The document discusses ancient Egyptian law and how modern events have impacted the study of ancient Egyptian history. It provides sources for students to analyze, including the "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" and the video "Sons of Luxor," and poses three questions for students to answer about Egyptian society, comparisons to other legal systems, and how modern conflicts have affected archaeological work. Students are instructed to cite evidence from the sources in their 400-word response to one of the questions.
The document discusses ancient Egyptian law and how modern events have impacted the study of ancient Egyptian history. It provides sources for students to analyze, including the "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" and the video "Sons of Luxor," and poses three questions for students to answer about Egyptian society, comparisons to other legal systems, and how modern conflicts have affected archaeological work. Students are instructed to cite evidence from the sources in their 400-word response to one of the questions.
The document discusses ancient Egyptian law and how modern events have impacted the study of ancient Egyptian history. It provides sources for students to analyze, including the "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" and the video "Sons of Luxor," and poses three questions for students to answer about Egyptian society, comparisons to other legal systems, and how modern conflicts have affected archaeological work. Students are instructed to cite evidence from the sources in their 400-word response to one of the questions.
The document discusses ancient Egyptian law and how modern events have impacted the study of ancient Egyptian history. It provides sources for students to analyze, including the "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" and the video "Sons of Luxor," and poses three questions for students to answer about Egyptian society, comparisons to other legal systems, and how modern conflicts have affected archaeological work. Students are instructed to cite evidence from the sources in their 400-word response to one of the questions.
Read the sources listed in the reference list below and posted for you on our course page. It is critical that you develop your responses to the questions below out of your analysis of these sources. You are not to just give an opinion but are to develop supported responses to the questions citing evidence from the sources you are given for the week. You will be graded on how you annotate1 these written sources and take notes on these sources-these will be submitted to the drop box along with your polished question submission. See Rubric below for how you are graded on this assignment. Questions: 1. As a primary source the "Tale of the Eloquent Peasant" educates modern people about ancient Egyptian society. What did you learn about Egyptian society from this source? Does the primary source indicate that they were a complex society during this time? How?
2. There are no detailed lists of legal decisions in ancient Egypt, like Hammurabi’s Code of Law from Mesopotamia, instead the Egyptians used stories like this one about the peasant from Wadi Natrum. Is Ma’at and the pharaoh’s justice all that different from Hammurabi’s? Explain your answer and reference the Code as needed.
3. In Egypt’s case, how have modern wars/revolutions affected the ancient history? How does the “Sons of Luxor” video fit into this discussion? Did anything stick out to you in this video? What role should foreigners (scholars, archaeologists, tourists, politicians, bureaucrats, etc.) in these situations? Explain and support. Note: The suggested sources for this week are relevant to this question if you choose to use them.
1Sources will be checked for your highlighting, notes, and underling as part of your grade. Digital source annotations can be done on various programs. For one example, see: Adobe Acrobat Reader | Add Comments and Highlight Text and Images to PDF Documents
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Reference List
Langin-Hooper, Stephanie M. 2010. "Code of Hammurabi." In Milestone Documents in
World History Exploring the Primary Sources that Shaped the World, by Brian Bonhomme, 15-31. Dallas: Schlager Group Inc.
Marchant, Jo. 2011. "Spring Come's to Egypt." Nature, November: 464-467.
2016. The Sons of Luxor: Unearthing Egypt’s past for a brighter future. Produced by USAID. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=UwS3ScQXfds&feature =emb_logo.
Tobin, Vincent A. 2003. "The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant." In The Literature of Ancient Egypt , by William Kelly Simpson, 25-44. New Haven : Yale UP. Suggested Sources for the week that relate to this discussion topic:
2016. Egypt's Treasure Guardians. Directed by Ben Allen and Tom Jenner. Produced by Darlow Smithson Productions.
2013. The Square (Meydan). Directed by Jehane Noujaim. Produced by Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim.
Film Parenthetical In-Text: (Director last name Year , timestamp).
Drop Box Discussion Submission:
Along with your source annotations, notes, and evidence for preparing responses to all the questions, you will be asked to submit a polished university level response for ONE of the questions. A polished university level responses means proper grammar, professional language, using complete sentences and not bullet points, and of course, using the appropriate course sources and citing your information using Chicago Manual Style parenthetical in-text citations.2 A References/Reference List is not to be included— ONLY in-text parenthetical citations. Additional formatting for this document includes single spacing, Times New Roman or Calibri size 12 or 14, with your name, date, and class in the upper left corner. Question response(s) should be a minimum of 400 words. The document must be submitted as a PDF or docx and ATTACHED to the drop box NOT shared, failure to do so may result in a “0” grade. See Full Grading Rubric below and on Drop Box.
2 See the Chicago Manual Sheet for Students that has been posted on our online course.
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Grading Rubric
Evidence of Annotation/Notes on Sources
(0-3 pts) Evidence of Preparing Responses to all the Questions (0-2 pts) Submission: Addressment of Question (0-5pts) Be sure that you have cited examples and support from the Writing Assignment sources provided for this week. The questions are about the sources so you must use them to address. All parts of the question should be addressed. Your response should not be less than 400 words. Submission: Formatting of Response (0-2pts) Single spaced in Times New Roman or Calibri Font, size 12 or 14. Put your name, date and class in the upper left corner. Document must be submitted as a PDF or docx and ATTACHED to the drop box NOT shared. Submission: Use of Proper Parenthetical In-Text Citations (0-3pts) Chicago Manual Style parenthetical in-text citations are to be used (min. 5). No Reference List as you are only to use the Writing Assignment sources for the week or the textbook reading for that week. NO Lectures. Total (15 pts):
(Routledge Explorations in Economic History) Helen Paul - The South Sea Bubble - An Economic History of Its Origins and Consequences (2010, Routledge) PDF
