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Ptolemaic Egypt is a time richly pigmented with documents, sculptures and artifacts that are being studied today so that their ancient society can be interpreted and hopefully more understood. Although this was a time long, long ago, we have to remember that these were still just human beings. They were very similar to us in that they had a brain, two eyes, and a heart; among many if not all the same organs. They had many social problems that mirror that of today’s society in the case…

Art has been a large contributor to sharing the history of our world. We learned this week that it was important to use art in times when not everyone can read or when there is not a common language within a small territory. Both these statues are perfect examples of how artists can show their own interpretation of what is happening in the world around them through their art. Here I will consider the story being told by the artist in both statues. The first statue is the Royal…

Ancient Egypt is a very advanced civilization, this was noted by the marks they have left in history that inclued the 7 indicators. The Egyptian Government was ruled by the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was the leader not just of government but also of the religion. In the Government under the Pharaoh there was a Vizier. The vizier was the Chief and he vizier would Oversee the lands. All most all Egyptians would work hard in the fields near the nile river. What they would do is they would grow…

Egypt had one of most thriving empire prior to 1500. From 1560 B.C. to 1080 B.C. the empire was known as the Golden Empire. Examining the video called Egypt’s Golden Empire from PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises you can learn the Golden Empires Rise and fall. You grasp the empires history from Cities to technology advancements. The focus on this video is to analysis the film for its entertainment value, historic accuracy, and relevance to western civilization. The entertainment value is…

On this day in 1799, during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, about 35 miles north of Alexandria. The irregularly shaped stone contained fragments of passages written in three different scripts: Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics and Egyptian demotic. The ancient Greek on the Rosetta Stone told archaeologists that it was inscribed by priests honoring the king of Egypt, Ptolemy V, in the…

Ancient Egypt has many influences on the design world. One of the design influences is the furniture that is being used every day. The furniture also shows the status of someone’s life. The furniture piece that I will be focusing on is the bed frame and how it was made, as well as how it can show its’ owners status. Beds are an essential part of sleeping but back in Ancient Egypt they did not have the materials that we have today. The structure of the bed that was made in the period of Ancient…

China began along the Huang He River valley. The first dynasty to start in China was the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty was led by Yu The Great. He led the people to build canals in order to control the flooding of the Huang He River. He then passed power to his son Qi. Qi began the system of dynastic or the hereditary system. After the Xia Dynasty fell, the Shang Dynasty began in 1766 B.C. The capital city of the Shang Dynasty was Anyang. Kings were the head of all clans, claiming a common…

Caleb Richey 11-23-15 Ancient Art 101 Professor Sandra Johnson Jade Cong: Bowers Museum The Jade Cong is a detailed piece of art that is composed of two different colors—a grey and a green sort of color (jade). The green section of this piece is circular with a square area on the sides of the “Cong”. In addition, this circular section of the piece represents the heavens while the square part represents the planet Earth. This is a solid piece of art that is about an inch thick and fully designed…

1. Ancient Egyptian Society and Family Life by Douglas J. Brewer and Emily Teeter This web source talks about the family life style of Egyptians. It speaks on personal relationships you would only see in the household. Also speaks on the sexually aspects of the relationships and what draws a man towards a woman. Along with that it talks about social standings, and cultural traditions held by the family. I believe this was written to give an inside point of view on how families were back then and…

abandoned because of its relationship with the ancient Egypt religion. Although the Christian Egyptians saw these three writings as unnecessary and associated with paganism, they still use Egyptian language in their conversation. Hence, they invented Coptic to write the Egyptian language using the Greek…