HUM 2210 Instructor: Paloma Rodriguez http://hum2210.wordpress.com/ Chapter 3: Egypt Homework worksheet: Read pp. 73-105 in your textbook and then complete this worksheet. 1. Key term. Observe the etymological origin of the following term and try to figure out its meaning. Theocracy: theós (Gk: god) kratía (Gk: government) Meaning: ________________________________________________ . 2. Circle products that Ancient Egypt would export to other regions of the Mediterranean. olive oil linen grain ebony wood (cedar) ivory gold falafel papyrus granite 3. Explain the geographical location of Lower and Upper Egypt. North: _____________________________ South: ____________________________________ 4. Summarize the most important features of Egyptian religion and think about their political implications. Take into account the following: 1. The relationship between the king and the gods. 2. The relationship between the king and his subjects. 3. The afterlife: 5. Which funerary construction was typical of the Old Kingdom? ________________________ Provide an example of this construction: __________________________________________ 6. Which funerary construction was typical of the New Kingdom?________________________ Provide an example of this construction: ___________________________________________ 7. Look at the pyramid of king Djoser (p. 81, Figure 3.3). What Mesopotamian building does it remind you of? ________________________________________ Name at least two differences between this pyramid and the Mesopotamian building: ________________________________________________________________________ 1 8. Look at the Great Sphinx (p. 84, Fig. 3.7). What was its purpose? ____________________________________________________________________________ What Mesopotamian sculpture does it remind you of? ________________________________ 9. Look at the statues of Menkaure and His Chief Queen (p. 85, Fig. 3.9) and at that of Khafre (p. 85, Fig. 3.8).From the following list of features, circle the ones that better describe them: frontal view serenity sense of animation symmetry attention to detail realism 10. Look at the picture of the Palette of Narmer on pp. 78-79 and find the following: A hieroglyphic sign that uses the principle of rebus: _____________________________ The images of two important Egyptian gods. ___________________________________ Draw the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt in the space provided: Upper Egypt Lower Egypt 11. Indicate if the following statements describe the Mesopotamian or the Egyptian civilization. Some statements may apply to both. Mesopotamia Egypt It was a unified civilization with limited influence from the exterior. It was a civilization ruled by a divinized king. It was a divided civilization integrated by successive cultures It was a civilization based on agriculture. They expanded their limited arable land using irrigation. They used bricks to build dwellings. They built large funerary monuments. They used cuneiform script. They used hieroglyphic script. Priests enjoyed privileges, acted as civil administrators and participated extensively in the political life. 2 3