Instructions
Malek, Jaromir. “The Old Kingdom (c.2686-2160 BC).” In the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, pages 83-107. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Instructions:
Read the questions carefully. Your responses to the questions should be no more than one-page total. Remember to be clear and concise and support your answers by providing proof by citing specific examples from the reading.
This is to help improve both your assignments and your ability to write, assess, and explain statements by providing evidence. Your ability to read a source and gather relevant information should improve by the end of this course. These reading responses will also help as practice for writing your research paper. This is to help you improve your assignments as well as your ability to write, assess, and explain statements using evidence. By the end of this course, your ability to read a source and gather relevant information should have improved. These reading responses will also aid in the preparation of your research paper.
Questions:
1. What, for us, separates the Early Dynastic from the Old Kingdom? Identify at least two differences and briefly describe their significance.
2. In what ways did the building of funerary complexes support the Egyptian economy?
3. What were the roles/responsibilities/duties of the king in ancient Egyptian society? Extra credit question: Collectively, what are/were these responsibilities called?
4. The importance of the sun-god Ra becomes more prominent in the Old Kingdom Period. What does a sun-temple complex consist of and what is the significance of constructing these sun-temples to both Ra and the Pharaoh?
5. Briefly, in your own words describe the decline of the Old Kingdom.
