Legacy Of Ancient Egypt By Jonas Watkins
You are on a tour of the Ancient Egyptian ruins. You have seen many towering statues, pyramids, and structures lying in the drifting sand. “Whatever civilization built these magnificent pieces of work must have been very advanced,” you think. But suddenly you are confused,”What led up to Ancient Egypt’s downfall? How could such an advanced race die out and fall apart? What happened to Ancient Egypts people and land?” While Egypt’s land kept being attacked by rivaling civilizations Rome took advantage of their weakened state and conquered the whole empire. What led up to Ancient Egypt’s downfall and how did such an advanced race become weakened to the point of vulnerability to invasion? One …show more content…
Around 30 B.C. a group of romans plotted to kill Cleopatra and Marc Antony so they lied to Marc Antony and told that his wife, Cleopatra had been murdered. He decided that his life wasn’t worth living without her and committed suicide (world-leaders-cleopatra). Then as part of their plan they had a messenger tell cleopatra that Antony was dead. When Cleopatra heard of this she too, lost the will to live and killed herself (world-leaders-cleopatra). Because of this Egypt had no leader and became even more vulnerable and that’s when Rome struck. After that all of the Egyptian land became part of the expanding Roman Empire. Rome soon used this land for their own prosperity. While egypt was weak from constantly defending against other civilizations Rome took the upper hand and put an end to Egyptian …show more content…
While Egypt was being attacked by rivaling societies its defending armies were weakened to the state of vulnerability, soon after Rome took advantage of this opportunity to conquer new land and took over. Now that the Romans had all of this bountiful land they planned on using it for farming and trade. In the end Egypt's legacy is that of a strong advanced society that over time was overwhelmed by the Roman Armies and trickery. Your tour has come to an end. You have seen many things, learned twice that, and finally understand how even the most advanced and strong societies can be outsmarted in the
You are on a tour of the Ancient Egyptian ruins. You have seen many towering statues, pyramids, and structures lying in the drifting sand. “Whatever civilization built these magnificent pieces of work must have been very advanced,” you think. But suddenly you are confused,”What led up to Ancient Egypt’s downfall? How could such an advanced race die out and fall apart? What happened to Ancient Egypts people and land?” While Egypt’s land kept being attacked by rivaling civilizations Rome took advantage of their weakened state and conquered the whole empire. What led up to Ancient Egypt’s downfall and how did such an advanced race become weakened to the point of vulnerability to invasion? One …show more content…
Around 30 B.C. a group of romans plotted to kill Cleopatra and Marc Antony so they lied to Marc Antony and told that his wife, Cleopatra had been murdered. He decided that his life wasn’t worth living without her and committed suicide (world-leaders-cleopatra). Then as part of their plan they had a messenger tell cleopatra that Antony was dead. When Cleopatra heard of this she too, lost the will to live and killed herself (world-leaders-cleopatra). Because of this Egypt had no leader and became even more vulnerable and that’s when Rome struck. After that all of the Egyptian land became part of the expanding Roman Empire. Rome soon used this land for their own prosperity. While egypt was weak from constantly defending against other civilizations Rome took the upper hand and put an end to Egyptian …show more content…
While Egypt was being attacked by rivaling societies its defending armies were weakened to the state of vulnerability, soon after Rome took advantage of this opportunity to conquer new land and took over. Now that the Romans had all of this bountiful land they planned on using it for farming and trade. In the end Egypt's legacy is that of a strong advanced society that over time was overwhelmed by the Roman Armies and trickery. Your tour has come to an end. You have seen many things, learned twice that, and finally understand how even the most advanced and strong societies can be outsmarted in the