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This paper will be examining the differences and similarities of gender in Mesopotamia as well as Ancient Egypt. When looking at the sources there can be certain distinctions made for gender assumptions in each society. In Mesopotamia, men were considered to be the breadwinners, head of the household, the warriors, builders, as well as the rule makers while women were considered to be the housekeepers and baby makers. (“Epic of Gilgamesh” 10-40) In Egypt, men were often seen as the…

After reading Sherine El-Menshawy’s article entitled, “Notes on the Human Characteristics of Ancient Egyptian Kings”, I found it very interesting. My reason for that is because there are so many theories and opinions of each King. The reasoning for Sherine’s article to be able to get a closer look at this kings and to show us things about them that we have never seen before. I noticed a lot of insight in the article from different people and historians, especially in the first couple of pages…

The mask to the left was used during the inauguration ceremony of the king. The ceremony is an important investiture event. During the ceremony sacrifices are made to the ancestors. According to Chokwe belief, ancestral spirits play the crucial role of providing for living descendants. The ancestral characters also protect the peoples from intruders or evil (wanga) supernatural elements. The Chokwe people influenced the art of many neighboring tribes, including the Lunda, Mbunda, Lovale and…

Every culture has music they use for religious or expressive purposes. Music have had a major impact on many cultures around the world from Egypt to the Native Americans. From the Teenage culture who use music mostly for expressive purposes. To the Native Americans who used it in a religious way. All the way to the ancient Egyptians who created Gods with the power of music. In this essay we will look at not just ancient people but also the teengers of today. In this paragraph we will learn…

From their political organizations to their technological innovations, Both Sumer, or Mesopotamia, and Egypt have many things in common. Some of which included but are not limited to what and how they traded. Sumer and Egypt both traded with each other, and with each other, Lebanon, and India, while Sumer also traded with Arabia, Persia, and Afghanistan. Egypt also traded with modern-day Somalia and Ethiopia. Although the two kingdoms also have their differences, no two kingdoms or countries…

Today, in a group I travel to Egypt to set out on finding new discoveries or information about the societies that lived there. When we arrived, there was the Nile River it is an important source for growing crops, and act as a source of water. The Nile River was worshipped as though it was god that provided life for the Egyptians. I learned that the Nile River did cause flood destroying villages and the production of silt would change depending on the amount of floodwater. The areas of Lower…

just the person who goes on a quest. In this case, that person would be Santiago, a young man who became a shepherd to pursue his dream of traveling, and now travels across his home country of Spain. One night however, after sleeping in an abandoned church, Santiago has a strange reoccurring dream about a young girl leading him to hidden treasure in the pyramids, only to wake up before finding out where it is buried. Disturbed by this, he sets out to go to Tarifa and visit the old woman who can…

The olden Egyptians believed in a cosmos order and assumed that the entire natural existing had once been established when the world was created by Ptah/ God. And so god rested after all creations had been made with all divine words. There is an Egyptian scholar, John Wilson has rephrase the word divine by stated Ptah had made a system into which all elements should be in appropriate order while being created. [1]Page 7-8. The association of divine powers with animals was understandable for the…

(Lace, William. Mummification and Death Rituals of Ancient Egypt, San Diego: Lace William, 2013.Pg 20). As time passed so did these mastabas. Ordinary people were still buried in Mastabas, however, for the Pharaoh’s now had pyramids built for them. Eventually, the great pyramid of Khufu at Giza (built 2251-2528 BCE) was built with all the necessities a soul would need to enter the afterlife. Finally, the importance of getting into the afterlife caused a growth in the methods of mummification.…

The Ancient Egyptian Government was ruled first and foremost by the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was the supreme leader not only of the government, but also of the religion. However, the Pharaoh couldn't run the government all by himself, so he had a hierarchy of rulers and leaders below him who ran different aspects of the government. http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egyptian_government.php On the next rung down were priests who specialized in watching the universe and interpreting its…