Introduction
On most occasions, historians construct world history according to the emergence of civilizations associated with a particular empire. Egypt is one of the rich areas studied by the scholars to understand how ideas and people came together to formulate civilizations and empires. Imagine a region that is sparsely populated but still fertile and watered by several water sources. Individuals settle in the region and proceed to domesticate the animals and plants. The process of domestication is made possible by migration and riverine territories. As the population rises, so do the needs of the people. The requirements introduce political and social-economic formations characterized by historical urban states and spaces (Keita, par 2). The directive of this paper is to develop the analogy or idea presented above by evaluating the rise of the empires of Egypt and how they influenced the rise of civilization in 1690-1700. The Egyptian valleys were recognized for cultural innovation, urbanization procedures, and dense populations. The elements were tied to broader cultural fusions and the development of trade. As an empire, the civilization in Egypt was viewed as a collection of ideas, goods, and people whose dynamism and existence were built on exchange and movement (Keita, par 3). This essay explores two primary sections: how the rise of empires contributed to the emergence of civilization in Egypt and the particular aspects of Egyptian history and culture that reinforced the process of civilization.
Part 1: Empire Building and Civilization in Ancient Egypt
Sources cited: “Egypt, Greece, and Rome: civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean” by Freeman, Charles and “The Nile and Egyptian Civilization” by Moret, Alexandre.
Point 1: The approach to ancient Egypt-Early social formations, norms, and clans. Before the rise of the empires, all the people living in Egypt did not belong to one race. There were three prominent groups in Egypt: the Semites, Mediterraneans, and Semito-Libyan (Moret, 38).
Point 2: The birth of civilization in ancient Egypt in 1600-various inventions and significant factors that portrayed civilization in ancient Egypt such as trade, architectural designs, etc. (Freeman, 16)
Point 3: The emergence of the Egyptian states: power and pyramids-Pyramids were a distinctive feature of early civilization in ancient Egypt. They also portrayed power since only the leaders and respected individuals earned a burial place in the pyramids. How did the rise of power and empire building unify Egypt? (Freeman, 37)
Point 4: The expansion and stability of Egypt and new kingdoms-the empire building introduced a period of equilibrium in the region owing to the determination of the kings to maintain order (Freeman, 56).
Part 2: The Egyptian History and Culture Associated with Civilization
Sources cited: “Egypt, Greece, and Rome: civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean” by Freeman, Charles, “The rise of civilization and empires in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley” by Keita, Maghan, and “The Nile and Egyptian Civilization” by Moret, Alexandre.
Point 1: The influence of the sun, the Nile, and country on the social development of Egypt-The country was provided by nature with fixed boundaries that fortified Egypt. The Nile was a significant source of water and the sun a central part of the religion in the nation (Moret, 25).
Point 2: The influence of trade, the disbursement of goods and ideas, and the movement of humans on the empire building and civilization (Keita, par 3).
Discussion
The secondary sources provide a chronological analysis of the events that took place before and after the civilization of ancient Egypt. They also consider the factors that facilitated empire building and the rise of the civilization between 1600 and 1700. Using the information from the secondary sources, it is easier to comprehend and place incidents according to the ancient art provided by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art “The art of ancient Egypt”). The primary and secondary sources are essential to this project because they provide detailed and concrete information to support the facts presented in the paper. The combination of first-hand and secondary data enables the reconstruction of the empire building procedure in ancient Egypt. The initial establishment of civilization in ancient Egypt came about as a result of the movement of individuals into the plains and river valleys. The people were nurtured by spaces and religious attributes such as worshipping the sun and the Nile. The plains and river valleys proved that they could sustain the Egyptians allowing them to develop their first acts of cultural exchange.
Conclusion
The paradigm of civilization in ancient Egypt encouraged the flow of ideas, goods, people as well as the integration of cultures. The encouragement provided by civilization was as a result of the early formations amongst Egyptians termed as the Afro-Eurasian Old Globe and the interaction of the Nile, Mesopotamia, and Indus river valleys. Empire building is an example of a structure of civilization that arose because of the people’s need to establish a stable and secure political, economic, and social system. The empire rule by the Pharaohs expanded due to trade, war, and diplomacy allowing Egypt to experience several centuries of political prosperity and stability (Keita, par 22). Money and resources poured into the region particularly in Nubia which was one of wealthiest gold mines in the ancient states. The New Kingdom in ancient Egypt entailed a Golden Age of art and architecture. The variety of factors in the New Kingdom such as the ancient pyramids and the introduction of different agricultural supplements make Egypt one of the most interesting cultures to study in the ancient world.
Bibliography
Secondary Sources
Freeman, Charles. Egypt, Greece, and Rome: civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Oxford University Press, 2014.
Moret, Alexandre. The Nile and Egyptian Civilization. Routledge, 2013.
Primary Source
Keita, Maghan. The rise of civilization and empires in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley. Web. 9 July 2016. < http://history-world.org/rise_of_civilizations.htm>.
Metropolitan Museum of Art. The art of ancient Egypt. Web. 8 July 2016. <http://www.metmuseum.org/~/media/Files/Learn/For%20Educators/Publications%20for %20Eucators/The%20Art%20of%20Ancient%20Egypt.pdf. >.
