Analyze ancient Egypt across Old (c. 2686-2181 BCE), Middle (c. 2055-1650 BCE), and New (c. 1550-1069 BCE) Kingdoms — pyramids and pharaohs, Egyptian religion (Ma'at, afterlife, the Book of the Dead), daily life across classes, AND ancient Egypt's African identity per Cheikh Anta Diop and mainstream Egyptology consensus per Salima Ikram
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~7 min hist.g6.f.ex_12

Source Analysis

MG-7 Interactive Physical / non-image

Ancient-World 6-Question Source Card — 8.5x11 laminated tool with 6 questions: (1) WHO made this source and WHEN? (sourcing); (2) WHAT was happening in this civilization at the time? (contextualization); (3) DOES this source agree or disagree with other sources from the same civilization or other civilizations? (corroboration); (4) WHAT does this source actually SAY (close reading); (5) WHO are the LIVING DESCENDANTS of this civilization today, and what do they say about this source? (NMAI-inspired 5th move); (6) WHO TRANSLATED this source from its ancient language? WHOSE INTERPRETATION are we reading? WHAT IS LIKELY MISSING from the source-record entirely (silences)? (World History Association-inspired 6th move). Scaffolded short-form for Lessons 3-7; full form for Lessons 11-21. Style: educator-tool, durable laminated card.

Prompt

Apply MG-7 Source Card FULL 6 questions to Book of the Dead Spell 125 (the Negative Confession, c. 1550 BCE, Faulkner 1972 translation). For each of the 6 questions, write 1-2 sentences.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric scored 6 question source card
rubric
Full MG-7 Source Card rubric: 3 stars all 6 questions substantively answered; 2 stars 5 answered; 1 star 4 answered; 0 star <4.
Hints
  1. WHO/WHEN: anonymous Egyptian scribes c. 1550 BCE.
  2. 5th move: modern Egyptians + Coptic Christians as living descendants.
  3. 6th move: Faulkner translation choices + Egyptian religious continuity in Coptic.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Forgetting the 5th move (LIVING DESCENDANTS)
  • Forgetting the 6th move (TRANSLATION + SILENCES)
Used in lessons