Ancient Egypt

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/index.html

Explore the different sections of this site on Ancient Egypt. Compare this site to the one we looked at on Mesopotamia in the last chapter (also constructed by the British Museum). What kinds of evidence are used to construct the narratives on the Egypt site? How does that evidence compare to that of the Mesopotamia site? Is it more complete or more credible? Why or why not?
Based on the evidence from the websites and the textbook, how would you compare our knowledge of the religions of Egyptian cultures to our understanding of Mesopotamian religions? As societies began to grow more complex, do you perceive any changes in the types of worship or the place of religion in the respective cultures? If so, how might you explain those changes?

Bantu Culture

http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/mlb/

Read the Introductory chapter to this book on Bantu Myths and Legends. According to this author, what are the common elements of the various Bantu systems of belief regarding the "spirit world"? What does this common ground tell us about the Bantu societies?
Read Chapter III: Legends of the High Gods. What qualities do the Bantu ascribe to their "high gods." How do the people relate to these gods? How does this relationship compare to that of the Egyptians and their gods as explained in the text and on the above website? What do these similarities and differences in the relationships between gods and humans in these cultural myths tell us about these respective societies individually and comparatively?
Read chapters XVII-XIX, which tell about the animal stories in Bantu myths and legends. With what types of characteristics do these stories imbue animals? How do their depictions of animals compare to that of the Egyptians? Once again, do these similarities and contrasts tell us anything about these respective cultures?

Hieroglyphics

What were some of the accomplishments of King Ptolemy according to the Rosetta Stone? How would he be honored for those accomplishments?
According to the anonymous author of Instructions in Letter Writing, what were the advantages of being able to read and write hieroglyphics? How did being a scribe compare to other careers?