Egyptian Gods and the Afterlife

Life after death was a strong belief in ancient Egypt. Read about and/or watch the video about the weighing of the Heart.

1.What is this large creature above and what role does it serve?

2. Having a heavy heart isn't desirable in our society and in court we are judged by a jury of twelve. What connections can you make with this to the weighing of the heart ceremony?

A very important God was Ra. Read about this god Here and Here

3. Many societies have a Sun God as an important god. Even Christianity, that has no specific sun god, often has paintings with sunbursts behind Jesus and other important figures. Why the importance of the Sun?

4. What happened at night to Ra?

5. How many sections was the night divided into? How is this connected to time today?

6. Using photoshop, make your Ammit. Save the photo in photoshop by going file/save as/jpg and then upload the photo to kidblog

7. In kidblog, describe how your Ammit works and what your demon Ammit does.

This Ammit is made from Manitoba animals. The lower half is a polar bear, which gives the Ammit great power and speed over land and water. Polar bears are also afraid of nothing and will hunt anything.  The Ammit has the wings of a Raven, so it can soar up high and find its prey. Ravens are also know as the Tricksters, so this Ammit likes playing pranks. The top of the Ammit is a Buffalo head. So the Ammit is very powerful, stubborn, and thick headed. 

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Life in Ancient Egypt

Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html
Click on the above link for the information. When at the above site, also click on ‘story.’ Blog your answers below.

1. What were horses mainly used for?
2. What animal was usually used to pull farm carts?
3. How were taxes calculated and paid?
4. Put someone's hair into the style that indicates youth
5. What was used for making writing sheets, boats, sandals, and a whole bunch of other things?
6. We often use dogs for hunting companions, what did the ancient Egyptians use for a hunting companion?
7. A common fruit in ancient Egypt was the . . . . .
8. Who sat on the pillows and who sat on the chairs?
9. What material were the houses made of? Why?
10.What interesting fact did you find?


When done the questions, play a game of Senet, also found at the above link. You probably have to use Internet Explorer to access the game. 

Where is Ancient Egypt?

The technology of writing and money

With the power of writing, Hammurabi gave Mesopotamia a set of rules to live by, with clear consequences for breaking those rules. This helped make everyone accountable, a clear set of rules for all to live by. How would written rules help those with little power? 

Here is a list of those rules put forth by Hammurabi 

Browse through the list. Blog the answers below

1. If Erika's locker was robbed and we don't catch the robber, then what do we have to do?

2. How much would Liam have to be paid for working in the fields for a whole year?
3. What must a man do to separate from a woman with who he hasn't had children?
4. If Huddy punches his dad, what is the penalty that Huddy must pay?
5. What role does gender and wealth play in these rules?

6. The concept of money also began in Mesopotamia. Explain how without money what you might have to do to purchase  onion rings at A&W and then walk down to 7-11 to purchase a slurpee.
7. Share a rule from above that you found to be  interesting
8. Create your own rule, in a similar style, and share it in the blog posting below.
9. The 2nd picture is Cuneiform writing, the earliest form of writing, dating back to about 3200 BCE. Writing was a huge advancement.  It was done by wedges, as its Latin name tells us. The writing was done on clay slabs. The 1st picture has to do with cuneiform, take an educated guess what the object in the picture was used for.

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