Engineering+Egypt


 * 1) catastrophic
 * 2) coalition
 * 3) divine
 * 4) empire
 * 5) façade
 * 6) inconceivable
 * 7) obelisk
 * 8) subterranean
 * 9) symmetrical
 * 10) unprecedented

=**discussion questions**=

1. What role do you think the Nile River played in Egypt’s prosperity? Do you think ancient Egypt could have become a majestic civilization without the Nile? It was one of the main sources of transportation. I don't think that ancient Egypt could have been a majestic civilization without the Niles because it was a main source of transportation food, and water.

2. What were some of the ways Egyptians harnessed the power of the Nile? What was the primary route of transportation they developed, and what were the techniques ancient Egyptians used to develop them?

3.How would you describe the power structure of ancient Egypt? What does it mean to describe Egyptian kings and queens as “divine”? What powers did they believe this enabled them?

4. What were some examples of the challenges laborers faced in constructing Egypt’s monuments? What do you think motivated them?

5. This documentary reveals the ways many Egyptian engineering feats were marked by failure initially. Gives one examples of mistakes or failures engineers and workers encountered and the solutions they developed. What if the Egyptians had simply abandoned these tasks?

6. Why were pharaohs’ tombs so significant in ancient Egypt? What were some of the hall marks and notable characteristics of Egyptian tombs?

7. Why was the reign of Queen Hatshepsut important among the long line of Egyptian leaders? What were some of the key innovations that resulted from herreign?

8. What are some of the connections between Egyptian engineering and the expansion of its empire?

9. By building such grand monuments, what messages do you think the Egyptians wanted to send to their enemies, to their gods, and to the generations that followed them? Could some monuments achieve allof these goals at the same time? Discuss.

10. Why are Egyptian obelisks considered one of the most amazing architectural feats ever achieved? Do you think they could beconstructed today?

Order of pyramids built on ancient egypt: Step Pyramid collapse pyramid bent pyramid red pyramid great pyramid