https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314 en-us 2017-12-15 18:44:35 UTC 2017-12-19 18:29:43 UTC hello@padlet.com elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216594225   Hello! I am Elise, and I live in Alexandra, Egypt, in 1460 B.C.E. I was born to artisan parents, so I guess that is what I will be when I grow up. I am 12 years old. The current ruler of Egypt is Pharaoh Hatshepsut. She has enforced interactions with many bordering countries, and that has brought many great things to Egypt. At home, our house is very crowded with my two parents and brother.]]> 2017-12-15 18:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216594225 elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216639961 I did not get to write until late this afternoon. In the morning, we took part in an important ceremony. We gathered in our main temple. I love that temple, it is so large and beautiful. Our priest spoke about the afterlife and Pharaoh Hatshepsut's connection to the gods.]]> 2017-12-15 22:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216639961 elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216640393 Even though we never see her, all of us Artisans know how big an of an impact Pharaoh Hatshepsut has on our lives.  Without her, we would not have all of the things that have been brought from other countries. As I mentioned, I have never seen the Pharaoh herself, but the villagers say that sometimes she poses herself as a man. I am grateful to Hatshepsut for all of the great things she has brought to Egypt. I wonder why she would choose to hide her identity?  ]]> 2017-12-15 22:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216640393 elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216640953 I realize that peasants are the base of our society.  Whenever we see them, they are working.  It seams as if they never take time off.  Once though, I saw them in the river.  I was a ways off, but it looked like they were pushing and shoving each other of rafts. Such strange things to do on your one day off.]]> 2017-12-15 22:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216640953 elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216641245 To artisans, an interaction with an official is as rare as with a Pharaoh.  That doesn't mean we don't respect them, though.  The Government Officials put laws in place that keep our lives orderly.  Whatever the Pharaoh says, they take action on it.  We  often discuss their decisions.  We talk about if we agree of disagree.  Even if we do disagree, of course there is nothing we can do about it.]]> 2017-12-15 22:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216641245 elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216642506 Today, as I was walking to the market, I saw a group of scribes. They were sitting together, talking amongst themselves. They were most likely documenting something about the general public of Egypt.  They document Egypt so that future people will have an idea of what it was like. I think that is smart.]]> 2017-12-15 22:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216642506 elbrooks1 https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216648394     We are artisans. That means we are the creators of art. That also means we are a low social class. Other artisans say that we do a lot of work that we don’t get credit for. Sometimes, money is tight. If outsiders have no money to buy, then we collect no money from our sales. I remember someone telling me that our work was important because people in the future wi get a glimpse of the past when they look at our work.

]]> 2017-12-16 00:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elbrooks1/room314/wish/216648394