My people of choice are the ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians that once lived along side the Nile River. And the same Egyptians who were known for being great builders and inventors. There we’re a wonderful race of people. Egyptians are of great interest to me, partially because of great movies that were created based on them and their ways of life.
“Ancient Egypt stood as one of the world’s most advanced civilizations for nearly 3,000 years.” (Evan Andrews, History Lists)
The Nile River which is 4,160 miles long, and is the longest river in the world, beginning at near the equator in Africa reaching North to the Mediterranean Sea. It was home to generations among generations of Egyptians. The Egyptians lived with in the narrow lands known as the Black and Red. Black land because of it’s fertile soil and the Red land was the desert that was beyond the fertile land. The Red land also provided precious metals and semi-precious stones. The desert acted as a barrier to enemies. With out the Nile River, Egyptian culture may have never …show more content…
Ancient Egypt has contributed a variety of things ranging from, architecture, art deco, astronomy, astrology, and time to women’s liberation. Architecture is the most obvious one considering the pyramids and the fact that the complex design of the Kufu’s Pyramid is still undiscovered. Art deco in the twenties and thirties was modeled after the wooden furniture found in King Tut’s tomb. Egyptians’ focused on astronomy and astrogeology as one “science”. They found them to be correlated because their calendar lined up with celestial events and observations. Women were held at a higher standard then some points in history. Herodotus writes: “…For among them the women frequent the market and carry on trade, while the men remain at home and weave… the men carry their burdens upon their heads and the women upon their
“Ancient Egypt stood as one of the world’s most advanced civilizations for nearly 3,000 years.” (Evan Andrews, History Lists)
The Nile River which is 4,160 miles long, and is the longest river in the world, beginning at near the equator in Africa reaching North to the Mediterranean Sea. It was home to generations among generations of Egyptians. The Egyptians lived with in the narrow lands known as the Black and Red. Black land because of it’s fertile soil and the Red land was the desert that was beyond the fertile land. The Red land also provided precious metals and semi-precious stones. The desert acted as a barrier to enemies. With out the Nile River, Egyptian culture may have never …show more content…
Ancient Egypt has contributed a variety of things ranging from, architecture, art deco, astronomy, astrology, and time to women’s liberation. Architecture is the most obvious one considering the pyramids and the fact that the complex design of the Kufu’s Pyramid is still undiscovered. Art deco in the twenties and thirties was modeled after the wooden furniture found in King Tut’s tomb. Egyptians’ focused on astronomy and astrogeology as one “science”. They found them to be correlated because their calendar lined up with celestial events and observations. Women were held at a higher standard then some points in history. Herodotus writes: “…For among them the women frequent the market and carry on trade, while the men remain at home and weave… the men carry their burdens upon their heads and the women upon their