Ancient Egypt: Learn About Ancient Egypt. (n.d) Retrieved December 6, 2015, from https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ancienthistory/ancientegypt/ This video discusses the geography of ancient Egypt and things the Egyptians in Cairo heavily relied on. It also discusses the human characteristics, such as architecture and land use, for instance the Nile River and pyramids. We will learn about this ancient civilization’s remains, for instance the Great Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and artifact.…
This process was very effective, given that Tutankhamun, within the first few years of his reign, left Akhenaten’s still fairly new city, Amarna, to return to Thebes and restore it to its previous position as the royal seat (Redford 1978, 138). Given the size that the city of Amarna had reached in even…
History and Language: A Holistic View Humanity is such a simple word, yet is by simple nature excruciatingly complex. The variables and mechanisms that fuse themselves together are so broad and encompassing that it is not so surprising that looking at the whole is nigh on impossible for one person to achieve. Just as a single person is a blend of ideas, ideals, and circumstances, so too is the overall essence of what makes a human, human. Anthropologists have dedicated their lives to the attempt…
One thing that connects all of us humans in some way is religion. For some it’s a way of life for others it’s just a norm they follow. But we never ask ourselves how our religion got to be at the point where it is now. Roughly 3.8 billion people, over 50% of the world population believes in the Abrahamic idea of God. So how did we go from worshipping many gods thousands of years ago to just worshipping one all knowing God, and what kind of repercussions has that brought upon the world?…
KARNAK TEMPLE Karnak temple is one of the largest religious buildings located at Luxor, south of Cairo, Egypt. (Frederick Monderson, 2007 Page10-Page12) In fact, Karnak temple is the modern name while the ancient name was Ipet-isut and the meaning of this temple is “The most sacred of places”. The temple’s covering is about 200 acres and this huge temple has 2000 years history. The Open Air Museum is at the north of the first courtyard. Next, Karnak temple was separate in three parts…