Ancient Egyptian Law Modern Revolutions

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):

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