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What you do, defines who you are. This is a common phrase that an individual hears from their elders. I have constantly tried to carve out my identity; to figure out who I am and what it is that I want to do in this life. The search for self is a common issue faced by individuals in our day and age, however this complicated puzzle in everyone's life is solved throughout their experiences and situations. I am who I am and I am the way I am because of my past experiences. My identity has been…

When you compare the key geographical features of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt, many similarities as well as differences can be observed. Similarities of early Egypt and China civilizations include that they were both founded around rivers. Both locations provided fertile soil that birthed a basis for agriculture. Differences include the temperament of those rivers and the surrounding geography that affected the development of these civilizations. Early civilizations commonly developed…

Ancient Egypt was one of the world’s most developed civilizations for almost 3,000 years. In fact, four of the world's most important ancient cultures are known as the river civilizations. They were called the river civilizations because of the powerful influence a large river system had on the lives of people. The river system the Egyptians had to live off of was called the Nile River. Vitally important to Ancient Egypt, the Nile River provided significant social, cultural, and economic…

Egypt and the Nile A river has shaped a country, but is the country shaped well? Ancient Egypt was a civilization built around the Nile and without the Nile there would be no Ancient Egypt. But how did the Nile shape Ancient Egypt? Culturally? Physically? Maybe even physically. The Nile shaped Ancient Egypt in a lot of ways and especially through crops and flood seasons, transportation and the trade, and jobs and their duties based around the Nile. One big way the Nile shaped Ancient Egypt was…

Papyrus was first made in Egypt as far back as the fourth millennium BCE. The earliest known papyrus was found in 2012-2013 which dated back to 2560-2550 BCE. Ancient Egyptians were the first to start using papyrus for many reasons but mainly used it for writing. Ancient Egyptian Scribes were the only people allowed to use papyrus paper. Individual Papyrus was made by laying strips of thin papyrus sheets side by side. First in one vertical layer then the other in a horizontal layer. You would…

I took great care in choosing where to start my journey through time and civilizations. Egypt was undoubtedly one of my top five destinations because of culture, geographical placement and unique belief structures. What is beyond amazing about Egypt is that I can travel to Egypt today and still see architecture that was built 4000 years ago and that is astounding. I wanted to show up after most of the Pyramids had been built. The thought of observing them in their prime was a huge factor in my…

The color blue (irtiu and khesbedj) in ancient Egypt represented the color of royalty. Egyptian jewelry and regalia was usually blue and gold. Synthetic pigments were used to produce dyes and pigments. Blue is associated with the sky, water, prime-evil waters and the heavens. It signified the Nile River and all of it’s associated offerings, fertility, and crops. The inundation of the Nile which was an annual reminder or re-enactment of the watery origins of the world. The annual flood of the…

One of the oldest civilizations on earth with over 80 million people, Egypt has been uniquely located in the African continent just south of the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile River. This country is filled with rich ancient biblical history and monumental buildings, but those days are over. Egypt is under-developed and most of the population is poor making this nation a third world country. Although the economy is struggling, the Egyptians continue to display good old family, social and value…

The legacy of Ancient Egypt Did you know there are 138 standing pyramids built by the Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians thought their pets were a physical form of their gods so pets were worshiped. They even had hippos as pets! In Giza they used triangles to relieve stress from the tombs that were inside of pyramids. The people of Egypt came because of the rich soil and a plentiful amount of water. Egypt started out small but now it is known world wide. Pyramids and architecture Have you ever…

The Nile: Shaping Ancient Egypt The Nile, stretching over 4,000 miles from East Africa to the Mediterranean, is the longest river on Earth! Towards the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile splits off into two main branches, the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The Blue Nile begins in Lake Tana in the highlands of Ethiopia, and the White Nile begins with the waters that flow into and then out of Lake Victoria in Kenya. Branching off from the Blue and White Nile are tributaries, whose waters flow back…