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The Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Curriculum
Slideshow: Ancient Egypt/Kemet: The Middle Kingdom (2055 - 1650 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?
Mentuhotep II (2060 - 2010 B.C.E.)
Mentuhotep III (2010 - 1998 B.C.E.)
Mentuhotep IV (1997 - 1991 B.C.E.)
Amenemhat I (1991 - 1962 B.C.E.)
Senusret I (1971 - 1926 B.C.E.)
Amenemhat I (1929 - 1895 B.C.E.)
Senusret II (1897 - 1878 B.C.E.)
Senusret III (1878 - 1860 B.C.E.)
Amenemhat III (1860 - 1815 B.C.E.)
Amenemhat IV (1815 - 1807 B.C.E.)
Sobekneferu (1807 - 1802 B.C.E.)
13th & 14th Dynasty are weak Egyptians dynasties.
15th Dynasty: Hyksos Dynasty (1650 - 1550 B.C.E.) - The Hyksos only ruled Lower Egypt although it captured both Lower and Upper Egypt briefly.
16th - 17th Dynasties (1650 - 1550 B.C.E.) - These two Dynasties ruled Upper Kemet (the South) during Second Intermediary Period
Class 9: The Middle Kingdom & Second Intermediary Period (2055 B.C.E. – 1550 B.C.E.)
Nearly 4,000 years later, the pharaohs of the Twelfth through Eighteenth Dynasties are credited in scholarly circles with preserving mathematical and medical discoveries
The Akhmim Wooden Tablet
(2000-1950 BC)
The Heqanakht Papyri (2000-1950 BC)
The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (1850-1800 BC)
The Berlin Papyrus (1800 BC)
The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
(1650 BC)
The Edwin Smith Papyrus (1600 BC)
The Ebers Papyrus (1550 BC)
and evidence of deep philosophical inquiry and learning from this period, preserved on dozens of ancient Egyptian papyri, such as:
Unit 1: Ancient Africa (200,000 B.C.E. – 476 A.C.E.)
