Ancient Egypt

Today we are going to continue to read and take notes on chapter 2 (after we review).  

 

HW: Watch crash course and answer the following questions on your blog. 

1.  What point is John Green making about the different “lenses” we use when we study history?

2.  How did the Nile River shape the worldview of the Egyptians? How did this compare to the Mesopotamian worldview?

3.  How was Egyptian Civilization different from most other River Valley Civilizations? Why do you think this was?

4.  What does the construction of the pyramids represent? (not “what was the purpose of the pyramids?”)

5.  What was the motivation for building the pyramids? (not “what was the purpose of the pyramids?”)

6.  What changes took place in the transition from the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom?

7.  Amon-Ra or Top Ramen…you decide…

8.  What protected Egypt from outside peoples? How were the Egyptians eventually conquered by Semitic peoples of the Middle East?

9.  What changes took place in the transition from the Middle Kingdom to the New Kingdom?