Pharah Summary
INTRODUCTION:
Historical Fiction is a genre of writing telling true facts embedded within a fictional story. This genre of writing is used by Jackie French in the novel ‘Pharaoh’ to teach us about the life and daily practices used by the Ancient Egyptians. The novel follows the protagonist of the book, Narmer, on his journey to recover from a crippling crocodile attack and prove he deserves to be the rightful king of Thinis. Through the events retold in French’s novel we are shown that we can learn multiple things from Historical Fiction.
THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL FICTION IN REVEALING THE LIFE OF ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS:
Through her book (history fiction), French helps us to understand many ways of life in Ancient Egypt. It helps us to see how important trade, geography, beliefs and religion and especially the River Nile was for the people of Egypt. This was shown through the various power point presentations throughout these studies. When Narmer travels with Nammu, a professional trader and Narmers new master, he learns different methods of trade, what materials are traded in the process, as well as how difficult survival is in the desert. ‘Panther skins, gold, myrrh, curls of cinnamon bark, ebony wood, and even monkeys, as well as apes were all popular valuables traded in Ancient Egypt’[pg143]. Geographical features of Thinis were important in preventing attacks from the people of the sand. Rocky terrain and the …show more content…
During our class power points, we have learnt about the importance of farming and the process of harvesting in Ancient Egypt.
Discovering important information about Ancient Egypt is easier through our finding of the Narmer Palette. The Narmer palette is a significant artifact . A difference between these two contexts is that in ‘Pharaoh’ French does not explain anything about the palette’s
Historical Fiction is a genre of writing telling true facts embedded within a fictional story. This genre of writing is used by Jackie French in the novel ‘Pharaoh’ to teach us about the life and daily practices used by the Ancient Egyptians. The novel follows the protagonist of the book, Narmer, on his journey to recover from a crippling crocodile attack and prove he deserves to be the rightful king of Thinis. Through the events retold in French’s novel we are shown that we can learn multiple things from Historical Fiction.
THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL FICTION IN REVEALING THE LIFE OF ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS:
Through her book (history fiction), French helps us to understand many ways of life in Ancient Egypt. It helps us to see how important trade, geography, beliefs and religion and especially the River Nile was for the people of Egypt. This was shown through the various power point presentations throughout these studies. When Narmer travels with Nammu, a professional trader and Narmers new master, he learns different methods of trade, what materials are traded in the process, as well as how difficult survival is in the desert. ‘Panther skins, gold, myrrh, curls of cinnamon bark, ebony wood, and even monkeys, as well as apes were all popular valuables traded in Ancient Egypt’[pg143]. Geographical features of Thinis were important in preventing attacks from the people of the sand. Rocky terrain and the …show more content…
During our class power points, we have learnt about the importance of farming and the process of harvesting in Ancient Egypt.
Discovering important information about Ancient Egypt is easier through our finding of the Narmer Palette. The Narmer palette is a significant artifact . A difference between these two contexts is that in ‘Pharaoh’ French does not explain anything about the palette’s