Extra Credit! You now know the Five Characteristics of Civilization! Pick one topic we have studied in Egypt and explain how it relates to one of the Five Characteristics of Civilization! So, in order to get EXTRA CREDIT you must:
1) Identify and DESCRIBE a topic from Ancient Egypt
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6 comments:
King Tut was the pharaoh of egypt after Akhenaten died. He assumed the throne while still a child. He restored the traditional gods and made Memphis the administrative center. He only reigned for about 9 years and died in his late teens under suspicious circumstances. Tut represents the bureaucratic government, which is one of the five characteristics of civilization, because, as king he was the head of the government and would have appointed others to serve under him to help run the government.
Megan G
Mummification was the process the ancient egyptians used to preserve the dead and help them gain entrance to the afterlife. There are five major steps to egypt's mumification process. Step one: Remove the brain through the nose (the ancient egyptians thought of the brain to be a useless organ, instead they thought all the thoughts and feelings came from the heart). Step two: Remove all other internal organs except for the heart. Step three: Pack body with natron (this was used to dry the body out). Step four: Cover body with resin. Step five: Wrap body in linen. The body was then placed in a sarcophagus. This process represents social class because in the Old Kingdom only pharohs were/could be mummified.
Daria B.
All the different Gods in Egypt each had their own special power. There was a god of the sun, water, air, etc. They were believed to be all powerful and each treated fairly well. The gods in Egypt can represent division of labor because with their own each individual power, all together they are able to keep the world running. The god of the sun is in control of when the sun rises and sets; the god of air conrtols the wind; the god of water can control rainfall which helps or hurts crops. In the end, they all come together and complete how Egypt run smoothly. Without one of the gods, Egpytian people may not have none what to think. Also, from one of the first god's tears, humans were created. All of it balances out as the division of power is spread out throughout the gods. Each god has its own distinct job and title.
Terrin W
The soul was thought to have been composed of three different parts, Ka, Ba, and Akh. Ka was the physicial body in the afterlife. Ba, was the soul and personality. Lasttly, Akh was the soul and body united in one in the Afterlife in the stars. During mummification, the mouth was opened so that all three parts of the soul could be let out. I thought this most related to division of labor. I say this because it is like all three parts of the soul each have a purpose to make the soul complete.
Talia D
In the Early Dynastic Period (3000-2575 B.C.) writing evolved and in the 1st Intermediate time (2134-2040 B.C.) literature was created. One of the 5 Characteristics of Civilization is having a written language. Written language is to create a record and preserve and pass on information such as laws and economic transactions. By using a written language, thousands of years later we are able to know about Ancient Egypt that we could have never known otherwise.
Olivia R
In Egypt, pyramids were built to hold the body of the deceased pharaohs. The tombs often held grave goods. They were items that people prepared and were put into their tomb for them to bring to the afterlife with them. The pyramids started out as being step pyramids, but were later changed to 'true' pyramids. One of the Five Characteristics of Civilization is the division of labor. Egyptians figured out a smart way to make their pyramids with a system. We today are not exactly sure how they made the pyramids but there was a logical way. As time went on and they made pyramids, the pyramids got more advanced and complicated. The Egyptians figured out a way to make more pyramids in less time then the one before.
Tash G-P
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