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The Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Curriculum
Slideshow: Ancient Egypt/Kemet: The Old Kingdom – the "Age of Pyramids" (3150 – 2181 B.C.E.)
STUDY QUESTIONS (also in Study Guide)
- Based on the slideshow and modern conceptions of race, what "race" would you consider the ancient Egyptians to be?
- What distinguishing racial characteristics did you observe of the ancient Egyptians?
- What skin color did the ancient Egyptians paint themselves? Was it more than one shade of black/brown?
- How many of these images of the ancient Egyptians have you seen before viewing this slideshow?
Unit 1: Ancient Africa (200,000 B.C.E. – 476 A.C.E.)
Class 8: Ancient Egypt: The Old Kingdom & First Intermediate Period (3150 – 2055 B.C.E.)
Wooden panels of Hesy-Ra, Old Kingdom, ca 2670 B.C.E. The wooden panels of Hesy-Ra are rare examples of high execution of hieroglyphs on wood. The panels are in raised bas relief and have some of the oldest forms of the Egyptian language hieroglyphs. (click to enlarge)
