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'''Page 3 [[Travel was easy on the lower Nile, but much harder further upstream because of cataracts. Both of these aspects helped ancient Egypt develop into a strong and secure civilization. Why?]]''' | '''Page 3 [[Travel was easy on the lower Nile, but much harder further upstream because of cataracts. Both of these aspects helped ancient Egypt develop into a strong and secure civilization. Why?]]''' | ||
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Page 1 Explain what the flood did and why that was so important to the people of ancient Egypt?
Page 4 What do the details of this scene show you about farming, technology, and daily life in Egypt? What do they show about family life and the roles of men and women in it?
Their farming was quit advanced for their time because of they had the plough for plowing the fields for farming. They worked a lot of the day. Men and women were equal in that they both worked together. Ahollway 15:15, 22 January 2012 (CST)
Page 5 Among those who depended on others for their food and clothing were thousands of government officials. Yet they also played a role in producing the surplus since it took a strong central government to make sure the Nile was used most efficiently? Can you explain how the central government did this? The central government of ancient Egypt was a provider system. Only farmworkers could use land on the Nile, so the floodplain could be used efficiently after inundation. This gave the farmers a surplus of food, since they were tilling land for entire cities and towns instead of just one household. The farmers distributed the crops to the cities located outside the floodplains. The city dwellers were always dependent on the farmer's food, because they had given the tilling land to the farmers to create a surplus to be distributed. The Egyptians also had a specialization of jobs, so while each person may depend on one thing, they would provide something else to the community. This trade system is how Egypt didn't need a standard coin to work their economy. Source: Workbook pg. 5 [1]
Page 7 The pharaoh was head of the government. He was also the top religious figure in ancient Egypt. But this still does not give a complete idea of how great his power was thought to be. The pharaohs were often called “god‐kings.” What ideas or feelings about the pharaohs do these statues give you? Why?
- Political
- Economic
- Military
- Religion
After the invention of writing, the Egyptian priests and holy people began using it for religious reasons. Because they had a firm belief in the soul, the Ka, going into the afterlife peacefully and happily, they used writing to inscribe on caskets and tombs of the deceased. They believed that these inscriptions would guide the souls to the afterlife and make their travel to the afterlife easier.
Source: Workbook page 8
Page 9 Scribes were only one of many kinds of government officials in ancient Egypt. The pharaohs, nobles, and top officials formed the highest, most powerful part of Egyptian society. Sometimes Egyptians were wold into slavery because they could not pay their debts. In some cases, they even did this willingly. Captives in wars were often enslaved, as were people being punished for serious crimes. What, if anything, do you think the illustration shown here can tell us about slavery in ancient Egypt, or any other aspect of its social system?
Page 10 How does this belief about the ka help to explain the practice of turning corpses into mummies?
Page 11 Egyptians believed the heart was where a person’s thought, feelings, and memories were located. Why do you think Egyptians believed this? The Egyptians may have believed that the hart was the source of a person's thoughts and feelings because the heart is in the center of the body, and it is always beating as long as a person is alive. Or perhaps they thought that because it it so integral to physical well-being, that it must be the center of mental and emotional wellness as well. Fwilliams
