Ancient Egyptian literature

savages. The Egyptians also cherished beer greatly and was a great deal of importance to them especially because it was used as an offering to their gods. In both cases beer holds an important value to both societies. Tom Standage explains the similarities between the Mesopotamian and Egyptian views and values of beer, and how it affected their religion and culture. Tom Standage describes how beer was greatly engraved in both Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture. Standage explains that in Egyptian…

In the age of the Ancients, a sun rises over a vast civilization, found in the lower Nile Valley. Its geography consists of a rugged, unfertile desert, with glimpses of green, which grace either side of the Nile river. This location harbored a civilization, a third dynasty, which changed the course of history through its many technological advancements in mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. Djoser, the first king of the “Old kingdom,” headed these technological advancements sometime between…

Ancient Egypt consists of two regions located in North-Eastern Africa: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, the delta. At this time, Egypt consisted of mostly hot, dry desert, though there was some fertile land with rich soil, mostly up north and along the nourishing river. Through Egypt runs the longest river in the world, the Nile River. This river was believed to be flooded by the will of the gods almost every year, mandatory for the growth of the Egyptian’s crops. Not only was it important for the…

The Funerary Mask of King Tutankhamun Ever heard the phrase Kings never die, well neither do Pharaohs. For year’s archeologist have been discovering tombs of pharaohs and their families trying to get an understanding of who they were. Many tombs of the pharaohs were ravaged through and amazing art was taken by tomb robbers but still they were able to find beautiful works of art and even funeral masks. Arguably the most famous mask to date is King Tutankhamun. Along with the mask there were many…

development of a Kingdom centered on a gold trade. Agriculture moved south of the Nile Valley and across regions just south of the Sahara Dessert to West Africa which then moved southward. The Ancient Egyptians mainly controlled the south territory and Nile River, ships were not allowed to travelled freely. The Egyptians called the people living in the south Nubians, and they controlled them during the aggressive foreign policy era of the new kingdom. As a new kingdom started to break apart, the…

The Mississippian cultural era lasted from 900 to 1450 CE, and was characterized by the presence of mounds; these peoples have been referred to as the Mound Builders. The only way to know about these people is through archaeology. The data that researchers have collected is scarce, there is no written record and no known language, the Mississippians are solely known by the scare material remains that have been uncovered and mounds. It is known that these people were sedentary, were active…

The head of the government was the Pharaoh. Viziers were also part of the government. They had a system of bureaucracy. Most egyptians didn’t have a say in how they were governed. Since the Pharaoh was in charge on the government, that created a system of theocracy. Egyptians were polytheistic. They Believed in an afterlife. As a result, believing in after-life caused Egyptians to perfect the skill of mummification. They mummified dead bodies to preserve their soul in tightly wrapped cloth.…

show how the ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt were different in form of social classes, law codes, geography, however they both believe in more than one god . The law code for the Mesopotamian is Hammurabi and Egypt is Pharaoh’s they are totally different. First the way both different to social class is that Mesopotamia is contain the upper classes as the king, priest, and government official. In the Egypt was based on the pharaoh, priest& nobles, and trader artisan. Priests in ancient Mesopotamia…

The Aztecs had one of the most distinctive and intelligent cultures of its time. Aztecs were very educated. They studied the stars and created an accurate calendar. Creativity was another key aspect in Aztec life. Many statues and paintings that displayed their imagination were found where they used to live. Poetry was also found at their cities. Aztec poetry was written for ceremonies and common life, about important themes relevant to the Central American civilization, and by wise men and the…

The name given is Karim Bin Rashid. He was born in Cairo, Egypt. He is an industrial designer originating in Egypt and his birth in Canada. He was born in 1960 and in 2017 his age grew at 57 years. Now he lives in Cairo, Egypt. He has produced many products from his own designs or ideas. Among the designs that have been produced are luxury items, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity, packaging and so on. Thus, he has been awarded the title of Time Magazine which has described it…