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Have a seat. Clear your desk. Agenda. Opener: Announcements Reading Quiz Class work: 1) Over view of Egypt- pre-history 2) Daily life of Egyptian group work-sensory sketch 3) Analysis of major architecture and art Exit: Application assignment. Civilization of the Nile.
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Agenda • Opener: • Announcements • Reading Quiz • Class work: • 1) Over view of Egypt- pre-history • 2) Daily life of Egyptian group work-sensory sketch • 3) Analysis of major architecture and art • Exit: • Application assignment
Civilization of the Nile • 500 B.C.E. to 3100 B.C.E. • Upper/Lower Egypt • No central or united government • 3100 B.C.E. Narmer (Menes) united Egypt The Palette of Narmer http://picsdigger.com/image/3091f56a/ http://pregnant-ideas.com/
Civilization of the Nile • Egyptian history began • 30 dynasties • Old kingdom • (2686-2181 B.C.E.) • Dynasties 3-6 • Middle • (2040-1786 B.C.E.) • Dynasties 11-14 • New Kingdom/Empire • (1552-1069 B.C.E.) • Dynasties 18-20 * In 525, B,C.E. -> Egypt lost it’s independence http://blog.kkc.school.nz/mrcranston/2009/02/13/ancient-egypt-mini-research/
Why was life so secure? • Fertile Nile • Desert with no fear of invasion http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html
What was being an ancient Egyptian like? • Groups of five • Each student reads an article that gives an overview on Egyptian life • Discuss major beliefs, challenges, and successes of Ancient Egyptians • Create a large sensory sketch as a group • Label it with descriptions of what the person might be: • Seeing • Hearing • Saying • Feeling • Doing • … to convey significant thoughts, feelings, and experiences. • ALL STATEMENTS MUST CONNECT TO Ancient Egypt! • Fill the entire sheet of paper, use color, and have a statement/label for each topic mentioned above.
Architecture of the Ancient Egyptians • Homes: • Mud brick: mud mixed with straw, shaped into bricks, baked in the sun • Cool in the summer/warm in the winter • Lasted due to climate • Building media for average Joe and pharaoh http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/housing.htm
Architecture of the Ancient Egyptians • Mastabas • Flat-topped one-story rectangular buildings with slanted walls • Burial places of Old Kingdom nobility • Interiors have different layouts, but all have the following structures: • A chapel or offering room with two doors (one fake/one real) • Serdab- a secret cellar that contains the ka statue • A shaft through the mastabas into the earth to the burial chamber http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/students/pyramids/pyramid.htm
Architecture of the Ancient Egyptians • The Stepped Pyramid of Zoser • Third Dynasty • Inspired by mastaba, Sumerian ziggurat, and provided inspiration for the pyramids • Designed by Imhotep • King Zoser’s architect • First artist/architect whose name was recorded for posterity • Originally surrounded by courts, buildings, and a 30 ft. high wall • Six levels over one hundred feet high • Oldest sizable structure in the world http://www.livingtravel.com/mideast/egypt/egypt_3.htm
Architecture of the Ancient Egyptians • The Great Pyramids • Fourth Dynasty • Built by three pharaohs • Cheops • Oldest; thirteen acres; 2.3 million blocks • Chefren • Mycerinus • Most stable geometric form • Aligned with north, south, east, and west • Portions of the base with to the height is eleven to seven • Designed to soar to heavens • Wall paintings show images of king climbing the sides of the pyramids to join the sun god • Triangular shape may represent the su http://blog.lib.umn.edu/muwah005/architecture/
Sculpture of the Ancient Egyptians • Characteristics • Religious/political in purpose • Reflects desire for immortality and belief in the afterlife • Pharaoh’s divinity • Human form depicted as follows: • Sitting on a block • Standing with one foot forward • Sitting crossed-legged on the floor • Kneeling on both knees http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18901/18901-h/18901-h.htm http://www.udmpu.org/category/culture/
Sculpture of the Ancient Egyptians • Mycerinus and Khamerernebty • First double statue • Set a fashion for the pharaoh being embraced by, or supported by, the queen • Weight equally distributed • Not a natural stance • Funerary • Common characteristics: • Frontality • Erect stance with left foot forwards • Arms rigidly against the body • Sense of vigor and dignity http://www.islandmix.com/backchat/f6/what-do-you-know-about-ancient-egyptians-ancient-africans-n-their-civilization-206249/index12.html
Sculpture of the Ancient Egyptians • Relief sculpture and painting • Clarity of story telling was extremely important • More so than naturalistic depiction • Figures are shown predominantly from the side • Eyes and shoulders are shown from the front • Artists worked from memory • Portrays what the mind knows is there http://www.inmagine.com/crbs008/crbs0082000-photo
Exit Slip • Complete the exit slip sheet provided • Label each characteristic on each image by drawing on the picture given