EGYPT OLD KINGDOM

This DVD is the perfect introduction into the Geography, Religion, Culture, Art, Technology, Everyday Lives and Funeral Rites of the Ancient Egyptians.  

The 41 minute programme examines the first of the three great pharaonic eras of Ancient Egypt. The pharaoh became all-powerful, with supreme control over Egypt's politics, religion and military. The River Nile with its annual inundation was the life-blood of Egypt. Religion, with its many gods, goddesses, and cults, was central to the lives of all Egyptians. Their death and burial observances were highly ritualised, and they constructed enormous cemeteries for the pharaohs to ascend into the afterlife. The DVD combined with Paul Latham's extensive teachers' notes is an invaluable resource.

The Old Kingdom has been descibed as "the golden age of achievement and wisdom" Baines & Malek - Atlas of Ancient Egypt.

CHAPTER HEADINGS & KEY LEARNING AREAS

Geographical Setting  -  Political Organisation  -  Social Structure  -  The Economy  -  Religion  Death & Burial  -  Cultural Life  -  Everyday Life  -  Legacy of the Old Kingdom

SUBJECT AREAS:

Ancient History - Ancient Society and Culture - Classical Studies - Society and Environment

STUDY AREAS:

SENIOR: Ancient Society and Culture - People, Place and Time  JUNIOR: A Society and Civilisation of the Past

CLICK TO VIEW PDF OF -  TEACHERS NOTES    SCRIPT

Just press play and view video excerpts.  

 

COST:  $110 + $6 postage and handling

TO ORDER: email philsheppard@optusnet.com.au with a school purchase / order number and the DVD will be sent immediately to your school or college.