Benchmark#5:AnsweringYourResearchQuestions

DueDate:May13,2016

Directions:
UsingyourresearchandCornellNotes,use
thebest
informationyoufoundfrom
yoursourcestoansweryourresearchquestions.Followthestepsbelow:

1) CopyandpastethesourcesyouusedforyournotesintotheSourceboxandnumber
eachsource
2) Takethequestionsyouusedduringyourresearchandpasteonequestionintoeachrow
onthelefthandside
3) Answerthequestionsontherighthandsideofthetable(providesourcenumbersfor
whereyoufoundyouranswers)
4) Figureoutwhatyouandyourgroupstillneedstolearnandresearchmoreaboutand
whatnewquestionsyouhave.

Mr.RutherfordsExample:

Sources
1)
http://education.nationalgeographic.org/activity/technologyandcontrolancientrom
e/
2)
http://rome.mrdonn.org/achievements.html
3)
http://rome.mrdonn.org/romanroads.html
4)
http://www.knowtheromans.co.uk/Categories/SubCatagories/Inventions/
5)
http://www.history.com/news/historylists/10innovationsthatbuiltancientrome
6)
http://www.historyforkids.net/romanscience.html
7)
http://www.scientiareview.org/pdfs/258.pdf
8)
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_engineering.php
9)
http://www.ngkids.co.uk/history/10factsabouttheancientRomans
10)
http://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/ancientrome/

QuestionsandAnswers:
1) What
inventions/innovations
didtheancientRomans
create?

TheRomansinventedandinnovatedaqueducts,roads,arches,
amphitheatersandconcrete.(Sources1,3,5)TheRomansalso
inventedandinnovatedsewersystemsandtheJulianCalendar
(Sources2,4)

Whatdoyoustillneedtolearnmoreabout?
Questionyoustillhave:

Informationyoustillneedtolearn

HowweretheRomaninventionsbuilt?
WhatmaterialsdidtheRomansusetobuildthese
inventions

Istillneedtolearnmoreabouthowthese
inventionsworkedandwhattheywereusedfor.
Ialsoneedtofindoutthecausesofbuildingthese
inventionsandinnovationsandtheeffectsthese
innovationshadonRomans
.

YourWork

Sources
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

http://australianmuseum.net.au/preparationfordeathinancientegypt

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/building/
http://www.ancientegyptonline.com/ancientegyptianfood.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egyptian_pyramids.php
http://www.ancientegyptonline.com/ancientegypttechnology.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/inventions_and_technology.php
http://www.historyforkids.net/egyptianpottery.html
http://www.historyembalmed.org/ancientegyptians/
egyptianfurniture.htm
8. http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/trade/travel.htm
9. http://www.wisegeek.org/whatweretheegyptianpyramidsusedfor.htm
10. http://www.historyembalmed.org/ancientegypt/egyptianstatues.htm

QuestionsandAnswers:
Questions

Answers(Source#)

WhydidEgyptianspreparefor
death,whatdidtheybelieve
happenedafterdeath?

Egyptianspreparedfordeathbecausetheybelievedthattheafterlife
wasnotassuredsotheyhadtomakedealsinordertogoonajourneyto
theunderworldtofacetheirfinaljudgementandbelievedthatwhen
someonediestheyarepassingtothenextworldtojoinosiris(thelore
ofthenextworld).ItwasbelievedbyEgyptiansthatafteryouwoulddie,
yourspiritualbodywillcontinuetobeinexistence.(Source#1)

WhatdidtheyEgyptianshavefor
furnitureandwhatwaspotery
usedfor?

Beds,stools,chairs,tables,chestswerefurnituretheEgyptianshadand
usedpotterytostoregrains,fooditems,andtoholdwater(source7and
8).Chairsweremadeoutofplaitedcordwithwoodenframesusually
withouthands.Furnitureandpotterywereimportanttothembecauseit
madetheirliveeasierandbetter.Forinstance,tableswereusedtoeat
onanditmadetheirliveseasierbecausethentheywouldn'thavetoeat
onthegroundanymore.

Whatandwhyweretheinventions
madebytheEgyptians?

Someoftheinventionstheymadewerehieroglyphics,papyrussheets,
medicine,shipbuilding,mathematics,makeupandtoothpaste.They
madetheseinventionstomaketheirliveseasierandbetter.For
instance,theEgyptiansneededawaytowrite,tokeeptrackofrecords,
andtocontroltheirlargeempiresotheyinventedhieroglyphics(source
5and6).

WhatcausedtheEgyptiansto
buildpyramidsandhowdidthe
Egyptianseverusethepyramids
tohelpthemsurviveorthrive?

Theybelievedthatpharaohs
neededcertainthingstosucceedinthe
afterlifeastheirreligion.Theyusedpyramids
toprotectspecialand
importanttombsthatweremeantfortheirking(pharaoh).
(source)4

WhywereEgyptianbeliefs
involvedwiththecreationof
buildings,howdidEgyptianseven
constructbuildings?

Constructingabuildingcanbeveryhardandstressfulsothebeginning
ofthebuildingisanoccasiontoaskthegodsfortheirgoodwill.
Egyptiansconstructedbuildingsbymixingmudwithstraw,thenthey
wouldputthemintoabrickformandwouldleavethemoutinthesunto
brakeanddry.AfteracoupleofyearsthehutsEgyptiansmadestarted
tocrumblesothewealthyhadenoughmoneytorebuildthehousesbut
thistimethebricksweremadeoutofstone.

WhydidtheEgyptianstraveland
howdidtheyfindtheirwaywhen
traveling?

Egyptianswouldtravelformanyreasons,economic,political,
administrative,military,orpersonalreasons.Forinstance,totrade.
Travellerswouldoftengainhospitalityofthelocalpopulationandwould
givehospitalityifitwasnotastranger(source9).

Whywerepyramidsbuiltinthe
shapetheyareandwhatwasthe
connectionwiththeafterlifeand
pyramids?

Egyptiansbelievedthatthepharaohwouldgotoheavenonthesuns
rays,andtheyweresymbolizedbytheshapeofthepyramid.Itwas
believedthatpharaohswouldneedtheirbelongings,aswellasslaves
fortheafterlifeandweretombsfortheirpharaohs(source10).

Whyandhowdidtheymake
statues?

Manystatueswerebelievedalivingfeelingofthegods.First,the
sculptortoolsmadeofcopperandwithtimebronzeandiron.Then,they
paintedthemwithevercoloritwascompatiblewith.

ADDMOREROWSFORQUESTIONSIFYOUNEEDTO.

Whatdoyoustillneedtolearnmoreabout?
Questionsyoustillhave:

WhatweaponsdidtheEgyptianshave?
Howmanypyramidsarethere?
WhattypeofdecorationsdidtheEgyptians
have?
Howwerepyramidsbuilt?
Whywerepharaohsmummifiedandneed
tobereadyforafterlife?

Informationyoustillneedtolearn

Weneedsomeinformationaboutwhattheyusedtofight
tohelpusdesignthehotellobbybasedonthrivingand
surviving.
WeneedtoknowmoreabouthowtheEgyptiansbuilt
pyramids.
WestillneedtoknowmoreaboutthelanguageEgyptians
used.

WhatweaponsdidtheEgyptianshave?

Bowandarrow,
spears,axes,andshortswords.

Howmanypyramidsarethere?

118and138asthenumberofidentifiedEgyptian
pyramids.

Howwerepyramidsbuilt?

Theycutupblocksusingtoolsmadeoutofstone,wood,
andbronzetofiteachotherperfectlyandmovedthemup
thepyramidonrampsandusedmorethan2million
blocksofstonethateachweighedatleast2.5tons.
Theydiggedmassivetrenchesbysmashingarockonto
thegraniteoverandoveragain.Theyusedleversto
moveheavyblocksandsmoothroadstomakeiteasier
forthemtodragorrolltheblocks.Theyalsoused
wedgestosplitopenblocks.

Whywereonlyafewpeoplemummifiedlikepharaohsand Beforetheydecidetomummifythepersonhastoface
neededtobereadyforafterlife?
the42divinejudgesandtheyweighedhe/shesheart
becauseitwasbelievedthateverythingbadandgoodthe
personhaddone,itwoulddependontheweightofthe
heart.