Unit 1: Ancient Africa - The Cradle of Civilization
(200,000 B.C. - 476 B.C.)
Unit 1: Class 7: Ancient Kemet (Egypt): Predynastic Period & The Old Kingdom (10,500 B.C. – 2,181 B.C.)
The Whitening Of Ancient Egypt
Slide Show: Ancient Kemet (Egypt): The Old Kingdom – the "Age of Pyramids" (3150 B.C. – 2181 B.C.)
Study Questions
- How do the Hollywood depictions compare to how the Ancient Egyptians portrayed themselves?
- Do these images confirm or dispel your previous conceptions of Ancient Egyptians?
- What role does race and racialization play in popular representations of Ancient Egyptians?
- What political purpose does the racialization of Ancient Egypt serve?