AY Honor Ancient Egypt Requirements

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Ancient Egypt

Skill Level

1

Year

2015

Version

21.11.2024

Approval authority

Egypt-Sudan Field

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Ancient Egypt
Regional
Skill Level
123
Approval authority
Egypt-Sudan Field
Year of Introduction
2015



1. Define the following terms:

a. Dynasties

b. Pyramids

c. Mastaba

d. Papyrus

e. Hieroglyph

f. Polytheism

g. Mummification

2. Ancient Egypt's history can be studied and known from different perspectives. One way that helps is dividing the Egyptian history in periods and/or dynasties.

a. Briefly study the periods: Pre-dynastic and Early Dynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Late Period, Ptolemaic and Roman period.

b. Draw a colored chart with the Egyptian history from its beginnings up to the Roman period.

i. Use images to characterize each period

ii. Include one or two important or relevant historical events for each period.

3. What is the relevance of the Rosetta Stone found near the town of Rachid by French soldiers in 1799?

4. Write at least one paragraph about Ancient Egyptian:

a. Art

b. Architecture

c. Religion

d. Contributions for science

e. Politics and estate

5. What happened during the rule of pharaoh Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV or Amenophis VI) and Nefertiti?

6. Research and create a presentation explaining at least two theories about the Biblical exodus from Egypt.

a. Explore possible dates and routes on maps.

b. Which pharaoh could be the one during that time?

c. Include a brief study about the theories of the "real" mount Sinai.

7. What is the relevance of the "Merneptah Stele" or "Israel Stela", found by Flinders Petrie in 1896, for Biblical archaeology and chronology?


8. Choose and execute one of the following:

a. Build a model of the Giza Plateau and its pyramids, and the Sphinx.

b. Create a portfolio/binder with the top ten archaeological discoveries in Egypt.