Mr Daly
Ancient Egypt
Learning Objectives: To Investigate the Government and Gender Role of Ancient Egyptians
Learning Outcomes: To outline and describe key structures and institutions of Ancient Egypt
Success Criteria:
To be able to identify and explain what it was like in Ancient Egypt
Activities
Starter:
Timeline
Activity 1:
Social Pyramid Structure
Activity 2:
Gender Roles
Plenary:
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Height in
Metres
Cross – Sectional Map of North East Africa
Mediterranean
Sea
Upper Egypt
Sudan
Lower Egypt
South towards the bottom of Africa
Akhenaten and Nefertiti
18th Dynasty, painted limestone,
22 cm tall
Adapted from a photograph scanned
from Les Merveilles du Louvre
Ptah-khenuwi and wife
5th dynasty
Source: bmfa
Gender Roles and Responsibilities
Representations of the
Family through
Sculpture
Couple
ca 2500 BCE, limestone,
85 cm tall
A Memphite functionary
and his wife
Ca.2500 BCE, Wood, Memphis
Menkaure and his wife
4th dynasty
Source: bmfa
Couple
18th Dynasty, Schist, 12 cm tall
Seneb and his family
4th dynasty
Source: Jon Bodsworth
COMPARISON
Greek (date unknown)
Roman (date unknown)
PROBLEM ?
Gender
Men
Women
Task: From the Evidence;
What is the identity of families, men and women and their shared rights and responsibilities?
Men and Women in Egyptian
Society
The Role of the Pharaoh
Social: The Father/Mother of an Empire
Held extreme legal power, was the leader and representative of
the people. Worshiped and loved in their own right.
Cultural: The “Builder”
Built public structures, temples and constructed cultural identity
Economic: The “Provider”
Egypt had a strong Income via Trade, Tribute, Plunder, Slaves
Military: The “Warrior Pharaoh” - Warrior and Hunter
War and Security of Egypt
Political: The “Administrator”
Ran the empire, supported by a large bureaucracy
Religious: The “God Pharaoh”,
The ‘intermediary’ between the Gods and the people
The Role of the Warrior
Pharaoh
Social: The Father/Mother of an Empire
Cultural: The “Builder”
Economic: The “Provider”
Military: The “Warrior Pharaoh” -
Political: The “Administrator”
Religious: The “God Pharaoh”
Ruler of Upper Egypt
Ruler of LowerEgypt