ANSWER the following questions in your google docs
This video should be VERY helpful when finding info for the Egypt section of your Unit 3 "prove it"
Title: Egypt: Engineering an Empire
What role do you think the Nile River played in Egypt’s prosperity? Do you think ancient Egypt could have become a such a great civilization without the Nile?
What were some of the ways Egyptians used 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?
What were some examples of the challenges laborers faced in constructing Egypt’s monuments?
What do you think motivated them?
This documentary talks about the ways many Egyptian engineering feats failed. Give some examples of mistakes or failures engineers and workers encountered and the solutions they developed.
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 her reign?
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 all of these goals at the same time?
Why are Egyptian obelisks considered one of the most amazing architectural feats ever achieved?
Doyou think they could be constructed today?
Watch "Egypt: Engineering an Empire"
ANSWER the following questions in your google docs
This video should be VERY helpful when finding info for the Egypt section of your Unit 3 "prove it"
Title: Egypt: Engineering an Empire
What role do you think the Nile River played in Egypt’s prosperity?Do you think ancient Egypt could have become a such a great civilization without the Nile?
What were some of the ways Egyptians used 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?
What were some examples of the challenges laborers faced in constructing Egypt’s monuments?
What do you think motivated them?
This documentary talks about the ways many Egyptian engineering feats failed.
Give some examples of mistakes or failures engineers and workers encountered and the solutions they developed.
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 her reign?
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 all of these goals at the same time?
Why are Egyptian obelisks considered one of the most amazing architectural feats ever achieved?
Doyou think they could be constructed today?