Ancient Pueblo Peoples

During the period of ancient Egypt there where masterfully created monumental pyramids, fascinating sphinxes, and marvelous mummies. Ancient Egypt is well-known for the construction of towering perplexing pyramids. These massive monuments housed the dead bodies of pharaohs, kings, queens, and nobles. In these tombs the mummified remains of these important people were buried with gold and other treasures which they believed would be needed in the afterlife. Surprisingly, it required 100,000 burly…

Daphne Choy Prof. Kenfield Marble Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons The Roman Sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons made from marble, is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and dates back to the Late Imperial, Gallienic period around 260-270 A.D. Its accession number is 55.11.5 and can be found in the museum’s Greek and Roman Art Gallery. This piece was brought to the Metropolitan Museum from a collection of the dukes of Beaufort, where it had…

amongst all his other competitors. He rules the valley of Cuzco and managed to build an empire that stretched from Quito (present day Equator) to Santiago (present day Chile). This coverage was about 3,400 miles long and gave homes to twelve million people. A successful empire is an understatement. Because of Pachacuti, the organization of the towns were radial, and incorporates Inca knowledge from the sky. Cuzco is located in the Andes mountains, and the cites was supposedly laid out to…

Caesar would have forget all about the people of rome once he got power even thought he was with them all the time now. Set on, and leave no ceremony out (I,ii,14). Caeser was saying to not forget a ceremony but yet he would forget after he gained his power of rome. Brutus wanted no one to get emotional about caesar after he gained power so they would not get hurt but yet people got attached. The opposing view would have said that caesar would be loyal…

In Egypt in 1327 BCE, there lived a Pharaoh and his wife, they are depicted on King Tutankhamun's throne in what is known simply as Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun. This time period of the New Kingdom is where rulers had come to have the name of a Pharaoh and Tutankhamun’s familial line had regained their power. Tutankhamun and his queen were half-siblings, and it was not uncommon at this time due to a royal bloodline remaining intact. Although they were siblings who shared a father, they loved…

Julius caesar villain or hero? Julius caesar had many enemies some in which were his own friends. He was a powerful leader in rome and with this power he slowly became an evil dictator Julius caesar refused senate orders asking to return home becoming an enemy. He had started civil wars even some of which led to the destruction of the republic. He increased the number of senators so he could add to his number of supporters so no one tried to take him down. His enemies were treated harshly when…

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…

leader. His army did away with anyone out of their mind to question Alexander. Would you want the ruthless Alexander as your hero? Alexander made a huge expansion in his empire, but not with the best intentions. He has killed thousands of innocent people to control every part of Asia and Europe. In accordance with http://heroorvillian.yolasite.com/,…

Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire. He allowed his people to keep doing their traditions which made his people loyal to him. When he died in 529 BC, Cyrus had already ruled the largest empire in the world. He had a son named Cambyses.When Cyrus died Persia rebelled and did not have an obvious leader. A man named Darius defeated all his rivals and became the next king. He called himself "King of kings", because he was very powerful. He organized the empire into twenty provinces…

Magic in the ancient world played an important part of the social and cultural structure of many communities. Used in everyday life and encouraged by philosophers, magic was not an alien concept to ancient civilizations. Contemporary views of ancient magic often paint a world enamored with oracles and priests; ancient people were blindly fascinated with seemingly impossible powers. The truth; however, is that the prosecution of witches and magicians is not a phenomenon only appearing in recent…