Egypt's Old Kingdom by John Arndt

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jarndt — 2015-08-26 14:58:20 UTC

1. How was stone for a pyramid transported to the building site?

2. What did Egyptians learn from embalming bodies?

3. Identify 3 characteristics of pharaohs in the Old Kingdom.

4. How did the building of pyramids lead to advances in science and mathematics?

5. How did the Egyptians' religious beliefs compare to the Mesopotamians?

#4

2015-08-26 15:29:57 UTC

They invented a system of numbers based in the number ten. They use fractions to add, subtract, and divide. They use this to determine the angles and the amount of stone needed. With there knowledge of astronomy to determine the true north so they could put the entrance facing the north instead of the south, west, or east. Pg. 50 to 51

#5

2015-08-26 15:29:57 UTC

The Mesopotamians believed in a dark afterlife but the Egyptians believed in a happy one.But they both believed in life after death.

#2

2015-08-26 15:29:58 UTC

Egyptians learned much about the human body. Doctors used herbs and drugs to treat many different illnesses. They grew skilled at sewing up cuts and setting broken bones. Pg. 50

#3

2015-08-26 15:30:28 UTC

Some characteristics of the Pharaohs in the old kingdom are: They lived with their families in palaces, their word was law, and he guided Egypt's every activity. Page # 48

#1

2015-08-26 15:34:26 UTC

Thenstone for the pyramids were transported to the building site by having workers tie the blocks to wooden sleds and pulled them to the Nile over a path paved with logs then they loaded the blocks onto barges that were floated to the building site. At the building site the workers dragged the stone up ramps to be placed on the pyramid structure.

Pg. 51 and 52