This history began about 3,000 BCE with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom ruled by a divine hereditary monarch known as the Pharaoh. The Pharaohs were aided by an elaborate bureaucracy that included priests, administrators, and scribes. This government was able to undertake elaborate public works projects like the construction of Pyramids that served as tombs for the Pharaoh. Historians divide Egyptian History into the Old Kingdom (c. 2649 to 2150 BCE), the First Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom (c. 2030-1640 BCE), the Second Intermediate Period, and the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070). Social

Political

Interactions with the Environment

Cultural

Economic

According to the elements of style, which sentence is written in active voice?

Take a look at this dictionary entry. contest con • test (n.) kon-test [from anglo-french or latin] 1. a competition between rivals for a prize 2. a struggle for victory 3. a dispute; controversy (v.) kuhn-test 4. to fight for in a battle 5. to call into question

Read michelle’s claim statement for a literary analysis essay about a nonfiction text. in his autobiography up from slavery, booker t. washington shows how the different settings, or places he lived, affected his life, work ethic, and beliefs. which quote from the text can she use as evidence to support her claim? a. “the early years of my life, which were spent in the little cabin, were not very different from those of thousands of other slaves.” b. “after some hours had passed, the head teacher said to me: ‘the adjoining recitation-room needs sweeping. take the broom and sweep it.’” c. “during my last year at hampton every minute of my time that was not occupied with my duties as janitor was devoted to hard study.” d. “after the coming of freedom there were two points upon which practically all the people on our place were agreed… that they must change their names, and that they must leave the old plantation for at least a few days or weeks in order that they might really feel sure that they were free.”