Ancient Egypt

Music in Egypt: From the Ancient World to Modern Times In Egyptian culture, music has played an integral part of society since Ancient Egyptian times. Instruments ranging from the flutes, harps, and percussion instruments were documented to have been used by the ancient Egyptians. Currently, the most similar music to that of Ancient Egyptian traditions is the Sufi zikr ritual. The zikr ritual is a type of Egyptian folk music that has preserved the rhythms and use of instruments from…

become a doctor the same as her dad, but when she was young, she always wish she could be an archaeologist .Specially, she could come to Egypt. Emma is curious about everything about Egypt such as people, animals, pyramids, tombs, pharaohs, etc. When she graduated high school, she decided she would go to a college in Cairo city and focused on investigating Ancient Egypt, although her parent tried to prevent it. She accidently found information of Tutankhamun known as King Tut that began ruling…

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…

Mummification has always been a big part of Egyptian history. Egyptians have been preserving the bodies of the deceased before written times. Mummification has always fascinated the modern age. When I visited the Museum of Fine Arts, the art of the ancient world had been put on display near the front entrance. Some artifacts were new to me others I have seen a thousand times. While walking through the Egyptian gallery something caught my eye. Protected by glass were pots, not just any pots but…

first pyramids were constructed (McIntosh 2014: 26). These pyramids contained gold originated in Nubia, which they traded for timber with the people of Byblos (McIntosh 2014: 26). During the Middle Kingdom, more or less 2040 BCE, Upper- and Lower Egypt were reunited under Mentuhotep II where after the throne was passed to Amenemhat I in 1985 BCE (McIntosh 2014: 26). Amenemhat was known as the founder of the 12th dynasty and he also built a new capital at Itj-tawy, the Kingdom’s administrative…

Ancient Egypt is widely known across the US as having creepy tombs with riches and treasures, along with spooky mummies and curses. This is unusual to many historians because other ancient cultures, such as the many dynasties of Ancient China, the Sumerians, and the Mayans aren’t as well known as the Ancient Egyptians. The majority of people are unaware of the Yellow River in China, rather they are more familiar with the Nile River in Egypt. The Egyptian’s had a more significant culture than any…

Discuss the role of women in Egyptian or Near Eastern society ~~~~~ Ancient Egypt was one of the most advanced and productive civilisations in antiquity spanning thousands of years. Its people created collosal temples, magnificent tombs, the hieroglyphic language and unique art. Within this kingdom predominately ruled by men, women could still wield considerable influence indirectly and in some cases directly. They were protected in…

5.0 Baking Technology throughout the History of Ancient Egypt Penetration in the field of biotech are directly returned to bread manufacturing, harvest, threshing, crushing the grain in order to achieve flour and sieving were completely illustrated on the ancient egyptian monuments (see Fig. 1). A hand grindery Known as a saddle quern was used for grinding grain (see Fig. 1F) by the housewife. Eventually, crushing was carried out on a large scale by grinders. Fermentation by the use of leaven,…

Mummification In ancient Egyptian times, cats were the first domesticated animals around 4000 years ago. However, the history goes further with humans. There is proof of wild cats around the whole country of Egypt, especially near the banks. In 2000 BC, cats that were considered to be fully domesticated were brought into households in Egypt. The first domesticated Egyptian cats in Egypt were used to chase off animals and creatures, such as snakes, bugs, and other types of rodents. The people of…

life after death? During the ancient time, religion played an important part on the ancient Egyptians. They believed that there’s eternal life after the death, that death is a short pause before enter the afterlife. They also believed that the spirits of the would go back to their bodies for the immortality. Because of that, the Egyptians discovered the method to preserve the dead bodies and many rituals about death and mummification came along as well . The ancient Egypt started practicing…