Themes by Topic
Illinois 16 Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations.
16.5.43 Identify the political and cultural characteristics of ancient Egypt, including: the role of the Pharaoh as absolute ruler and head of Egyptian religion, the worship of many gods (polytheism), the building of pyramids as tombs for the afterlife, the importance of mummies in preserving the body for the afterlife, class distinctions of ancient Egypt (e.g., nobles, soldiers, freemen, peasants, and slaves), hieroglyphics as a writing system (deciphered in the 19th century using the Rosetta Stone).
