Ancient history

of King Narmer from the Egyptians we can see similar traits, yet two different cultures. Africa and Egypt both have differences in beliefs and culture ideals. These palettes reflect their own beliefs and ancient culture by the history, purpose and layout. History can reflect beliefs and ancient culture as seen through the artwork Equestrian Oba and Attendants and Palette of King Narmer. The artwork Equestrian Oba and Attendants Depicts Oba, a king with his attendants dated from 1550-1680…

The Nile was a very important element sustaining the Ancient Egyptian civilization Riaan Bernard Joubert Thongsook College Abstract There are multiple debates between historians and geologists on different aspects about The Nile River but most of them agree that without the Nile rive the Ancient Egyptian civilization could not have existed. The Nile was a big part in the development of The Ancient Egyptian civilization. The people of Egypt used the Nile in various aspects in their daily lives.…

The ancient Egyptian legal system was based on common sense. The Egyptian goddess Maat was the goddess of justice, truth, balance, order, law and morality. Basically, the law followed the teachings of Maat, according to the priests, about what was right and wrong. No remains of written laws have been found. However, since the ancient Egyptians loved lists and wrote everything down they could, it would not surprise historians to learn they did write down some laws at least. Maat is sometimes in…

Part B: A Compare and Contrast of the Religious Values in Ancient Egypt and China Religion has played a very significant role in the way that civilizations over time have operated. Encompassing more than just an imposing autonomous moral compass, having specific and certain beliefs have managed to perpetuate a variety of cultural contexts for thousands of years throughout countless civilizations. Especially for ancient civilizations, religion marked a wide array of cultural attributes, ranging…

treatment when it came to treating women, in comparison to many of the other major civilizations of the ancient world. Within the average life of a citizen, a high amount of attention was put towards maintaining stable levels of happiness and joy through the home and family life in one’s lifetime. When analyzing the context and meaning of where women were situated within the family household throughout ancient Egypt, this historical place varied from time to time and also changed if a certain…

would be art. Art has been part of our history from the very beginning at which it has served as the earliest form of record of the events that occurred in the past. It also has illustrated and still illustrates life from different time periods and cultures. One recurring subject that appeared throughout the entire history of art is the depiction of man and how it has developed over the centuries. From the art of the Paleolithic period, ancient near East, ancient Egypt, Aegean and Greek…

Throughout the history of ancient civilizations geography has a significant impact on civilizations in order for them to be successful and orderly managed. Some geographical features may be rivers, mountains, deserts, oceans and climate. Geography is the earth’s physical features and mankind’s relationship with those features. China and Egypt are two countries from two different continents in which Egypt is from Africa while China is from Asia. The geographic features of China and Egypt have…

importantly settlements in a region are greatly depended on geography. Many ancient cultures including but not limited to Egypt, China and Mesopotamia are a perfect examples of how physical geography influences culture, economy, and politics (Us History). This paper will discuss how physical geography has influenced development of civilizations in Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Indian, Chinese, and South American cultures. Ancient Egyptian way of life including…

This book elaborates about one of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world, one that we must all know about, Ancient Egypt. They were extremely successful and we owe them a grand segment of the knowledge we have today. Although they were once prosperous, what they left behind is being damaged immensely. The text states “Millions of tourists damage the ancient decorations..Water and other natural occurrences are causing the Sphinx and other landmarks to be eroded.” To clarify the dilemma,…

The legacy of ancient Egypt is almost always envisioned with its grandiose tombs, mysteries mummies, and ever-lasting pyramids. It is no surprise that all of these are directly related to Egypt’s funerary culture and spiritual beliefs. The effort put into these objects’ preservation has been of great help to modern scholars to better understand their religion. However, we develop a skewed perception because of this, as artifacts and texts from other perspectives or of different subjects are…