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Essential Question: Who were the key individuals, and how did they mold how the society thought/acted?
Essential Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of power?
Essential Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of power?
Key Individuals, Power,and Leadership
When we, Hannah and Lana, traveled back in time to Ancient Egypt, we asked King Tut many questions about his life including these:
"What are your major achievements?" we asked him.
"I built a Karnak and a Luxor. Also, I lead many of the Egyptian people in war, and held my society as a great leader. Additionally, I changed the religion back to believing in the almighty god, Ra. I also richly embellished the temples with images of Amun. Also, I repaired the ruined temples that Akhenaten had wrecked." responded King Tut.
We also asked King Tut, "What are you mainly known for?"
"I did not become honored from being a Pharaoh. I became well known when my tomb was found in 1922. It was one of the most intact Pharaoh tombs ever found. From my sarcophagus, historians learned more about our religion, wealth, and culture." he replied.
"Can you tell us about your personal life?" we inquired.
"When I became Pharaoh, I was just a little boy, but I ruled for a full eight years. When historians found my tomb, they found out that I was just a little over 18 years old when I died. My real name was originally King Tutankhaten meaning "gracious life is Aton," but changed it to King Tutankhamun which means "gracious life is Amon (an Egyptian god)." Also, I was tall but physically frail, with a crippling bone disease in my left foot. I was the only Pharaoh known to have been pictured seated while engaged in physical activities like archery." said King Tut.
"Are there any mysteries surrounding your life or reign?" we questioned.
"Some mysteries related to me was my death. No one knows exactly how I died, and it is still a mystery to everyone."
The final question we asked King Tut was, "What impact did you have on the empire?"
"When my father was ruler, he wanted Ancient Egypt to change their religion from polytheistic to monotheistic which put things all out of order and made me clean everything up when I was ruler. I put everything in order after I became ruler. This resulted in Egypt becoming stronger and more powerful." he concluded.
This is now the conversation we had with Ramesses II when we traveled back in our time machine:
"What were your major achievements?" we started off.
"I made many contributions to Egypt including war campaigns to the Mediterranean and into Nubia, and my construction projects such as cities, temples, and tombs. Because of these contributions, I was known as Ramses the Great." Ramesses II responded.
We also asked Ramesses II, "What are you mainly known for?"
"I am mainly known for my architectural accomplishments, for example the Ramesseum, and the temples of Abu Simbel. I am also known for my very powerful army. My army had 100,000 strong men which was enormous for the time. Finally, I am also known for my mummy which was discovered in 1881 near Deir el-Bahri, then moved to Cairo's Egyptian Museum." he said.
Furthermore, we also asked, "Can you inform us about your personal life?"
"I took the throne of Egypt in my early twenties and ruled for 66 years until my death. I was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty and ruled for an amazing 67 years, the second longest reign of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs."
"Are there any mysteries surrounding your life or reign?" we questioned.
"One of the mysteries that are related to my life or reign was some of the artifacts that were supposed to be in my tomb. When scientists discovered my tomb, very little was left that early robbers had not stolen. Without the artifacts, historians have missed out on lots of information of Ancient Egypt." he responded.
Another question we asked was, "Did you make any important decisions?"
"Yes, I did, for example, in the Battle of Kadesh, I decided to retreat because of logistic difficulties. That was a very important decision because it was the difference between life and death." Ramesses II replied.
The final question we asked Ramesses II was, "What impact did you have on the empire?"
"I influenced my empire and made Ancient Egypt more powerful. I ruled for an amazing 67 years and improved my empire by leading a successful and strong military, and created many important Egyptian structures."
"What are your major achievements?" we asked him.
"I built a Karnak and a Luxor. Also, I lead many of the Egyptian people in war, and held my society as a great leader. Additionally, I changed the religion back to believing in the almighty god, Ra. I also richly embellished the temples with images of Amun. Also, I repaired the ruined temples that Akhenaten had wrecked." responded King Tut.
We also asked King Tut, "What are you mainly known for?"
"I did not become honored from being a Pharaoh. I became well known when my tomb was found in 1922. It was one of the most intact Pharaoh tombs ever found. From my sarcophagus, historians learned more about our religion, wealth, and culture." he replied.
"Can you tell us about your personal life?" we inquired.
"When I became Pharaoh, I was just a little boy, but I ruled for a full eight years. When historians found my tomb, they found out that I was just a little over 18 years old when I died. My real name was originally King Tutankhaten meaning "gracious life is Aton," but changed it to King Tutankhamun which means "gracious life is Amon (an Egyptian god)." Also, I was tall but physically frail, with a crippling bone disease in my left foot. I was the only Pharaoh known to have been pictured seated while engaged in physical activities like archery." said King Tut.
"Are there any mysteries surrounding your life or reign?" we questioned.
"Some mysteries related to me was my death. No one knows exactly how I died, and it is still a mystery to everyone."
The final question we asked King Tut was, "What impact did you have on the empire?"
"When my father was ruler, he wanted Ancient Egypt to change their religion from polytheistic to monotheistic which put things all out of order and made me clean everything up when I was ruler. I put everything in order after I became ruler. This resulted in Egypt becoming stronger and more powerful." he concluded.
This is now the conversation we had with Ramesses II when we traveled back in our time machine:
"What were your major achievements?" we started off.
"I made many contributions to Egypt including war campaigns to the Mediterranean and into Nubia, and my construction projects such as cities, temples, and tombs. Because of these contributions, I was known as Ramses the Great." Ramesses II responded.
We also asked Ramesses II, "What are you mainly known for?"
"I am mainly known for my architectural accomplishments, for example the Ramesseum, and the temples of Abu Simbel. I am also known for my very powerful army. My army had 100,000 strong men which was enormous for the time. Finally, I am also known for my mummy which was discovered in 1881 near Deir el-Bahri, then moved to Cairo's Egyptian Museum." he said.
Furthermore, we also asked, "Can you inform us about your personal life?"
"I took the throne of Egypt in my early twenties and ruled for 66 years until my death. I was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty and ruled for an amazing 67 years, the second longest reign of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs."
"Are there any mysteries surrounding your life or reign?" we questioned.
"One of the mysteries that are related to my life or reign was some of the artifacts that were supposed to be in my tomb. When scientists discovered my tomb, very little was left that early robbers had not stolen. Without the artifacts, historians have missed out on lots of information of Ancient Egypt." he responded.
Another question we asked was, "Did you make any important decisions?"
"Yes, I did, for example, in the Battle of Kadesh, I decided to retreat because of logistic difficulties. That was a very important decision because it was the difference between life and death." Ramesses II replied.
The final question we asked Ramesses II was, "What impact did you have on the empire?"
"I influenced my empire and made Ancient Egypt more powerful. I ruled for an amazing 67 years and improved my empire by leading a successful and strong military, and created many important Egyptian structures."
Question: How did ancient Egypt become united?
Answer: Ancient Egypt became united when King Menes/Narmer overthrew the government of the northern delta in about 3,200 BC and started the first dynasty. This was beneficial to the Pharaoh (or King) because when Egypt united, the Pharaoh took control of all the resources and people in the Upper and Lower Egypt which gave he/she more power than they already had.
Question: How did leadership affect the uniting of ancient Egypt?
Answer: Leadership affected the uniting of ancient Egypt because without a leader, no one would know what to do, and ancient Egypt would not be united. A leader helps organize plans and tells people what to do. King Menes was a successful leader and that resulted in a victory. Therefore, leadership affected the uniting of ancient Egypt because it was the main part of success and King Menes showed that successful leadership could result in triumph.
Question: How was ancient Egypt governed?
Answer: In ancient Egypt, the type of government was a theocracy. A theocracy is a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a God. The government overall revolved around the Pharaoh who had no limits to his power, and was believed to be a living God. Most of the people that accomplish the Pharaoh's acts were priests and holy men. This group made their own social classes and were given special treatment before other citizens. The ancient Egypt government also consisted of other officials, including viziers, army commanders, chief treasurers, the minister of public works, and tax collectors, who all answered directly to the Pharaoh. Taxation also existed in the ancient Egypt government. The Egyptians would be prepared for the army when it was necessary, or forced into employment to pay labor tax depending on what was needed. For the laws in the ancient Egypt government, a majority of them had punishments for crimes. Some of the punishments could be as careless as a small beating, or as harsh as an execution. The government was probably the most important part in keeping ancient Egypt as powerful as it was.
Question: How were religion and politics connected?
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Answer: Religion and politics were connected because they were both a part of the ancient Egypt government. The Pharaoh was the leader for ancient Egypt, and he/she chose all the critical decisions for the citizens for religion and politics. The Pharaoh was believed to have access to the gods and the Pharaoh was the main part in the choice of religion. The Pharaoh also decided the important politics like laws and taxes.
Question: How did ancient Egyptian rulers affect trade, business and conflict?
Answer: The ancient Egyptian ruler Hatshepsut’s expedition to Punt and Thutmose III’s trades for rich loot in Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean Region encouraged ancient Egypt to start trading, and was eventually the center of trade. Also, ancient Egyptian rulers affected business by approving most Egyptians for their employment, telling them what they do right or wrong, and by having others collect resources that are needed for the occupation. Furthermore, when there was conflict and war, the Pharaoh would tell their Egyptian military what to do and when. Hatshepsut and Catherine the Great were both ancient Egyptian rulers. During Catherine the Great's dominance over Egypt, she expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea and into central Europe. She promoted westernization and modernization but within the context of her absolute control over Russia and increasing the control of landed upper-class over servants and villains. When Hatshepsut was Pharaoh, she knew that her power was highly doubtful. Hatshepsut fought to defend its right, pointing to her family, and claiming that her father chosen her as his replacement. Hatshepsut needed to restore her image, and at the time, she ordered statues and paintings of her to be characterized as a male Pharaoh with a beard and large muscles. As Pharaoh, Hatshepsut began aggressive building projects especially in and around Thebes. Another great achievement made by Hatshepsut was a trading expedition where she brought back valuable riches such as ivory, ebony, gold, and leopard skins.
Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of power?
Answer: The advantages of power in Egypt was that it made out the social classes. The power that you had divided you into a specific social class that would help the society. So, if you worked harder and had more power, you would be given a bigger reward, and if you worked less hard, and didn't have as much power, you were put into a lower social class. Additionally, for Egypt's trade against other society's, it all had to do with power. If you had more power, you would get more goods and supplies. If you had less power, your community would suffer and not be able to survive. Egypt worked very hard to get a lot of power so they would get goods, tools, and supplies. Finally, you would get voted King based on the amount of power you had, which is fair. Some disadvantages of power is that if the King dies, then his power would be passed on to his son. Next, his son would probably become the new King. It's unfair because the power isn't shared equally among everyone in the society. Also, the power also has to do with the religion. Some beliefs have more power over others so their religion wins. Lastly, to sum it up, the power isn't equal among everyone fairly.
Answer: Ancient Egypt became united when King Menes/Narmer overthrew the government of the northern delta in about 3,200 BC and started the first dynasty. This was beneficial to the Pharaoh (or King) because when Egypt united, the Pharaoh took control of all the resources and people in the Upper and Lower Egypt which gave he/she more power than they already had.
Question: How did leadership affect the uniting of ancient Egypt?
Answer: Leadership affected the uniting of ancient Egypt because without a leader, no one would know what to do, and ancient Egypt would not be united. A leader helps organize plans and tells people what to do. King Menes was a successful leader and that resulted in a victory. Therefore, leadership affected the uniting of ancient Egypt because it was the main part of success and King Menes showed that successful leadership could result in triumph.
Question: How was ancient Egypt governed?
Answer: In ancient Egypt, the type of government was a theocracy. A theocracy is a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a God. The government overall revolved around the Pharaoh who had no limits to his power, and was believed to be a living God. Most of the people that accomplish the Pharaoh's acts were priests and holy men. This group made their own social classes and were given special treatment before other citizens. The ancient Egypt government also consisted of other officials, including viziers, army commanders, chief treasurers, the minister of public works, and tax collectors, who all answered directly to the Pharaoh. Taxation also existed in the ancient Egypt government. The Egyptians would be prepared for the army when it was necessary, or forced into employment to pay labor tax depending on what was needed. For the laws in the ancient Egypt government, a majority of them had punishments for crimes. Some of the punishments could be as careless as a small beating, or as harsh as an execution. The government was probably the most important part in keeping ancient Egypt as powerful as it was.
Question: How were religion and politics connected?
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uiuiuiouoiuuio
Answer: Religion and politics were connected because they were both a part of the ancient Egypt government. The Pharaoh was the leader for ancient Egypt, and he/she chose all the critical decisions for the citizens for religion and politics. The Pharaoh was believed to have access to the gods and the Pharaoh was the main part in the choice of religion. The Pharaoh also decided the important politics like laws and taxes.
Question: How did ancient Egyptian rulers affect trade, business and conflict?
Answer: The ancient Egyptian ruler Hatshepsut’s expedition to Punt and Thutmose III’s trades for rich loot in Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean Region encouraged ancient Egypt to start trading, and was eventually the center of trade. Also, ancient Egyptian rulers affected business by approving most Egyptians for their employment, telling them what they do right or wrong, and by having others collect resources that are needed for the occupation. Furthermore, when there was conflict and war, the Pharaoh would tell their Egyptian military what to do and when. Hatshepsut and Catherine the Great were both ancient Egyptian rulers. During Catherine the Great's dominance over Egypt, she expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea and into central Europe. She promoted westernization and modernization but within the context of her absolute control over Russia and increasing the control of landed upper-class over servants and villains. When Hatshepsut was Pharaoh, she knew that her power was highly doubtful. Hatshepsut fought to defend its right, pointing to her family, and claiming that her father chosen her as his replacement. Hatshepsut needed to restore her image, and at the time, she ordered statues and paintings of her to be characterized as a male Pharaoh with a beard and large muscles. As Pharaoh, Hatshepsut began aggressive building projects especially in and around Thebes. Another great achievement made by Hatshepsut was a trading expedition where she brought back valuable riches such as ivory, ebony, gold, and leopard skins.
Question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of power?
Answer: The advantages of power in Egypt was that it made out the social classes. The power that you had divided you into a specific social class that would help the society. So, if you worked harder and had more power, you would be given a bigger reward, and if you worked less hard, and didn't have as much power, you were put into a lower social class. Additionally, for Egypt's trade against other society's, it all had to do with power. If you had more power, you would get more goods and supplies. If you had less power, your community would suffer and not be able to survive. Egypt worked very hard to get a lot of power so they would get goods, tools, and supplies. Finally, you would get voted King based on the amount of power you had, which is fair. Some disadvantages of power is that if the King dies, then his power would be passed on to his son. Next, his son would probably become the new King. It's unfair because the power isn't shared equally among everyone in the society. Also, the power also has to do with the religion. Some beliefs have more power over others so their religion wins. Lastly, to sum it up, the power isn't equal among everyone fairly.
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Picture to left from: Ancient.eu
This primary source to the left is about the power in ancient Egypt. Its about the rights that the men and women had and how they differ.
This primary source to the left is about the power in ancient Egypt. Its about the rights that the men and women had and how they differ.