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53563633773 |
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Essay |
Writer Level |
Masters |
Style |
APA |
Sources/References |
4 |
Perfect Number of Pages to Order |
5-10 Pages |
Description/Paper Instructions
Ancient Egypt Case Study Essay
Upper and Lower Egypt
What is the geography of the Nile?
What can we see about the Nile Valley?
Nile flows from the south, to the north
Upper Egypt is in the South, Lower Egypt is in the North
Nile and its banks
Gifts of the Nile
� Location
� Annual flooding � Reliable � Irrigation � Restores nutrients
� Security
Egyptian Dynasties
� King Narmer (Menes) � Conquer Lower Egypt � 3100 BCE First Dynasty
� 3000 years of dynasties!
� Horus: symbol of unity � Son of Osiris and Isis
Hieroglyphs
� Hieroglyphs predated the unification 3200 BCE
� Uses: � predict harvest (astronomy) � tax peasantry (economy) � record names and deeds of kings (history, politics, religion)
� In tombs, temples, statues
� On papyrus and leather scrolls
� Ostraca
Kom Ombo: Horace and Sobek
Crocodile mummy
Government
� Pharaoh: � Divine � Responsible for Nile flooding
� Centralized: � Large educated civil service � Scribes and tax collectors
� Peasants � Tax � Communal projects
Trade
� Gold, Nubia
� Ebony, ivory, ostrich feathers
� Imported Lebanese cedar (timber), spices, incense, precious stones from Asia
Security
� 1670 BCE needed standing army
� Hyskos � bronze weapons � chariots
� 1570 BCE drove out Hyskos, unified lower Egypt again
Religion and art
� Art and architecture related to religion
� Re = sun god
� Amun = wind god
� Middle kingdom combined : Amun-Re
� Tomb maintenance essential for well-being
Pyramids
� Old Kingdom, 3rd-4th dynasties
� Near capital Memphis
� Required: � Control of labor � Bureaucracy � Engineering and mathematics
� Workers village: well cared for workforce
� Association with Ra, sun god
Khufu’s pyramid 2550 BCE
Tutankhamun’s tomb
� In valley of the kings (Thebes) near Luxor
� 18th Dynasty
� Why do we know about Tutankhamun?
Women
� Legally free
� Evidence: � Art � Court documents
� Women right to inherit, buy and sell property, make legal contracts, borrow and lend, initiate a court case
� fiction
� Sexually free
Functional Art
� Commissioned: temples or tombs
� Artists as craftsmen, follow convention � Stylized, ideal of beauty � Colors:
� Black: fertile soil, regeneration � Green: dead, new life in death
� Women � Thinner � Lighter skin (less time outside)
Skin Color: All Races
All Races, Black Queen
Gendered Ideal of Beauty
� Men: fat, shows wealth
� fat = power
� Women svelt � Exception: Queen of Punt
Women rulers
� Queen Meryt Neith (1st Dynasty)
� Queen Nitocris (6th Dynasty)
� Queen Sobeknofru (12th Dynasty)
� Queen Hatchepsut (18th Dynasty)
� Queen Nefertiti (18th Dynasty)
� Queen Twosret (19th Dynasty)
Queen Meryt Neith (1st Dynasty)
� Not in king lists � No Horus � Had funeral stela � Had two tombs � Had solar boat � Originally thought man: king � Realized woman, reclassified
Queen Nitocris
(6th Dynasty)
� Herodotus and Manetho wrote about her
� Turin Canon
� No monument or tomb
� Stories: � Beautiful � Husband-brother Metasouphis II was murdered,
banquet suspects, killed self
Queen Sobeknofru (12th Dynasty)
� Turin Canon
Queen Twosret (19th Dynasty)
� Tomb and funerary temple
� wiped her name and image off the walls
Queen Hatchepsut
(18th Dynasty)
� Tombs � For consort � For pharaoh
� Suckled by Hathor: proof of divine nature � Daughter of Amun
� Tomb art destroyed after death
� Represented with beard, symbolically male
Hatchepsut’s tomb
Hatchepsut suckled by Hathor
Hatchepsut destruction
Queen Nefertiti (18th Dynasty)
� Clothing style change
� King Akhenaten portrayed as more feminine
� Nefertiti: appears as co-regent � active role in proceedings � wearing monarch’s blue crown � doing job of king
� Nefertiti disappears � co-ruler Prince Smenkhare?
Nefertiti
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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