture and the differences to modern/ancient civilization? || ~Students will understand that Egypt has undergone many demographic changes due to city growth. ~Students will understand that Egypt has a dynamic land mass. || 3. Geometry: ~Why does the growth of the city change demographics throughout history? ~How does the dynamics of the land mass change throughout history? ||
 * ==Enduring Understandings== || ==Guided Questions== ||
 * 1. Unit: Students will understand that Egypt has gone through many developmental changes throughout the course of history. || 1. Unit: How does the development of civilization affect how the Egyptians live? ||
 * 2. English:
 * 3. Geometry:
 * 4. Geopolitics: Students will understand that dictatorships and democracies have many different forms.

Students will understand that democratic institutions do not guarantee democracy, and that social upheavals like the one in Egypt are rooted in demands for more authentic democratic reforms. || 4. Geopolitics: How do dictatorships differ from democracies? How do dictatorships differ from each other? How do democracies differ from each other?

How might the Egyptian protests in the rest of the world? || Students will understand that Egypt is very significant in the history of Ancient civilizations. Students will understand that the development of political, social, and religious structures of Ancient Egypt’s three kingdoms helped to create one of the first successful civilizations. || 5. History: Why is ancient Egypt considered one of the first great civilizations in the world?
 * 5. History:

How did ancient Egypt develop over time? ||