Art of ancient Egypt

Khafra was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He was the son of Khufu and took the throne after Djedefre. According to the ancient historian Manetho, Khafra was followed by king Bikheris, but according to archaeological evidences he was actually followed by king Menkaure. Khafra was built the second largest pyramid of Giza. Some of the egyptologists also credit him with the building of the Great Sphinx, but this is highly disputed. Nobody knows much about…

The egyptian scarab is an artistic depiction of the indigenous Egyptian dung beetle. They were popular amulets and impression seals in ancient egypt. The scarab was recognized as a symbol of rebirth or regeneration. It is believed that the scarab represented the ability of the sun god Khepri, Ra to create his means of rebirth. This beetle was famous for its habit of rolling balls of dung in which to lay its eggs and push the balls across the sand, just as the egyptians believed that khepri…

bury themselves, the living perform and act out burial practices to memorialize and reflect the legacy and social status of the deceased. Mummification is a kind of embalming process that preserves the body before arriving into the afterlife. In Egypt, kings or high status elites were seen to be mummified and buried in elaborate ways which shows a strong desire to secure and preserve in…

empires, but Egypt was clearly the best ancient civilization. The agriculture was good due to the fertile soil, and that was because of the Nile River. The Nile was the only reason the Egypt was one nation because it unified both Upper and Lower Egypt. Egypt accomplished many architectural feats like the pyramids, which are still there today. They also had some pretty big and evolved temples. Egypt is still a country and still around today. Their government was pretty organized for an ancient…

Jericho was one of the first cities ever to be created, and also the first fortified town. The outer wall was over 20 feet tall, and 6.5 feet thick, and the inner wall was even taller and wider. It also happened to be the promise land that the lord had promised the Israelites. Conquering the city of Jericho was a seemingly impossible task due to the massive walls protecting the city, but the Lord had a plan. The Lord told Joshua of his plan to conquer the city, and Joshua told his people exactly…

In Ancient Egypt things for women were easier going. Legal rights extended to females in a lot more circumstances than in the Greek culture. Women could buy, sell and manage property, just like the men in Egypt. Women could have ownership rights over certain things. These items consisted of livestock, goods and chattels, and slaves. Egyptian women could work outside of their household. Women could also inherit a third of their husband's property if he passed away. In the case of marriages,…

Hi, I am Lydia and I am here to tell you a story about the most terrifying days of my life. So here goes nothing, I decided to take a trip to Egypt and there was a legend a tale that there were 4 gods there at one time and they were called the 4 sparrows. Amnu was the chief a sun god then you have Anushbi the protector of the dead, Nehkbart she is the vulture goddess and Geb the God of the Earth.They were very powerful giants with magical powers. The gods and goddess were defeated at one point…

Egyptian Cosmetics A large part of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization was cosmetics, such as eyeliner, eyeshadow, and even special oils. Believe it or not, the base of most cosmetics/makeup was oil! Makeup, or at least select cosmetics helped them from certain difficulties. This also affected the modern world today! Makeup has been around for a very long time and was in fact created by the Ancient Egyptians. But some may wonder, why did the Egyptians create makeup? What were their cosmetics made…

dictator. Since Egypt and Rome were able to become allies, it gave more power to Cleopatra who becomes a leader in Rome while also ruling over Egypt. Although Alexander the Great ruled over Cleopatra, she was a more influential leader in Alexandria, during her rule she was able to become allies with Rome, advance the role of…

their enslavement. One of the well-known ancient civilizations of the world is ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt rose on the banks of the Nile River and flourished for 3000 years. The Greeks were the earliest historians of ancient Egypt and regarded the different races of the world as “different but equal” . A question that arises when discussing the racial makeup of the Ancient Egyptian is, were the Ancient Egyptians African? Europeans argued that the ancient Egyptians could not have been African…