الرئيسية
THE MASK
The historical background about the Incas
a)The Incas ruled over a huge area of south America " The Chimu people." They conquered The Chimu , who were famous for their gold and silver work . Their empire extended from Colombia in the north to Chile in the south . They built great cities and made beautiful things .
b) There was something amazing about the Incas . They didn't have any writing and yet they controlled a huge empire .
c) The Incas were tough because they lived at high altitudes .
d) To ensure the loyalty of the Chimu, the Incas allowed their kings to rule. In addition ,they sent the Chimu kings' sons to Cuzco .
e) There were similarities between the Inca civilization and the Ancient Egyptian civilization .
f) Through differences, we knew that the Ancient Egyptian civilization is more human and superior to the Incas .
g) In other words , they didn't sacrifice the children to please their gods . They didn't kill women and servants to be buried with the kings either as the Incas did .
Characterization
Dr.Hafez : A well-known archaeologist (the leader of the team )
Leila EI-Assabv : A research assistant at Cairo university
Amalia Guzman : A local archaeologist
Ramon : A small worker
Pablo Alvarez : works for the Peruvian Ministry of Culture
Martin Lander : A mining engineered (a thief /a swindler)
Samira : Leila's sister ( a reporter on one of the Cairo newspapers)
Leila EI-Assabv
a) She took up archaeology :
She is a research assistant at the university of Cairo When she was young , she loved listening to Dr Hafez, who is a well- known archaeologist. He used to tell her and her family about the work he was doing as he was her father's friend. Sometimes Dr Hafez would show them pictures of things he had found .Things that were thousands of years old . Leila decided to follow his footsteps
b Leila's achievements :
Leila made many achievements in the land of Inca :
1-She made important discoveries like the gold 'llama and the gold mask.
2-She discovered a new Inca site on her way to Acomayo with Amalia .
3-She helped the police to catch a thief called Martin Lander who had stolen valuable artefacts .In this way, she put an end to his career in archaeology .
c Leila was helpful:
She helped Amalia when she was injured , she made use of her knowledge of first aid by making splint and then she went to seek for help.
d) Leila was brave and heroine :
When she saw that Martin got into a small plane and tried to escape, she thought quickly and made her decision. She succeeded in chasing the small plane . She succeeded in preventing Lander from running away.
Dr Hafez
a A well-known archaeologist;
He was an old friend of Leila's family. He was doing excavation high up in the Andes mountains . He used to tell Leila about the work and showed her family pictures of things he had found . So, Leila decided to follow his footsteps .
His work in Luxor in the valley of the Nobles :
Leila and Dr Hafez worked together at the valley of the Nobles They discovered a tomb, which had wonderful paintings birds and animals.
c) His work in Peru :
He tried to discover the similarities and differences between the ways the Incas and the Ancient Egyptians buried their dead .
His wise policy ;
When Leila told him about Amalia's unfriendly feelings towards her, he advised her to make friends with Amalia as they were of the same age and they were both archaeologists . He trusted Amalia and couldn't believe that Amalia would do anything wrong . He brought Leila to Peru and made her in charge of a team because she was an experienced archaeologist and her previous experience would be useful there .
His intelligence:
He played a trick on Pablo to make him confess the truth when he told him the police had caught Lander.
Amalia Guzman
She was one of the local archaeologists working on Dr Hafez's excavation . She was a good hard working member of the excavation Amalia didn't seem to be friendly to Leila . She felt jealous of her. She thought Dr Hafez brought Leila to Peru just because he was a family friend . Amalia was working under the supervision of Leila .
A wicked deed :
Amalia plotted against Leila out of jealousy. She put a gold rabbit among Leila's work clothes to be suspected by the police. However, she went to the police and cleared Leila . She justified her wicked deed saying :
1-Leila was in charge of the excavating team and she wanted to be in charge.
2-Leila discovered the gold mask and she would get all the credit.
once more:
They became true friends as they arranged to catch Martin .On their way to Acomayo, their car crashed and they had an accident. Amalia was badly injured yet, she had the toughness of an ancient Inca.
Dr Hafez's reward :
Dr Hafez rewarded la^ Amalia by sending her a new Inca site on the road to Acomayo to lead the team excavating the new site .
