Question

What text features does the author of “Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt” use to help readers better understand pyramids? Describe how each text feature provides additional information about pyramids that is not in the main text.

Answer 1

In this text, it can be found many different features that the author uses in order to help readers understand more about pyramids. He tries to give extra information about different activities and the way Egyptians used to live. For example, here are some of it, the author wrote:

- In the year 3,200 B.C the Ancient Egyptians first developed early forms of writing.

- Hieroglyphics was the name of the type of writing the Egyptians used

- Medical books, calendars, stories, poems, and prayers were some of the things written on papyrus (a plant)

- They had strong beliefs on what religious thoughts were then, such as the Book of the Dead, which was a guide to the afterlife for dead souls.

- They used tombs of early rulers. The tombs were underground chambers containing items that the ruler may want during the afterlife.

And that is how the author mentions more features that might have helped readers better understand pyramids.