Group+Eight

1. Our Topics (Geography): COMPLETED  Lily Hahn - Geography, White Nile, Blue Nile Lily Yang - Red and Black Land, Aswan Dam Kevin Jang - Geography, Upper and Lower Egypt Kelly Chen - King Narmer, Nubia Justin Traub - Cataracts, Lotus  2. Our Topics (History): COMPLETED  Kevin Jang - Why would Akhenaten’s beliefs about the Sun God Ra create such a stir in Ancient Egypt? Lily Yang - Why was Ramses called “The Great”? Lily Yang - What was unusual about Hatshepsut? Lily Hahn - If Tutankhamun was not an important pharaoh, why is he remembered? (Is the mummy’s curse real?) Lily Hahn - Who built the pyramids and why? Kevin Jang - How do they (the pyramids) differ from an obelisk? (This is related to LilyH.’s question right above) Kelly Chen - What is the Valley of the Kings?   3. ---Our Topics (Economics): COMPLETED  Justin Traub – What types of transportation were used in Ancient Egypt, and how did transportation affect trade? Kelly Chen – What did Ancient Egyptians produce and what did they purchase from other countries? The 5 Essential Questions: COMPLETED 1. What are the 5 major man-made monuments of land features in Egypt? - Lily Hahn 2. What are the 5 inventions of Egypt impact? - Kevin 3. Who are the 5 most famous Pharaohs? - Lily Yang 4. What are the 5 different cultural practices? - Religion, burial practices...Etc... - Kelly Chen 5. In what type of homes did Ancient Egyptians live? What types of jobs did they have? What did they eat and wear? - Justin Traub Did we do the time line yet? --- **GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS**   Lily Hahn: -- Nile River <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1) Q.: Why was the Nile River important to life in Ancient Egypt? (Choose) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A. Major water source <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">B. Necessary for flooding; farms <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">C. Source of immigration during the hot arid season <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">D. Religious Purposes <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">E. It’s the greatest Ancient Egypt civilization. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">F. All of the above <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2) Q.: What are the White Nile and Blue Nile? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">3) Q.: The Nile River is (blank) Kilometers long. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: 6,695 KM. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #00ff64; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Q.: What are the 5 major man-made monuments of land features? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1. Sphinx 2. Valley of the Kings 3. Pyramids 4. Tutankhamun's Death Mask 5. Statues <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #4ed254; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> 1.) Q.: If Tutankhamun was not an important pharaoh, why is he remembered? (Is the mummy’s curse is real?) A.: Even though Tutankhamun was not an important pharaoh, he is rememered because his tomb was never robbed, and he was the youngest pharaoh to rule the ancient Egypt, yet earliest to die, and he was really smart and intelligen. Nobody knows if the mummy's curse is/was real, but it's just people's supersition. 2.) Q: Who built the pyramids and why? A.: Khufu's architects built the pyramids, and they built the pyramids as tombs or burial places for the pharaohs, kings and queens. Because they believed in afterlife, it was really important to protect their bodies from other people. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #ff00f9; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">**GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="COLOR: #1f1919; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Kevin Jang: -- The Upper and Lower Egypt
 * HISTORY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

3)Q.: Where did the Ancient Egyptian civilization develope in?
==== A.: It developed in the delta and the valley regions of the Nile River. Protected by deserts on both sides. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ==== ====<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #4ed254; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">**HISTORY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ====

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1.) Q.: Why would Akhenaten’s beliefs about the Sun God Ra create such a stir in Ancient Egypt?
====<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> A.: Because it was said that Ra was the first god to create the world and the ancient civilization. Also, it was Ra, Egyptians believed, that created other gods of Egypt. ==== ====<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 2.) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Q.: How do they (the pyramids) differ from an obelisk? (This is related to LilyH.’s question right above)  ==== ====<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> A.: Obelisks are made out of stone and is a place to write down the pharophs name and the achivements of him/her. Whereas pyramids and obelisks do look alike it is used as tombs and keep the body and treasures of the dead pharohs or rulers.  ==== ====<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #00ff64; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS**    ==== <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Q.: What are the 5 inventions of Egypt impact? 1. 365 year calender and leap year 2. Paper 3. Hieroglyphics, early system of writing 4. First Ox-Drawn plows 5. Sails <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #ff00f9; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">**GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Lily Yang: -- Black and Red Land <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1.) Q: Why was the black land called the "Black" land? <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A: The black land was a fertile soil. All crops were planted on the black land. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2.) Q: why was the red called the “red” land? <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A: The red land was a desert but provided a lot of semi precious stones. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">3.) Q: What is the difference between the red and the black land? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A: The red land was a desert and it was dry so crops could not be taken place. But however, the red lad did provide semi precious stones. And on the opposite side, the black land was fertile and crops could be grown and farming could take place. so therefore, the red land and the black have totally opposite uses. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">4.) Q: why did the egyptians seperate the land to red and black? A: so people would not get confused 5.)Q: what did th red land do and why is it significant? A:These deserts separated ancient Egypt from neighboring countries and other armies on both sides. 6.)Q:Why was the land colors red and black? A:These colours reflect the fact that the desert sands have a reddish color and the land around the Nile turned black when the annual flood waters receded. 7.) Q: why did the Egyptians buil the aswan dam and what was it used for? A: the aswan dam was created to stop the the flooding of the Nile. therefore, the aswan dam was build at the edge of the the Nile. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #00ff64; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS** Q.: What are the 5 most important pharohs? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1. Hatshepsut (1473 - 1458 BC) 2. Thutmose III (1479 - 1425 BC) 3. Tutankhamen (1336 - 1327 BC) 4. Ramesses II (1279 - 1213 BC) 5. Akhenaten ( 18th dynasty) has an odd apearance like alien <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #4ed254; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">**HISTORY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">1.) Q.: Why was Ramses called “The Great”? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> A.: Ramses the Great, also known as Ramses II, ruled ancient Egypt for about 66 years. During his rule, the egyptian empire was really wealthy. As a military leader Ramses the Great brought peace to Egypt. As a political and religious leader, he built grand temples and government buildings. For future pharaohs, or kings, of Egypt, he set an example of greatness by which others would be measured. 2.) Q.: What was unusual about Hatshepsut? A.: Hatshepsut was a female that was maried to tutomoses II. they had a son called tutomoses III. but then when tutomoses III came to the throne, Hatshepsut said that he was too young so she wore the pharohs uniform as a pharoh would exept that she was a female. Hatchepsut ruled for about 15 years. After she died, Tutomoses III was so jealouse of her that he erased her name off of all the temples. Hatshepsut is very special because she is the only female ruler that is actually an egyptian. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #ff00f9; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">**GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Kelly Chen: -- King Narmer + Nubia <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1.) Q.: When did King Narmer rule Egypt? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A: He ruled in the 31st century B.C. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2.) Q.: What is/are the greatest accomplishments King Narmer do? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: He unified the Upper and Lower Egypt together. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">3.) Q.: Who is King Narmer? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: The first pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">4.) Q.: King Narmer died in (blank) B.C. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: 3120. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">5.) Q.: What events happened in Nubia? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: The great pharaoh named Ramesses, the second declare with Nubia because they threat Egypt's borders and for their treasure. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">7.) Q. Where is Nubia? A.: Nubia is located in the South of Egypt. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #00ff64; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS** 6.) Q.: What are the 5 different cultural practices? - Religion, burial practice, etc. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1. Attitudes 2. Medicine 3. Trade routes 4. Painting 5. Writing <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #4ed254; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">**HISTORY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 1.) Q.: What is the Valley of the Kings? A.: The Valley of the Kings is a place in the Upper Egypt that contains many tombs of pharaohs from the New World. 2.) Q.: What did Ancient Egyptians produce and what did they purchase from other countries? A.: They produced bread for food and medicine to heal and it is close to religion. They purchased treasuresy and food. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #ff00f9; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> -   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #ff00f9; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #ff00f9; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">**GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Justin Traub <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> -- Lotus + Cateracts <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1.) Q.: What is a lotus? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">A <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> lotus is a type of aquatic plant in the water lily family and most parts of the lotus is edible. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2.) Q. Why is lotus special to Egyptians? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> When a giant lotus flower opened at the beginning to the world, the sun god stepped out. The egyptians believed that the lotus flower created the sun god. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #00ff64; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #9900ff; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">**ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Q.: In what type of homes did most Ancient Egyptians live in? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: Most Ancient Egyptians lived in Mud Brick homes. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Q.: What types of jobs did they have back then? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: Mummification, Baker, Scribe, Preist, and many more. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Q.: What did they eat? <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">A.: The egyptians ate bread, soup, porridge, beer, dates and melons. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; COLOR: #4ed254; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">**HISTORY QUESTIONS** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">1.) Q.: What types of transportation were used in Ancient Egypt, and how did transportation affect trade? A.: The main means of transportation were boats and camels. The boats helped the Egyptians carry items across the Nile, and the camels ferried people from one place to another, but the boats were more affective.