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Good morning, class. I hope you all have done your research on Egypt because we are going to have a seminar today. As said last class, the topic is Egypt. | ¡@ |
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How do we start this seminar? |
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Someone bring up an idea about Egypt and the rest can express their opinions or add to that idea. I will interrupt if I feel you are going off- topic. |
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I read in a book that Egypt is probably the world¡¦s oldest civilization to have emerged from the Nile Valley. | ¡@ |
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To add to that, Egypt should be about 3100 years old, historically. |
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That pretty old. Over this period of 3100 years, a lot has happened to Egypt. |
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| ¡@ | Teacher: | Can anyone elaborate on what has happened during this period? | ¡@ |
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According to my research. Egypt was once under the control of Britain. |
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It was not filling after World II that Egypt acquired full sovereignty. |
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| ¡@ | Teacher: | What¡¦s more, tell us significant ideas about the famous pyramids that were built in Egypt. | ¡@ |
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The pyramids are very famous in Egypt. Tourists from all over the world see one of the Seven Wonders of the World. | ¡@ |
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How are the pyramids being built since the technology wasn¡¦t advanced at the ancient era? | ¡@ |
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Easy, one of their gods said, ¡§let there be pyramids.¡¨ And the pyramids built. |
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Now, be serious. Who can tell me how were the pyramids built? |
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With hundreds of thousands of manpower, along with simple tools of ropes, logs, and wheels, the Egyptians were able to move those heavy blocks of stone. | ¡@ |
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That¡¦s correct. It¡¦s amazing that the Egyptians could complete such a magnificent building. | ¡@ |
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Believe it or not, without the help of machines and
mathematic, the |
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Has anyone ever thought about why the Egyptians built the pyramids? |
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The Egyptians believe in so the pyramids were the place where the reincarnation pharaohs¡¦ bodies are kept and preserved, waiting for their returned to their next life. |
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The pyramids were built to represent the pharaoh¡¦s home; therefore, rooms can be found inside the pyramids. |
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It was also believed that treasures, such as gold, jewelry, scepter, royal crown were buried along with the pharaoh¡¦s tomb. |
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Wait a minute. I thought they call it temples, not pyramids. |
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She brought a good point. The structures we were talking about are called pyramids. Who knows the difference between temples and pyramids? |
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I know, I know. The temple is like the pharaoh¡¦s palace while alive whereas the pyramid is the place where the dead pharaoh¡¦s body is kept. |
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The temple also acts as the center of the city. It is the place where political meetings were held. |
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Sacrifice ceremonies are also held at the temples. |
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Good! That¡¦s about it for today. I hope all of you have taken notes during the seminar because everything we talked today will be on next week¡¦s test! |
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