Ancient Egypt

Tyler Heath Miss Laura History 9/24/14 Egyptian Mummification and Science The Ancient Egyptians reigned from 3000 BC to 332 BC in what is considered today to be Northern Africa and the Middle East. Though just one of several civilisations that thrived during this era, the Ancient Egyptian is considered by modern scientist to have been the most advanced country for their time. Many of their advances are still used today, especially in the area of medicine, human physiology and other sciences.…

Tutankhamen was an Egyptian Pharaoh. He was born 1323 BCE and died 1341 BCE (Than, 2010). There are many mysteries surrounding the death of the King Tut but could these mysteries lead to the truth of this young Kings’ death? . “According to Sayre (2012), mummification was a process which took about 70 days to complete. After death, the body was transferred to the House of Beauty, where it was properly embalmed and the inner organs were removed, dried and coated in resin and either preserved…

go on a journey and make great sacrifices along the way and along they plot of these stories he has to overcome these obstacles. Examples of these great heroes are Odysseus traveling back home after the Trojan War and Joseph ruling the people from Egypt out of a famine. These two great heroes’ are quite similar to one another by being imperfect heroes, they are different in a cultural sense and both overcome personal transformations. Hebrew and Greek culture greatly differ from one another,…

The internet is an important method of connecting people all over the world. Not only can people communicate over the internet, people can use it as a way to buy, sell, and trade pieces of their culture. Ebay and other trading and bidding sites make it easy to find artifacts from around the world. However, this also makes it easier for people to sell artifacts illegally, or sell fake ones. The list of Egyptian Antiquities on Ebay is pages and pages long, with many artifacts that could be fake,…

In the movie Chariots of the Gods, based on the novel by Erich von Däniken, it brings up multiple pseudoarchaeological claims. A pseudoarchaeology claim “-involves the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of archaeological data to concoct a past that some feel is more satisfying” (Fader). One of the most interesting claims I heard about was the idea that the Egyptians could not have built the pyramids in Giza by themselves with the technology available at the time. Von Däniken creates this…

the site was used for and how it was built. Some theories about that giants made the Stonehenge or that aliens built the site. They also thought it might be an old concert hall, it might have been an early concert hall or it was the focus of an ancient corporate team-building exercise. What are the Rocks Made from? The large Sarens(larger stones) are made out of sandstone and the Blue stones(the smaller stones) are made out of igneous rock. History Mystery What do historians and…

Paleolithic Triumphs The Paleolithic Era marks a cultivating time in world history. Ranging from 2,600,000 to 12,000 years ago, it is known as a part of the stone age. More specifically, the Paleolithic Era is known as the “Old Stone Age.” This differentiates it from the new stone age; the Neolithic Era. With the latter came the agricultural revolution - based on the Paleolithic style of gathering edible plants, and polished tools - which were based on the rough stone equivalent of the…

In any case, upon his death, Tutankhamun was buried in the Valley of the Kings (also called KV), a location where many respected pharaohs of the New Kingdom were also buried. Compared to the others, his tomb seems even smaller. This location was likely chosen in order to connect himself with the great kings of the past by proximity and publically indicate his authority even after death. It is also likely to have been a way to further establish Thebes as the capital city, the place that Akhenaten…

Hatshepsut was the daughter of Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose. Queen Ahmose’s family background is ambiguous as most believe she was of royal blood being related to Amenhotep I (his sister or daughter) or some member of Amenhotep’s family. On the other hand, Thutmose I may not have been of royal blood. Speculations of his origins include that he could have been the son of Amenhotep or an established military leader who had no royal blood at all. Thutmose I had two children with Queen Ahmose,…

refute the statement that before colonialism there were no successful kingdoms. Everyone should refute the statement that there were not any successful and thriving civilizations and kingdoms because there were advanced civilizations they included Egypt in the north, Mali in the…