empire+egypt

1. What role do you think the Nile River played in Egypt’s prosperity? Do you think ancient Egypt could have become a majestic civilization without the Nile?
 * egypt made the oldest dam, largest city, most impenetrable fortress and the tallest structure.
 * Memphis is protected by a dam 49ft tall, the person who made it was Menes.
 * Another dam called a saddalkafra north east of Memphis.
 * Djoser- the 2nd ruler of egypt, he was very popular, and was the first to be called a god.
 * Djoser was the first pharaoh to be converted to a god.
 * Djoser was the first pharaoh to build a tomb out of stone
 * 35 years after Djoser died Snefru became pharaoh in 2613-2589 BC
 * He mad three pyramids, The collapsed pyramid, the bent pyramid, The red pyramid.
 * sesostris111- 1870-1831 BC

2. What were some of the ways Egyptians harnessed the power of the Nile? What was the primary route of transportation they developed, and what were the techniques ancient Egyptians used to develop them?

3.How would you describe the power structure of ancient Egypt? What does it mean to describe Egyptian kings and queens as “divine”? What powers did they believe this enabled them?

4. What were some examples of the challenges laborers faced in constructing Egypt’s monuments? What do you think motivated them?

could beconstructed today?

5. This documentary reveals the ways many Egyptian engineering feats were marked by failure initially. Gives one examples of mistakes or failures engineers and workers encountered and the solutions they developed. What if the Egyptians had simply abandoned these tasks?

6. Why were pharaohs’ tombs so significant in ancient Egypt? What were some of the hall marks and notable characteristics of Egyptian tombs?

7. Why was the reign of Queen Hatshepsut important among the long line of Egyptian leaders? What were some of the key innovations that resulted from herreign?

8. What are some of the connections between Egyptian engineering and the expansion of its empire? 9. By building such grand monuments, what messages do you think the Egyptians wanted to send to their enemies, to their gods, and to the generations that followed them? Could some monuments achieve allof these goals at the same time? Discuss.

10. Why are Egyptian obelisks considered one of the most amazing architectural feats ever achieved? Do you think they could beconstructed today?

1. no- the nile was the reason for all vegetation and life due to it was the only water supply. 2. too much water and they all died, and too little water and they all starved. 3. They believed that the king was a god in human form. They were also backed up by the other gods. 4. there were no cranes, only manuel labour driven by trying to represent the god. 5.The dams that they built to stop the nile failed, but if they didn't try again, dams wouldn't exist until much later. 6. They believed that this was where they lived when they died and went to the afterlife.

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