Pharaoh Senusret I: Patron of the Arts in Ancient Egypt

Pharaoh Senusret I, a powerful leader during the Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt, unified the country and promoted art, literature, and architecture. His reign saw the flourishing of jewelry-making, iconic literature like "The Story of Sinuhe," and the construction of religious monuments such as the White Chapel. Despite few surviving monuments, Senusret's legacy as a unifier and patron of the arts endures. A poem celebrating his accomplishments and mysteries reflects on his lasting impact.

• Ancient Egypt
• Pharaoh Senusret I
• Middle Kingdom
• Art and Architecture
• Literature

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1. MAIN IDEA AND IMPORTANT FACTS AND WRITING AN IMPORTANT POEM APRIL 14, 2020

2. SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 8 SECTION 8.4 PHARAOH SENUSRET I: PATRON OF THE ARTS Main Idea: Senusret was a strong leader who unified Ancient Egypt in many ways during his reign. . Pharaoh Senusret I: Patron of the Arts The pharaoh Senusret I (SEHN-oos-ret) ruled from about 1971 to 1926 B.C.E., during the Middle Kingdom. He was a strong leader who ruled a stable, unified Egypt. Art, literature, and architecture flourished during his reign. Notes: Ruled during Middle Kingdom The arts thrived under Senusret's rule. The pharaoh controlled mines filled with gold, copper, and gems such as purple amethyst. Artisans fashioned these materials into beautiful pieces of jewelry. Bracelets and necklaces were often highly detailed. They were also decorated with stones like turquoise. Arts thrived under Senusret Controlled mines filled with valuables Artisans made jewelry out of these valuables Some of the greatest works in Egyptian literature were written during Senusret's reign. The Story of Sinuhe tells of a young official named Sinuhe who overhears a plot to kill the pharaoh. Fearing for his own life, Sinuhe flees Egypt. He thrives in his new land, but he grows very homesick. When a new pharaoh calls him home, Sinuhe returns joyfully to Egypt. Jewelry was highly detailed Great literature was written under his reign Example: The Story of Sinuhe Senusret's greatest accomplishments were in religious architecture. He had many temples, shrines, and religious monuments built and improved. Greatest accomplishments were religious architecture Temples, shrines, monuments Perhaps Senusret's finest architectural achievement was the White Chapel. (A chapel is a small temple.) It was made of alabaster, a hard white stone. Some historians think that the chapel was originally covered in a thin layer of gold. White Chapel Made of alabaster Originally covered in gold Beautiful artwork decorated the chapel's pillars. Carved scenes showed the pharaoh with various gods. Birds, animals, and Egyptian symbols were also depicted. Artwork decorated the chapel s pillars Senusret wanted to be remembered for his monuments Senusret wanted his memory to live on through his monuments. But few of his buildings survived the passage of time. A later pharaoh took the White Chapel apart and used the pieces in a monument of his own. Archaeologists later discovered the pieces and reconstructed the White Chapel. Few of his buildings lasted Later pharaoh s took apart and rebuilt some of his monuments

3. WRITING AN IMPORTANT POEM MYSTERY SENUSRET The most important thing about Senusret is that he unified Ancient Egypt The most important thing about a mystery is you can solve it He made arts like jewelry making thrive under his rule It s true mysteries have lots of clues He had great literature under his reign It has suspects and sleuths He had religious accomplishments It makes you confused He wanted to be remembered for the monuments he built It makes you have more experience on solving cases But the most important thing about Senusret is that he unified Ancient Egypt But the most important thing about a mystery is you can solve it

4. DIRECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY Go to the Reading section of your class OneNote Find the article to the article titled Where did King Tut Get His Eyebrows? . Read the article and record the Main idea on your OneNote page Take Notes on the OneNote page (use the example I created) Then use those notes to write an important poem about Where did King Tut Get His Eyebrows . Use the mentor about mysteries and the poem about Senusret. The Reading part of this lesson is the Main Idea and Notes. The writing part of the lesson is the poem you will write. This work is mandatory and must be submitted for a grade. If you do this on OneNote that counts as submitting work because I will be able to see it there. I should see the notes and the poem. They can both be in the reading folder. You can also do all of this on a Word document, save to your One Drive and share it with your teacher. You could also take a picture of the document and e-mail it as an attachment to your teacher.