Art of ancient Egypt

It was amazing how a visit in an art museum can make a student be more interested or eagerly to learn more about history through art. My field trip to Museum of Fine Arts Houston was an opportunity to see in real life and discover what we have seen in our slides from class lecture. Art had been part of human’s life, civilization or an era. It is consider as one’s perspective in life. It also shows one’s perspective towards its subject. It also expand my idea and understanding of the history and…

Ancient Egypt Egypt is considered to be one of the “cradles of Western Civilization” and has had a profound impact on civilizations throughout history. The Egyptians were able to create a unique culture and make remarkable advances in their time. Ancient Egypt is divided into three major timeframes: the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom. Instead of using normal chronology, the Egyptians marked the years with the beginning and end of a pharaoh’s reign. This is why it is difficult for…

The positive relationship between man and nature, combined with the abundance of natural resources, allowed for the inhabitants to explore their artistic side through the creation of art and the development of architecture. As it was stated before, there was a direct connection between nature and art in the ancient Egyptian civilization. The environment gave the Egyptians all of the necessary raw materials to develop their creativity and express their ideas. Building…

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 treasures within his four burial chambers. Tutankhaten was about nine years old when he began his reign as the pharaoh of Egypt during the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom (c. 1332-1323 B.C.E). His name…

ordinary Egyptian had. The dagger was crafted specifically for Tutankhamun out of precious metals only he could obtain. The ancient Egypt civilization was an independent and unified civilization located in Ancient Northeastern Africa. Its history is mainly divided into three periods. These periods are called the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. Ancient Egypt started as small groups of nomadic tribes located along the…

The Nubian civilization, modern day Sudan, is arguably the most ancient civilization in Africa, with initial settlements in the territory dated as far back as 8200 BC. The innovations and technological improvements pioneered by the Nubian culture, over time, would spread throughout the continent (most notably into Egypt). Among these advances were the establishment of efficient food production, dogma that would lay the foundations for Egyptian concepts of the afterlife and the birth of material…

so frequently, the people of Egypt needed craftsmen to specialize in creating it. The uses of pottery, the procedure for making it, and the material it was made up of played a big role of why pottery was so important to the Egyptians. Pottery in Egypt was used in a variety of ways. It was mainly used as art. However, they also used it for many other purposes too. For example, pottery was…

In this essay I will be informing you of some of the everyday life in Ancient Egypt, for they lived very differently then we do today. They have different beliefs and ways of looking at life, not to mention the religion was a whole different story. The Ancient Egyptians were Polytheistic meaning they believed in many gods. In my Research I have found that the Ancient Egyptians were not only a very sophisticated civilization but, very well versed in the act of war and fighting, had very religious…

As I read both readings I was intrigued as they both focused on ancient cities and states and their developments. In the article Order, Legitimacy, and Wealth in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, by John Baines and Norman Yoffee they compare the differences in civilizations between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Later on I will explain what Baines and Yoffee mean by the terms they used to help us understand how ancient states developed and endured. Bruce G. Trigger explains the many distinctions between…

composed them. One such civilization that is worth taking note of is one of the longest lasting and most impressive that has ever existed. Its impressive history is rivaled by few: Ancient Egypt. These were a people that emerged in an entirely unique geographic landscape and ecosystem found no place else on Earth. Ancient Egypt’s utter dependence on the Nile River and her life sustaining waters heavily influenced its cultural development. To understand how a nation…