Egypt's+Egyptians


 * This page is for Isha, Ishrak, and Shane**


 * Isha = Blue **
 * Ishrak = Green **
 * Shane = Orange **


 * Time Period-Middle Kingdom **
 * Pharaoh-(female) Hashesu **
 * Relation(Hatsheput's great grandmother-She was an unknown pharaoh) **
 * Worships-Thoth, god of wisdom **
 * Symbols-Scarab, Flail and Crook, Eye of Horus **


 * I was thinking we could do something like this: **
 * Death Suspicions Doctors think it was caused by a spike in blood pressure due to excitement of winning a war. Servants said she started to go a little crazy and would babble about invisible people threatening to kill her if she didn't give the peasants, slaves, and artisans more money. Died shortly after she went crazy. **
 * Actual cause of death-Suicide due to stress, fear, and craziness **
 * Characteristics-Cheap yet caring **
 * New Wisdom God **


 * Offerings-I have this rubber bread that looks REALLY believable so we could use that as one of them. For another offering we could print out the words __The Book of the Dead__ and underneath it we could have a picture of Anubis or Osiris. **


 * When you say cheap, I would like to be as in not charging that many taxes. I want a good pharaoh because in the Middle Kingdom, people don't seem to respect pharaohs that much. Making a good pharaoh would probably make a tiny dent in the peasants and government officials respect. In the Middle Kingdom they weren't respected as much as the Old Kingdom but I want to make a tiny change during the rule of Hashesu. Other than that, I think all that is a great idea but I'm going to research if pharaohs fought in their wars or not. **


 * Turns out that some did and some didn't. Pharaohs who decided to fight in wars earned the title of Warrior Pharaohs. Cool huh. **


 * What we could do for the creativity thing is get a recording of crying people and play it lightly in the background. **


 * Is one us supposed to really cry into a recorder or are we getting it off somewhere else? **
 * Well, since it would be really hard to cry into a recorder and make it seem believable, I had the best idea. We should get one off of somewhere else! **


 * I finished the eulogy. Give me your input about the eulogy. **
 * I tried to make it seem like a real eulogy. **
 * It might be a bit too long, but that is because I had to explain how Middle Egypt is a civilization **

**Speaking of which, did you get the pic of a heart? Since my printer is out of ink, I'll have to print out The Book of the Dead in homeroom tomorrow.**
 * I was thinking for the presentation, what we could do is use your river mat. We could be holding the sarcophagus and pretend to be travelling to the other side of the Nile by jumping over it. Then we set the sarcophagus down and hand our offerings to you. You could say something like "Here, I have before you, a loaf of bread from this peasant." and then set it down beside the sarcophagus. "Your important internal organs." and then set it down. "The Book of the Dead." and then set it down. **


 * Eulogy: **


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 * Before we begin, I would just like to thank the peasants for building such a marvelous tomb for the queen. When you don't farm, you always put a huge effort into massive building projects for pharaohs like Hashesu. ~Ishrak **


 * Now, let us begin. ~Ishrak **


 * Queen Hashesu was very wise. She was a beautiful woman but cared more for her empire and didn't have time to pursue her interests in hieroglyphics. She was very skilled in thinking of successful war tactics and strategies which was probably a result of her constant worship of the god of knowledge, Thoth. She always led Egypt to victory in wars but in a very quaint manner. She encouraged the use of copper and stone weapons, and fighting on foot. Recently, we fought a minor war and won. Sadly, shortly after the victory, she passed away, taking some of her advance knowledge with her. Her servants told doctors that she has been going a little crazy lately, babbling about invisible people who threatened to kill her unless she pays the poor more for the jobs they do for her. The doctors found a slit in her throat as well, a possible sign of murder or suicide. Doctors say that the pharaoh probably committed suicide because of her craziness due of a spike in blood pressure which could have been caused by the joy of winning the most recent war. Queen Hashesu will be dearly missed by all. ~Ishrak **


 * Queen Hashesu was generous and liked by all. She liked government officials, who were right after her on the social pyramid, because they carried out her laws and orders without questioning her. She liked priests, who follow government officials on the social pyramid, because they had special ceremonies for Thoth and always invited her to them. Hashesu also enjoyed the company of scribes, who are next in the social class. They are literate, and Hashesu loved being in the company of well educated people. Hashesu would also pay the artisans, slaves and peasants if they did a job for her and pay them a little extra if they really satisfied her. ~Ishrak **


 * Since the peasants, slaves and artisans were poor and Hashesu was very generous, they expected more from her and were disappointed when they recieved payment for their work. Hashesu suggested to them that they increase the amount of trading by trading past the Nile Valley to earn more money. This was a brilliant idea. We have been getting back on our feet economically, thanks to Hashesu's ingenious idea. Trade flourished! Sadly, now that she has departed, all of her good ideas to improve the economy have left as well. ~Shane **


 * Her tips have also helped us a lot with food and everybody here today at this gathering should know that. Because of Hashesu, we now know when to grow crops, when to fish, and where to trade for food! She was amazing. Thanks to Hashesu, we have come out of the stage of famine. ~Shane **


 * Hashesu was incredible in so many ways. She created a distinct religious structure. She made Thoth the most significant god. All the other gods could be worshiped but Thoth was the most important. She helped us come together and unite and in such a clever way! Whenever you think of Thoth, Osiris, or Anubis, remember this great pharaoh. ~Isha **


 * I remember how she would go to Thebes in disguise to socialize, shop, or go to religious ceremonies for Thoth. Hashesu was very humble, she never wanted to draw attention to herself. Her efforts were put to waste since her beauty and class put her in such a position ** ** where she would be surrounded by people who wanted her help. **** ~Isha **


 * In her memory, we shall build huge statues of her with gold, create paintings of her that depict her life's story, and teach all of our future scribes about how intelligent, and helpful she was. ~Shane **


 * It is quite unfortunate that this amazing pharaoh died. But, she didn't take all of her knowledge away with her. After her death, we found a huge book on Hashesu's bed. It was filled with a lot of words that cannot be read and words underneath them, like a translation. We believe that these words are ideas to improve our country in every way. We shall use this way of writing now in Hashesu's memory. ~Ishak **


 * Do not cry friends, for Hashesu has left this world and is now living in the afterlife. Don't let her spirit be forgotten. She has done much to help us. Help her and let her spirit live on this world with us forever. Remember her, tell your children about her. Let her memory live on forever. ~Ishrak **


 * Thank you and goodnight. ~Ishrak **


 * Nice Isha. I really liked it. I'll bring in some of the props if I can. I also added a couple other statements that seem to fit in. **
 * Lets hope we get a good grade on this. **
 * If you see Shane, ask him if he can't access the Wikispaces or if it's because he didn't do anything. **
 * Yeah I can't email him and I doubt that he is checking Wikispaces. Could you tell him. After all, you two are like best friends. **


 * Picture for background- **


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 * It is the 20th pic down **
 * And the 13th picture for the things that Hashesu ordered to be built. **


 * Middle Kingdom Facts- **
 * 1) ** The Middle Kingdom started after a 200 year (approximately) confusion when government officials took control of Egypt. The middle Kingdom started after the pharaohs brought peace to the land. **
 * 2) ** The Middle Kingdom lasted from about 2100 BCE - 1786 BCE **
 * 3) ** After death, pharaohs were buried into tombs cut into cliffs instead of pyramids because they weren't as respected as before **
 * 4) ** Began to trade past the Nile Valley **
 * 5) ** Weren't very modern with weaponry(ex. Before Middle Kingdom ended, it was invaded by Hyksos people who rode on chariot and had iron and bronze weapons. The Egyptians fought on foot with copper and stone weapons **
 * 6) ** Pharaoh's were not shown as gods in this time period but as shepherds who watched over the people carefully. **
 * 7) ** The social pyramid (from top to bottom) was pharaohs, government official, priests, scribes, artisans, and peasants (refer to pyramid explanations for in depth understanding). **
 * 8) ** A new form of writing was put into effect **
 * 9) ** Known as the Golden Age of literature and art (for Egypt) **
 * 10) ** Mostly, economy was based on fishing (Nile) and farming (Nile floods caused land to become fertile and good for farming) **
 * 11) ** There was a significant increase in the amount of slaves **
 * 12) ** Paintings were realistic and told stories. When depicting pharaohs in this time period, they made them look eager and more human than previously depicted pharaohs **
 * 13) ** Book of the Dead was very important **
 * 14) ** Afterlife was very important to Egyptians **
 * 15) ** Middle Kingdom united Upper and Lower Egypt **
 * 16) ** Thebes was the urban focus **