Empire-Egypt

Notes : 1.) Egypt 300 B.C. the rain forms to build the Nile River . 2.) Zahi Hawass ( Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt) 3.) If the flood could come strong then maybe it could destroy some things, In late July low line housing is washed away, and people are left without a place to live. 4.) Crops were ruined 5.) 49 foot damn Menes 3000- 2938 B.C., he built the world's first damn 6.) He is a warrior and has a passion for building. The king was placed by the God's 7.) Peter Weller 8.) United upper and lower Egypt


 * 1) catastrophic-Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering : a catastrophic earthquake.
 * 2) coalition-an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states: a coalition of conservatives and disaffected democrats.
 * 3) divine-of, from, or like God or a god: heroes with divine powers
 * 4) empire-an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly esp. and emperor or empress :[ in names] the Roman Empire
 * 5) façade-the face of a building, esp. the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.
 * 6) inconceivable- not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable: [ with clause].
 * 7) obelisk- a tone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.[[image:missm3knsi:Screen_shot_2010-04-23_at_1.14.11_PM.png caption="Screen_shot_2010-04-23_at_1.14.11_PM.png"]]
 * 8) subterranean- existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface
 * 9) symmetrical- made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.
 * 10) unprecedented- never done or know before : the government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence.

=**discussion questions**=

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? It was built to make Canals that were east and west to transport food, grains, materials, people, etc. around Egypt. I think that Egypt has become a majestic civilization.

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? They used its currents tor travel up and down the Nile for trade.They used the Nile for water canals.

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?

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?

=**extended activities**=

1. Through out this documentary, many architectural innovations and structures are introduced. In small groups, choose one of these structures and create a plan for how you would build it if you were given the task today. Be sure to includede tails for materials needed, the techniques you would employ, and the number of people required to construct it. Then, build a replica of these monuments in3-DPowerPoint presentations,or in drawings. 2. Egyptian obelisks stood as some of the most significant monuments adorned with symbols rich in meaning. Design an obelisk of your own to record the history of your city, school, or country. Include a short essay describing the symbols you have chosen and what they represent. Also include an explanation of who you imagine will view your obelisk and what messages you would like to transmit to them. If possible, create art projects that depict your obelisks, and share them with your larger class or group. 3. This documentary covers an extensive time period in ancient Egypt. In small groups, construct a timeline which traces the eras of Egyptian history discussed in this documentary. Then, on a larger time line, plot ancient Egypt along a broader timeline that includes the other empires and cultures you have studied. These timelines could be illustrated with images and additional facts about ancient Egypt. (use TimeToast)

=**Notes part 2 of the movie : **=

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 * 1) 3000 B.C. rain clouds become a drizzle the becomes a flood and the combine to make the Nile river.
 * 2) by late July the Nile levels everything in it's path.
 * 3) to much water causes children to drown, cannibalism, farming fields ruined etc..
 * 4) Memphis is the capital city in which the dam is built around.
 * 5) Menes: first pharaoh of the first dynasty.
 * 6) passion for building.
 * 7) Menes would enforce his will over nature.
 * 8) The dam Menes is lost to the world today.
 * 9) Sadd all kofara dam.
 * 10) first dam built by man.
 * 11) 80ft at the base, ( 2 Walls 35 ft.) 49 ft . at the top and are filled with loose stones and dirt.
 * 12) Sadd al Kofara was a faliure.
 * 13) His rain is said to last 62 years.
 * 14) He was killed by a hippo on one of his hunts.
 * 15) The Egyptians didn't have to worry about the road cause they had canals, which they used to transport food, grains, materials, etc.
 * 16) Mastavas were made out of rectangular bases and there was a opening from the top so that priests and love ones could visit. As it went on the began to build more than 100 of them.They held just kings
 * 17) The pyramids will hold kings family and other people than that.
 * 18) It took six pharaohs four generations to build the pyramids.
 * 19) DJOSER 2667- 2648 B.C. was the second King of the first dynasty.
 * 20) DJOSHER was worshiped because he was "opener of stone".
 * 21) DJOSHER"S pyramid was built from stone.
 * 22) Saggara was were DJOSHER built his tomb.
 * 23) The crew used to build DJOSHERS tomb were divided up into 20 men a group and they were ordered to keep them fed.
 * 24) DJOSHER would have two tombs in the northern one would be were his body was put and the southern was were they put his organs.
 * 25) That was the religious believes.
 * 26) The decorated wall in the tomb was so well preserved that they looked like they were just carved yesterday.
 * 27) They are destructing a transportation system for the rocks to cut and move the objects out to the Korae
 * 28) Work on his tomb continued to the time of his death.
 * 29) DJOSHERS tomb turned into a Step Pyram
 * 30) The Step Pyramid consists of 6 Steps.
 * 31) DJOSHER'S Pyramid was 22 story's high.
 * 32) Set a new standard of burial sites.
 * 33) DJOSHER died in 2648 B.C.
 * 34) SNEFRU 2613- 2589 B.C.
 * 35) SNEFRU marrys his half sister.
 * 36) addressed even peasants as his brother or his friend.
 * 37) Snefru built his tomb in Meydum.
 * 38) Snefru builds three pyramids, first collapsed, Second bent, third: red pyramid.
 * 39) Meydum consists of 8 Steps consisting of smooth sides.
 * 40) The Pyramid Meydum was a extreme success.
 * 41) It lays on a large mound.
 * 42) The Pyramid in Meydum collapses
 * 43) abandoned it and started over in Dashur which was near Saggara.
 * 44) When they were building Dashur they encountered a problem it was built out of bad rock so they had to reduce the weight.
 * 45) they had to reduce the weight by enlarging base.
 * 46) known as the bent Pyramid.
 * 47) another pyramid just a mile to the north also belonged to Snefru which was the red
 * 1) was determined to build the first smooth-sided pyramid.
 * 2) Snefru was the first king to use his first name rather than a made up name.
 * 3) There were three theories with big ramps, spirals, rounded it brick that was how the pyramids were constructed.
 * 4) Snefru's cracked the code and mastered the process of building the Pyramids.
 * 5) Built large open chambers inside.
 * 6) Three rooms. The deepest: burial chamber.
 * 7) 2589 Snefru died.
 * 8) Snefru's son Kefu built the greatest pyramid of giza.
 * 9) Pharaohs love for his people did not last his people attacked
 * 10) Any army had to climb 2 walls before they reached the main wall.
 * 11) Sesostris 1870-1831 B.C.
 * 12) Sesostris conquest was relinquished.
 * 13) Hicksos Concorded the North.
 * 14) 14 century's before Cleopatra was born.
 * 15) 1479 B.C.
 * 16) Hatshepsut 1473- 1458 B.C.
 * 17) Hatshepsut calls herself king.
 * 18) To take Hatshepsut gender out she changes it. She wears a Beard. And she has to build like a man. She doesn't have any female characteristics
 * 19) The temple rises in three different Charissas
 * 20) Inside one of them has art of the god coming to her mother and another scene being held
 * 21) the project took 15 years to complete
 * 22) in order to retain her( Hatshepsut) power she makes a campaign
 * 23) This is were most of the kings died after the rested it is a obelisk.
 * 24) Once a obelisk was free from its mold it had to be moved to its destination.
 * 25) They used the Nile River to ship move the obelisk.
 * 26) first the builders would build a foundation to hold the obelisk.
 * 27) then they would fill it with sand.
 * 28) then they would make a ramp and pull it up the thing and place it were the sand was once their and removed the sand.
 * 29) Hatshepsut's name was removed from the records.
 * 30) Amenhotep IV 1352-1336 B.C.
 * 31) Amenhotep IV was a very powerful man.
 * 32) They created a way to build faster.
 * 33) The were portioned blocks that they used to build faster.
 * 34) within 2 years it was home to 20 thousand people.
 * 35) The sun king had 4 different palace's
 * 36) The north palace was the only one that was left . and a foundation of a pool/ garden was left.
 * 37) Small opten temple was remained
 * 38) it is biger than the white house
 * 39) inside their were three temples
 * 40) Akenaten 1352- 1336 B.C.
 * 41) Akentaen built a new city
 * 42) After his death the town looked like a ghost town.They erased
 * 43) Totontighten became a king when he was nine years old.
 * 44) Totontighten( King Tut) changed his name to totoncomin.
 * 45) The valley of the kings
 * 46) 1280 B.C. Every morning the workers kiss they family and wives and walk a hour to work at building a tomb.
 * 47) Seti 1 1294-1279 B.C.
 * 48) Seti 1 was a military commander on conquest and construction
 * 49) A shaft was made to prevent tomb robbery.
 * 50) If robbers made it past the shaft they would go to a empty false barrel tomb but underneath that there was a secret starcase underneath the false barrel tomb.
 * 51) 1964 B.C.
 * 1) 1964 B.C.