Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction, by Shaw.
Ancient Egypt has been known as one of the most advanced civilizations in the world for thousands of years, and their culture became one of the most interesting and fascinating ones. In this book, the author discusses the different meanings found in the “Narmer Palette”, which is an archeological find, and it represented the art and meaning of ancient Egypt. From that, many Egyptologists learned about the history and significance of the Egyptian culture. One of the most interesting aspects of this book is the Egyptian religion. Their religion was based on polytheistic beliefs, and the worship of supernatural Gods, that were in control of the different forces of nature.
Egyptians believed in …show more content…
They would believe in rebirth and life after death, which helped to the development of all their funeral practices. For the Egyptians death was a transitional stage to a better life into a new world. When a person died, there were an amount of rituals performed in order to preserve their bodies. These bodies were washed and purified, they would also worship them in a special location. Eventually, they would take the diseased person’s organs out and place them in different containers in order to preserve them. After this, the body was filled with linen and sand and wrapped in bandages before it was put into a coffin. This process was known as mummification.
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Representation of mummification. In the final part of the mummification, bodies were covered in bandages, their faces were covered with a mask, and they were adorned with jewelry all over the coffin.
In this book, the author also discusses how Egyptians saw themselves, their identity and race. Mostly, they would consider themselves to have a medium to black skin tone, and the way they were represented in their own portrays, prove that they would recognize this as a stereotype of them. They were also non-racial, although their looks would distinct them from the rest of the world, based on the fact that they would wear lots of makeup, either women, or men, and they would also have very elaborated hairstyles adorned with …show more content…
They would look up for the people, and had their own temples and people working for them. The Egyptians main goal was to be at peace with their foreign neighbors. One of these leaders was Thutmose III, “known as the Napoleon of Ancient Egypt”. He improved Egypt’s wealth, never lost a battle, and was basically the representation of a great ruler. His skills as a warrior gave the Egyptian empire lots of power after conquering all of what is known today as Syria. After that, the Egyptian government only uses loyal rulers to protect the city and his interests in the
Ancient Egypt has been known as one of the most advanced civilizations in the world for thousands of years, and their culture became one of the most interesting and fascinating ones. In this book, the author discusses the different meanings found in the “Narmer Palette”, which is an archeological find, and it represented the art and meaning of ancient Egypt. From that, many Egyptologists learned about the history and significance of the Egyptian culture. One of the most interesting aspects of this book is the Egyptian religion. Their religion was based on polytheistic beliefs, and the worship of supernatural Gods, that were in control of the different forces of nature.
Egyptians believed in …show more content…
They would believe in rebirth and life after death, which helped to the development of all their funeral practices. For the Egyptians death was a transitional stage to a better life into a new world. When a person died, there were an amount of rituals performed in order to preserve their bodies. These bodies were washed and purified, they would also worship them in a special location. Eventually, they would take the diseased person’s organs out and place them in different containers in order to preserve them. After this, the body was filled with linen and sand and wrapped in bandages before it was put into a coffin. This process was known as mummification.
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Representation of mummification. In the final part of the mummification, bodies were covered in bandages, their faces were covered with a mask, and they were adorned with jewelry all over the coffin.
In this book, the author also discusses how Egyptians saw themselves, their identity and race. Mostly, they would consider themselves to have a medium to black skin tone, and the way they were represented in their own portrays, prove that they would recognize this as a stereotype of them. They were also non-racial, although their looks would distinct them from the rest of the world, based on the fact that they would wear lots of makeup, either women, or men, and they would also have very elaborated hairstyles adorned with …show more content…
They would look up for the people, and had their own temples and people working for them. The Egyptians main goal was to be at peace with their foreign neighbors. One of these leaders was Thutmose III, “known as the Napoleon of Ancient Egypt”. He improved Egypt’s wealth, never lost a battle, and was basically the representation of a great ruler. His skills as a warrior gave the Egyptian empire lots of power after conquering all of what is known today as Syria. After that, the Egyptian government only uses loyal rulers to protect the city and his interests in the