The Destruction Of Pharoah's Meaning In Western Culture

The Nile River is a north-flowing river in northeast Africa. The Nile flows through nine countries, from the Delta region to Lake Victoria(the biggest of African Great Lakes). One half is called The Blue Nile, and the other half is called The White Nile, together they make the longest river in the world. It is about 4,250 miles long, and about 2 miles wide. Every year it would flood, when that would happen the Egyptians would thank the god Hapy, that was the beginning of the year. As it would deceased it would leave behind a rich, brown layer of silt that was suitable for growing wheat, beans, barley, and maybe even cotton. The ancient egyptians would probably not be as great of a civilization if the Nile was not located there. They needed this fertile land for planting, they also discovered that the Nile provided many …show more content…
The ancient egyptians were smart and learned how to set these heavy stones up straight, to this day scientists do not know how they did it. They were very heavy and important. Pharoahs would order that these be built so they will always be remembered, hundreds of them were built. Obelisks have continued to have central meaning in Western culture. Roman emperors took several to Rome and Constantinople. Modern Western countries have continued to make political and artistic statements by building them in their cities, including Paris, London, and New York. It seems that a world-class city has to have an ancient Egyptian obelisk to signify its status. Most ancient Egyptian obelisks now stand outside of their homelands. The Pyramid of Djoser is an archeological remain in the Saqqara Necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built during the 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser Imhotep, the vizier. It is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and