Correction Guide: /20 points Total World History I: Unit 1: Chapter 2 – Ancient Egypt Section 2: Egypt’s Old Kingdom

1) Why did the pharaohs hold so much power? ( /2 points)

2) Complete the graphic organizer to show duties pharaoh’s performed. (5 points)

3) Complete the graphic organizer to describe Egyptian religious beliefs. (5 points)

 Both believed in many gods (polytheistic) but Mesopotamia had a gloomy view of the afterlife and the Egyptians took a hopeful view 4) WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA IN REGARDS TO THE AFTERLIFE? (2 POINTS)

5) WHO WERE SOME OF THE EGYPTIANS’ MAIN GODS AND GODDESSES (NAME FOUR) AND WHAT DID THEY DO OR WHAT THEY REPRESENTED. (4 POINTS)

6) What was the purpose of the pyramids? (2 points) Egypt's Old Kingdom Video Clip

Egypt’s Old Kingdom 2600 B.C-2300 B.C. Great Pyramid at Giza built c.2540 B.C.

Pyramids Video Clip from Nova Pyramids from National Geographic Explore Pyramids via Nova Interactive

 Where does the word "mummy" come from?  “It comes from the Persian and Arabic words "mum" and "mumya," which describe wax or bitumen. Bitumen is this black substance that comes from the Mumya mountain in Persia. When Arabs saw mummies for the first time, they assumed that the black goo that covered them was mumya or mum, and so they called them "mumya." And that word then passed into European languages.”  Earliest Mummies?  Bodies in Sand???  Video Clip 

 Parts:  Mummy  Scribes  Slitter  Rock throwers  Embalmers  Priests: Magic and Book of the Dead

 Length: 70 days  Goal: Dehydrate the body  Remove all organs from Body: Scribes  Slitter: Makes a cut to remove organs  Embalmers remove: Liver, Kidney, intestines  Add spices  Brain time : Enter head through nose  Hooked tool: remove brain one piece at a time.  Add Natron: Baking soda and salt (35 days)  Spiritual Priests: Recite “magical words”  Cover body with spices: Mumya???  Then the wrapping begins  Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum

Greek Philosopher and Astronomer

Death: King Tutankhamun died from broken leg made worse by malaria

 "You Wouldn't Want To Be An Egyptian Mummy!“ "You Wouldn't Want To Be An Egyptian Mummy!“  Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum Egyptian Mummies from the British Museum  Embalm Your Own Mummy - University of Chicago Embalm Your Own Mummy - University of Chicago  Mummification Song - "Time of Your Life" by Green Day Mummification Song - "Time of Your Life" by Green Day