What do you know about Ancient Egyptian

Medicine?
Linked to modern
medicine?

Effective?

Religious?
Scientific?

 Learning Objectives:
1: To understand the causes and treatments of illness
and injury in Ancient Egypt.
2: To use historical information and sources to describe
the beliefs and methods of Ancient Egyptian healers
Success Criteria:
All:
Most:
Some:

Ancient Egyptian
Civilisation
Religious
Lives
Lives were
were
controlled by
controlled
by
different
different gods
gods
The
The afterlife
afterlife and
and
mummification
mummification

One of the worlds first

major civilisations.

Ruled by
kings, or
Pharaohs

Settled
farming
economy,
supported
by the
River Nile

3000 400 BC
Developed
the skill of
writing things
down on
papyrus,
using a script
called
hieroglyphics

Advanced building
techniques, pyramids
still stand today

Learning Objectives:

1: To understand the causes and treatments of illness and injury in Ancient Egypt.
2: To use historical information and sources to describe the beliefs and methods of Ancient Egyptian healers

Success Criteria:

All:
Most:
Some:

Involved in
world trade
with
countries
such as
China and
India

Who would you go to

for treatment if you
were ill or injured?
Why would you go to
them for help?
What kind of
treatments would
you expect?

Physicians
(Scientific)
Magicians
(Supernatural
)

Priests
(Religious)

Ancient
Egyptia
n
Healers

Learning Objectives:

1: To understand the causes and treatments of illness and injury in Ancient Egypt.
2: To use historical information and sources to describe the beliefs and methods of Ancient Egyptian healers

Success Criteria:

All:
Most:
Some:

You are an
Weak eyesight.
Egyptian
Tuta is worried
healer! Tuta is
he might be
going blind.
feeling unwell
and has come
to you for
help. Look at
Sharp chest
pains
his symptoms
and use the
sources to
Stomach ache
decide on a
suitable
General
tiredness, aches treatment.
and pains

Learning Objectives:

1: To understand the causes and treatments of illness and injury in Ancient Egypt.
2: To use historical information and sources to describe the beliefs and methods of Ancient Egyptian healers

Success Criteria:

All:
Most:
Some:

Extension Task
Write an advert for a new
treatment for an illness or
an injury in Ancient Egypt.
Describe what the
treatment is and who
would provide it, using
your knowledge gained in
this lesson.
Describe the effects of the
treatment on the patient.

Plenary

Learning
Objectives:

1: To understand
the causes and
treatments of
illness and injury
in Ancient Egypt.
2: To use
historical
information and
sources to
describe the
beliefs and
methods of
Ancient Egyptian
healers

Success
Criteria:

All:
Most:
Some:

Revisit your mind map from the beginning

of the lesson.
What do you know now that you didnt
know before?
Note down anything new in a different
coloured pen.