Look at the diagrams. Which one is a timeline? What information does a timeline show?
Look at the picture of a famous Egyptian ruler. What do you know about him? Write T (True) or F (False). Check if your answers are correct He was a great soldier.
Read the information about Ramses II on page 108. Underline four important events in his life. Then write them next to the dates below
Work in groups. Read the text again, and work out when these things happened Ramses became Pharaoh of Egypt in
In your group, put four important dates from Ramses II's life in order (Remember we count BCE dates backwards!)
Draw a timeline for Ramses II’s life. Write the dates from Exercise 5 on it from left to right. Then write what happened under each date
Show your timeline to the class. Ask and answer questions about the events in the Pharaoh’s life. Why is he famous?
