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Correcting the Mistakes Made of the Ancient World.
The book is easy to read to a child. Although the pictorials lean toward a Eurocentric viewpoint which is an indication of the author's frame of mind and misunderstanding of the ancient land. In naming the pyramids, the author misidentifies them. He labels two of the three as Cheops and Khufu. These are the same name for the Great Pyramid. "Cheops" is the pyramid correctly named as "Khufu." The actual ancient names of the three pyramids are Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. They were unauthentically renamed by the Greeks as Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. One of the most offensive pages of this book identifies a supposed "overseer" with a whip (in shadow), hands raised toward the "apparent slaves," suggesting that enslaved people built the pyramids. This is factually incorrect and needs to be corrected in future editions with a disclaimer. Ancient “Egyptians” built the Pyramids at Giza and received compensation and allowances. Pyramids and tomb building, though challenging work, were venerated occupations. Often these workers were agricultural retainers during the season of planting - after the inundation or flooding of the "Nile." The Nile is correctly named as the "Hapi" river, after the god of inundation. These workers lived in a village built for them called Deir El-Medina, also home to many of the artisans involved in the tomb building. To suggest that "slaves" built the Great Pyramids is a falsity perpetuated for millennia by those who have misread or misled history. The author needs more study of the recent archaeology that is reclaiming the actual heritage of "Ancient Kemet," the actual name of “Egypt” appropriated by the Greeks (as with most other renaming). We must call out these inaccuracies and mistruths so that young minds do not have to unlearn deep-rooted falsehoods. As such, I cannot recommend this book for further blind-sighting of young minds.
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Correcting the Mistakes Made of the Ancient World.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
The book is easy to read to a child. Although the pictorials lean toward a Eurocentric viewpoint which is an indication of the author's frame of mind and misunderstanding of the ancient land. In naming the pyramids, the author misidentifies them. He labels two of the three as Cheops and Khufu. These are the same name for the Great Pyramid. "Cheops" is the pyramid correctly named as "Khufu." The actual ancient names of the three pyramids are Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. They were unauthentically renamed by the Greeks as Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. One of the most offensive pages of this book identifies a supposed "overseer" with a whip (in shadow), hands raised toward the "apparent slaves," suggesting that enslaved people built the pyramids. This is factually incorrect and needs to be corrected in future editions with a disclaimer. Ancient “Egyptians” built the Pyramids at Giza and received compensation and allowances. Pyramids and tomb building, though challenging work, were venerated occupations. Often these workers were agricultural retainers during the season of planting - after the inundation or flooding of the "Nile." The Nile is correctly named as the "Hapi" river, after the god of inundation. These workers lived in a village built for them called Deir El-Medina, also home to many of the artisans involved in the tomb building. To suggest that "slaves" built the Great Pyramids is a falsity perpetuated for millennia by those who have misread or misled history. The author needs more study of the recent archaeology that is reclaiming the actual heritage of "Ancient Kemet," the actual name of “Egypt” appropriated by the Greeks (as with most other renaming). We must call out these inaccuracies and mistruths so that young minds do not have to unlearn deep-rooted falsehoods. As such, I cannot recommend this book for further blind-sighting of young minds.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
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Reviewed in France on March 7, 2023
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Reviewed in France on March 7, 2023
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8+ kids book of facts, minimal pictures
Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2022