Hatshepsut

1.1 The key political differences between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire were as follows; the Greek cities govern themselves and had different ideas as how they treated the people within their own city. For example, the Sparta was ruled by two hereditary kings in conjunction with elected board of advisors. Corinth was governed by a mercantile oligarchy, and Athens by constitutional democracy. Whereas the Persian encompassed disparate cultures and people. The Persians allowed…

In the ancient world, the status of women and roles varied considerably from one civilization to another. Generally, women should be a household servant and do not have any power in politics. However, Egypt was the only exception in which Hatshepsut who was the very first pharaoh as a woman during the New Kingdom time. In the society, there are many similarities and differences between different cultures. For example, in the Spartan society, women were allowed to own property and they’re freer…

's homosexuality. For the T in LGBT we have Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt. Records show that she would have identified with the transgender community. She was known to call herself a king and wore traditional men 's clothes and even wore a fake beard. In her most popular portrait she is painted with a woman 's body but with all the symbols and the stance of a man. She eventually dropped any female part of her name and was known as Pharaoh Hatshepsut and the people referred to her as 'his majesty…

The Dinner Party and Second Wave Feminism The 1960’s and 70’s was a period defined by change. During the civil rights movement, the American population became increasingly aware of the struggles of minority groups. This newfound awareness paved the way for second wave feminism. The objective of second wave feminism was the liberation of women, with respect to reproductive rights and sexuality among other things, and the primary means of expression of these ideals were through protest,…

In earlier times, men were seen as superior to women. This trend seemed to inherently exist in all earlier civilizations, but this was not always the case. The ideals may have been set into place, but rarely were they ever fully practiced. In earlier societies women tended to fields and took care of the livestock. Also in these earlier times, men typically used their inherent power over their family to take care of them. As time progresses the trend of men gaining more power continues. Once the…

Women rights have always been an issue; especially back in the ancient times. If I had to pick which civilization be apart of, I would obviously choose the one that gave women the most freedom. After reading upon each different civilization, I would have to choose Ancient Egypt. It appears that the Egyptians gave their women the most freedom. Egyptian females were surprisingly treated equal to Egyptian males. Egyptian women were noted as independent women. Unlike most women around the world…

Women’s roles and lifestyles in ancient Egyptian society were defined by their class and varied due to each level of society. By law women were equal to men. This however, does not point to total equality as generally not all rights experienced by upper classes extended to the lower class, regardless of gender. Therefore, it is important to differentiate the role of women in each class of society. The distinct roles explored in this essay are the role of ordinary women, role of women in the…

Egyptian women have always been the essence of their country’s history. Extremely influential since the ancient times, they have left their mark on almost every major period in the country’s chronology, from Queen Hatshepsut to Cleopatra to our most recent Safia Zaghloul. Unfortunately, the more we move up in history the less people remember the greatness of the Egyptian woman, a tragedy proved by the recent rise of sexual harassment that followed the great and terrible Arab spring. In this…

Dr. Ashraf Selim loved the heritage of his country and was asked to help solve a puzzle by using his knowledge. In 2005 an Egyptian team of radiologist and a group of foreign radiologist studied CT imagers of the mummified remain of Tutankhamun taken on a 6slice CT Siemens scanner. They were to determine what killed him and were given 3 months to do so. They had discrepancies in their interpretations so Dr. Selim was asked to help with the diagnosis. He discovered that King Tut’s trunk, limbs,…

taken and qualitatively analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence with a microprobe. This analysis reveals some key information, such as the origin of samples. For example, the analysis of filling material from the sarcophagus of Queen Hatshepsut and King Thutmose I revealed a red paint-like material. Analysis showed that the sample was mostly organic in nature and no inorganic materials (except for small amounts of calcium carbonate). Combination of this technique with FT-IT revealed…