Example of Polytheism Blog >EGYPT

For this project Mr. Rothemich had us research and learn about the religious beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians.  The Ancient Egyptians were Polytheists meaning they believed in many gods.  The Egyptians believed that many hundreds even thousands of gods existed.  These gods controlled all aspects of nature, from the rising and the setting of the sun to the annual flood of the Nile River.  

Interesting Fact: Many Egyptian gods and goddesses were depicted with human bodies and animal heads.

A variety of Egyptian gods and goddesses.

According to Egyptian mythology, humans were created from the tears of a god.  Humans as a creation of the gods were put in charge of maintaining balance and order in the universe which the Egyptians called Maat.  It was important that humans do what is right and good in order for Maat to be maintained and for order to triumph over chaos..  

In my research I found the God Osiris particularly interesting.  Osiris was the god of the underworld protector of the dead.  Egyptian religion taught that when a pharaoh died he would become Osiris and rule over his good and loyal subjects that had died before him.

This is an image of Osiris from the tomb of Queen Nefertari.  

Here is where you write your paragraph on the Epic of Gilgamesh answering the following three questions based on what you have learned in Social Studies and ELA 2.

1. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
2. Why is it important?
3. Summarize the story and main theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Sources:

Definition of Polytheism
British Museum Site for Kids
Ancient History Encyclopedia 
Big Myth APP
Image of Osiris

Example of Project # 6 Civilization Blog Post

The definition of civilization that we received in class is ~ a society in an advanced state of social development.  This means a group of people have reached a certain level of advanced development in several different areas that I will discuss below.

Geographic Boundaries

Geographic boundaries limit the size of civilizations as they are hard to cross and they prevent people from easily expanding their culture into another area.  I choose this picture of the Sahara Desert because it has limited the interaction between civilizations and empires in North Africa and Southern Africa.  The Roman Empire did not expand South of this geographic boundary in history and the cultures North and South of the Sahara desert are still quite different to this day.  

Political Institutions

Political institutions are the form or forms of government that civilizations use to organize themselves.  I choose a picture of the Rhode Island State House as it makes me think of government.  The Rhode Island legislature meets here to make laws to govern the State of Rhode Island.

An Economy that Produces Food Surpluses

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Fun Music Video On Civilization

Sources:

Dictionary Definition

Picture of Sahara Desert

Picture of RI State House