Essays on Ancient Egypt

Glassmaking Technologies in the Late 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 1351-1323 BCE

Description of Project The XVIII Dynasty of ancient Egypt is likely the most familiar period of Egyptian history for people today. This is due to the major news event of 1923, when Howard Carter opened the sealed tomb of Tutankhamun, a teenage pharaoh who ruled from 1332 to 1323 BCE (Schultz 2010). King Tut, as he was nicknamed by the press, was laid to rest in the Valley of the Kings in a tomb full of precious objects, with rich drawings on its walls that illustrated the young king’s life. Many of those objects were made of, or ...

I think discarding something as uninteresting or not useful means hindering yourself in terms of learning new things; I have my reservations about documentaries that try to engage the viewer by playing cards like human vanity and ego, disasters and grand statements, such as ‘the most impenetrable fortress’; but I still think that everywhere we look we can find useful knowledge. As the name suggests, the documentary is about the civilization of ancient Egypt and their engineering accomplishments that became landmarks in ancient architecture and significantly contributed to ancient Egypt’s grandeur image as an empire. Historians featured in ...

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Ancient civilizations are famous for their innovations and fast technology development, specifically, when talking about the Ancient Egypt and Rome. The base line of my dissertation concerns the required innovations in the financial industry, thus in this paper I will refer to the innovative management approaches in the Ancient Egypt. However, prior to analyzing their methods and approaches it is important to take into account the fact that religion was dominant over civil authorities in the Ancient times. Therefore, most of their laws and management decisions were also based on the religious norms or dictated by the priests. “The ...

Excavations have timely revealed the traces of many diseases such as Tuberculosis in Egyptian Mummies indicating that they originated in ancient Egypt. Similarly, smallpox rushes were found on three mummies suggesting that smallpox might also have originated in ancient Egypt. However, the earliest written record of a disease that appears to be smallpox appeared in China, India, and Asia in the 4th Century CE, 7th century, and 10th century respectively. However, smallpox is also associated with major plagues that happen many years ago without clear identification such as the plague of Athens and the Antonine plague. The spread of ...

Gender roles have existed since the dawn of time. Men and women have different roles in which society they have lived in. To most members of an ancient society, their roles were given based on their gender. Civilizations in the past such as Ancient Athens held little regard to women. Women in Ancient Athens did not have much choice in what to do with their life and society did not deem it necessary for women to be educated since her role was simple to produce heirs for her husband and look after the family (Tetlow). Men are involved in ...

Many civilizations have already existed since time immemorial and it shows the progress of mankind through the development of culture and intellect such as the arts and sciences. Civilizations like Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt have greatly influenced their surrounding nations with enduring cultures. Along with these advancements, writing system and oral communication are borne along with the advent of a political system and the formation of society and its institutions. Mesopotamian and Ancient Egypt civilizations have greatly benefited in the age when people learned to assimilate ores to produce bronze. Smelting copper and tin yields the prized bronze alloy ...

Introduction

The civilization that took place in Ancient Egypt is widely known for its great achievements in various fields such as statecraft, engineering, architecture, and medicine. The large and marvelous buildings found along the banks of the Nile River still leave people at awe despite their old age. The civilization of the region is partly attributed to the unification of the Egyptians under one ruler in different sections of the Nile Valley. Empire building gave the ancient individuals a sense of stability and organization that allowed them to focus on civilized practices and behaviors. The ancient Egyptians emerged as one ...

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 ...

Q1: Comparison of Ancient Greek and Egyptian Architectural Designs

There are great similarities in the ancient architectural designs of pyramids in the Egyptians Old Kingdom and the Greek temples of Acropolis that were constructed within the age of the Pericles. The ancient Egyptian and Greek Civilizations are home to some of the oldest architectural structures and designs in history* . However, the evolution of architectural designs in these two civilizations has had different and similar aspects, and is also thought to have taken place within the periods of 1150 BC to 146 BC. In addition, the two civilizations existed in different geographical conditions, implying that the architects in these ...

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1) 1. French Hip-Hop genre is famous for several names of people, who have made a large contribution to the development of hip-hop culture in France: Dee Nasty, Phil Barney, Bernard Zekri, Jean Karaks, and Sidney. Dee Nasty is a DJ Radio Nova’s producer and a pioneer of Hip-Hop genre in France. He has produced the first Hip Hop record in France in 1980s and soon became world-known. He took part in many DMC World DJ Championships. Dee Nasty is also known for the distribution and development of graffiti, break dance, and funk music in French culture. ...

In this project, I am going to investigate how the empire building process in the early Egyptian dynasties contributed to the world civilization process. Egypt is historically known to be one of the sources of early civilization process. The building of empires led to the development of architectural events that resulted in some of fascinating pyramids and works of art in history. This particular period saw numerous advancements in science, technology, and algebraic math that facilitated civilization through architectural development and emergence of education. Therefore, I will seek to answer questions such as:

How did empire building lead to civilization in the ancient Egypt?

Which aspects of the Egyptian culture ...

After analyzing the monuments of art, handed down to us from a distant era of the ancient Egyptian civilization, we can definitely identify the two main themes in the art of Egypt in the period around the IV millennium BC to 332 BCE. This is the theme of power and the theme of death. The power of the Pharaoh over the borders of Egypt, the Egyptian state supremacy over the neighboring tribes and kingdoms became firmly established. The question was how to combine it with the death, which is the worst thing that awaits man? It is not possible ...

Evolution from Hunting and Gathering to an Agricultural Society

The Neolithic Revolution is also known as the Neolithic Demographic Transition. Data indicate that this began about 12,500 years ago. People formed communities and they developed settlements as they began to domesticate certain species of plants (Tignor, 23). This “revolution” occurred in several places around the world. The earliest revolution occurred in the Fertile Crescent area of Mesopotamia between 10,000 to 8,000 BC, in the Kuk Early Agricultural Site of Melanesia at about 8000 BC, and in Subsaharan Africa at about 2500 BC. One theory that is used to explain this phenomenon is that agriculture was ...

The issue of prolonged life has been debated for centuries. In fact, Ponce de Leon spent his life’s work looking for the Fountain of Youth all over the globe. The century long limit of human life has essentially created the fantasy of those who wanted to live longer. This curiosity of these individuals has led to the fantasy of seeing history when it transpired rather than reading it in a book. For this reason, many television shows and books have explored the possibility of a human living beyond their one-hundred-year timeframe. For example, vampires, warlocks, and the like ...

Introduction

The Minoan Civilization was the forerunner of the ancient Greek culture which emerged from the island of Crete. The island of Crete was isolated from the rest of the Greek mainland by the Sea of Crete to the north and by the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The island with its mountainous rugged terrain and white sand coastal areas proved to be a great spot for international affairs and trade routes especially for the European, Africa, and Asia Minor merchants. Because of its isolated landscape, many scholars have proposed the existence of cultural interactions between Cretan civilization and those ...

Nefertiti et Akhenaton

Introduction The book that was chose for me to read was Nefertiti et Akhenaton by Christian Jaques. This book is written in French and was published in 2005. This paper will demonstrate the biography of the author, the summary of the book, how the book relates to Mediterranean culture, identify themes that correlate within the Mediterranean culture.

Biography of author

Christian Jacq was born in 1947 and he is French and also an Egyptologist who wrote about ancient Egypt, and he was particularly fascinated by Ramses II whom he wrote five books about. He came from Paris and Egyptology got him interested ...

Analysis of Sphinx

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a period of significant transformation in ancient Egypt. It was during this period that older cultural principles and artistic conventions revived. The changes that characterize the Middle Kingdom 1 can be seen in its architecture, culture, jewelry, literature, paintings and reliefs. The focus of the essay is to analyze the “Sphinx of King Senwosret” from Thebes, Karnak temple in Dynasty 12 and describe the artwork visually. It looks behind the political or symbolic meaning and why the Sphinx a really important symbol.

Sphinx of King Senwosret III

Sphinx of King Senwosret dates back to 1878–1840 ...

Introduction

Various communities have had different customs that they respect and follow in their daily activities. As time moves on some of the traditions and myths, have been forgotten while others are still practiced. Some beliefs have lost value because the society has evolved, and new things have come up in life. The false door of the Royal sealer neferiu is a tradition that is well known in Egypt, mostly the upper northern part. The custom existed since the old kingdom up to 2010 BC. The Egyptians had a belief that once a person dies the soul freely enter and ...

Introduction

The world we live in today has not always been what it is but has been built to what it is today. While little is known of the Western world, specifically the Americas before explorers such as Christopher Columbus discovered it, there exists rich literature of ancient civilizations that have shaped all spheres of modern life. The most recognized civilizations include the Egyptian civilization, the Roman Empire, and the Greek civilization. The fall of one civilization led to the rise of another civilization and so forth. The earliest recorded civilization, however, is the Egyptian civilization and scholars have credited ...

Describe the development of depicting the human form from Paleolithic art through the arts of Ancient near-East, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean and Greek cultures. Think about how humans are represented and what functions representation of humans have served. Is there in fact a clear “development”? Ancient art has enormous information potential and can be a source of new knowledge about the ancient man and his world. The art of those periods reflect the first representations of the person about the world because each individual culture had its own epicenter that determined not only the spiritual and social life, ...

Pyramids located in Egypt should be presented in a time capsule for future generations because of their cultural and architectural worth. The future generations should be able to discover the pyramids because it is one of the greatest ancient monuments in the world. The construction took place when Egypt was one of the most powerful countries in the world rules by pharos. Pyramids represent the beautiful historical structure and the great architectural achievement that remains to be a mystery in the modern time. They are very big and they reflect the power of the king who dominated the ancient ...

Egyptian Revival and Bauhaus

(History of Design Object) (Word Count) Ancient Egypt is one of the four ancient civilizations of the world and is also recognized as the oldest kingdom on the Earth. There are a number of alluring attractions in Egypt including the Pyramids on the Valley of the Kings and the well-known Great Sphinx. Those internationally renowned historical sites were constructed during the era of ancient Egyptian civilization extended from the first waterfall of Nile River to the Delta area. This civilization continued from the Tasa Culture (5000 BC) till the Arab conquest of Egypt (614 AD). The culture of ancient ...

In 2009, a movie was released that was based on a Japanese manga (comic book) that originated in Japan. The premises of the movie was that a teenage inherited a mystical item that imbued him with immense powers. With these powers, he fought off evil alien forces that threatened all life on planet Earth. The name of that movie is Dragonball Evolution. Due to the source material containing Asian people as the main characters, it would only be safe to assume that the actor casted for the main role would be Asian as well. However, Hollywood directors went with ...

Egyptian Pyramids

"Visiting card" of Egypt is the pyramids. There are about hundreds of them - large and small, with smooth and stepped sides that have survived virtually unchanged and more look like a shapeless heap of stones. They are located along the West Bank of the Nile in small groups near the place, where in the era of the Old Kingdom was the capital of the country - Memphis. The most famous of the pyramids are on the outskirts of Cairo, on the edge of the desert plateau of Giza, looming over the green valley of the Nile. Here at ...