Ancient Egypt

let’s start with the basics. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Who were the ancient Egyptians? They were an ancient people that we know a lot about, but there are still many mysteries about them. The part of their lives that always caught my attention was how they lived. The regular people of ancient Egypt lived in simple houses, and were always honoring their polytheistic religion of goddesses and gods. When their pharaoh ordered a…

us here in the western world do not realize that Egypt is still relevant in modern times. Egypt is the largest Arab country and has the second largest economy in the Arab world at the moment. Within the past three decades, Egypt’s social and economic structures have improved drastically. If anything, Egypt is more important now than it ever was. There are many discoveries still to be made about one of history’s oldest civilizations, ancient Egypt, and time is quickly running out. As of late,…

Ancient Egypt: Learn About Ancient Egypt. (n.d) Retrieved December 6, 2015, from https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ancienthistory/ancientegypt/ This video discusses the geography of ancient Egypt and things the Egyptians in Cairo heavily relied on. It also discusses the human characteristics, such as architecture and land use, for instance the Nile River and pyramids. We will learn about this ancient civilization’s remains, for instance the Great Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and artifact.…

Resources Nonfiction Books (4) Arlon, P. (2014). Ancient Egypt. New York: Scholastic Inc. This source contains a general overview of Ancient Egypt. This resource will be provided to help students understand the features of Ancient Cairo as a civilization. It includes information about food, traditions, pharaohs, gods and goddesses, monuments, afterlife, and general Ancient Egyptian way of life. This resource also includes a section that compares Ancient inventions to current technology that we…

Ancient Egypt is known for a lot of things: amazing jewelry, government, irrigation, etc. Most well known, however, are their monuments and temples that have become recent excavation sites. The Valley of Kings is known for its staggering size, with sixty-three tombs placed inside for major royal figures. With its excavation beginning in 1884, the Luxor Temple is globally known as one of the great achievements of ancient Egypt. The pyramids of Giza also help to understand the culture of ancient…

The Ancient Egyptians were very advanced and cultural throughout their life. This river provided water for the Egyptian for them to take a bath, cook, and farming. They had gods to explain the meaning of nature. They had art to explain what was happening in their country. Egyptians life was really interesting. The Nile Valley was the largest river. It was a distance of 4occ miles. The Nile is a protected land because it makes it hard for enemies to come to their land because it of the very hot…

Climate of Ancient Egypt The geography and climate of Egypt impacted how successful ancient Egypt was. The Nile river, in particular, played a significant role in ancient Egypt’s success. The Nile supported Egypt’s agricultural and trading needs. The Egyptian’s first city was built on the apex of the Nile delta, this was another example on how the surrounding areas of Egypt helped it succeed. This paper will outline the key ways that the geography and climate impacted ancient Egypt. Egypt is…

The year is around 3000 BCE. Egypt is a civilization on the Nile river. Egypt was a land of contrasts with its hot days and cold nights, and its barren desert with crop-filled fields. The center of this area was the Nile River. How could something as simple as a body of water have such a lasting effect on a city? The Nile was a river that flowed South to North, starting in the mountains and ending in a delta. Without this vital source of water, Egypt would not have been what it was. It was a…

How did the Nile shape ancient Egypt? Egypt lasted for about 2,000 years. The first pharaoh to ever rule over Egypt began his rule in 2920 BCE. The people of Egypt paid their taxes in wheat, and wheat was their main export. So wheat was like their money. Irrigation was the way they got water to their crops it was the only way for farms that weren't on the shore of the Nile to get water to their otherwise dry land. The Nile shaped ancient Egypt in the forms of settlement distribution, economics,…

There is an abundance of similarities and differences between ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia.I have found that the areas with the most material to compare and contrast are in the topics of social and political patterns. In this essay I will explain differences and similarities of the two civilizations.In this essay I will discuss writing and government systems. Both civilizations used a system of writing. The Egyptians used hieroglyphics and the Mesopotamians used a form called cuneiform…