Culture of Egypt

The first section of the reading discussed ancient African civilizations. Of these, Egypt is the most prominent topic. This country’s rich history “stands alone among ancient African civilizations as being indicative of the early development of large-scale governments” (Khaypoya, 2012, p. 69). This empire ruled for approximately 2000 years, going through three distinct phases of kingdoms. The Old Kingdom merged the lifestyle of many different regions into one central government. It was…

Solomon’s temple was the first to be built in the mid-10th century BCE. It was then destroyed by the Babylonians about 400 years after it was constructed. Herod then filled the need for a new temple by beginning his reconstruction of it in 19 BCE. His temple was later destroyed by the Romans. The first and second temples differed in size and layout but were fairly similar in respect to their composition. Both Herod’s temple and Solomon’s temple were the most significant structures in Jerusalem…

podcast, Melvyn Bragg and his guests, Catharine Edwards, and Maria Wyke Susan Walker talk about the Ptolemic ruler of the Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra. They start from the very beginning with her and her father and go through her time as she interacts with Roman Empire with Julius Cesar and Mark Antony. She is a very interesting personality as she has not only affected Egypt but also the Roman Empire. In this week’s podcast, one of the most important thing that the guest historians point out is…

Morocco- The Country that Makes the Soul Grow In the 7th and 8th century, the Arab invasion of Africa prompted the first predominant Muslim dynasty which triggered a domino effect that resulted in Morocco. In 1884, Spain officially started protecting the lands that would soon be known as Morocco. When France became the protectorate of Morocco through the Treaty of Fez in 1912, there was a rebellion shortly after and lead by the Istiqual. Eventually in 1956, the French were removed as the…

While the corpus clearly demonstrates full integration by the Ptolemaic Egyptian Jewry, there is value in considering whether the anti-Semitic sentiments that defined the Roman Period in Egypt were already in development. Within Egypt, native Egyptians were the most likely source of animosity towards Jewish communities. In terms of legal interactions, corpus papyri show that Jews could be considered equal to Egyptians (CPJ No. 22). However, Egyptians were significantly more limited in terms of…

Although generally perceived as only a threat to Israeli national security, with policy being created to reflect that, it is important to look at the other side of things. Despite the many obvious and potential negative impact that the Arab Spring could cause in Israel, many will also argue for the positive. Israel's former Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin, stands firm with his hope for progression in the Arab Spring movement stating, "The long-term changes in the Arab world are a great…

Assignment #4 - Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Middle East has gone through revolutions, some were successful in the beginning and others were complete failure. The success of the revolution was based on the cause of the revolution and who it was poised by. For instance the first Arab awaking revolution that was led by the Middle Eastern leaders was aimed to rise from under the western control, and to create a better life for their people. However, the revolution was not at its…

Today I will be talking about the biome I have chosen for my report. I chose the driest landform you would ever hear about, the Desert. There are so many interesting facts about the Desert that I bet you haven’t even heard of. Did you know that Death Valley has a large mass of water underneath it that includes one of the most rarest fish ever. That fish is called the Blue Pufferfish. Some of the desert’s i'm going to be babbling about is the Great Victoria Desert. This desert is located in…

“Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, East Anglia, is the site of two 6th- and early 7th-century cemeteries. One contained an undisturbed ship burial, including a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts of outstanding art-historical and archaeological significance, most of which are now in the British Museum in London. The site is in the care of the National Trust.¨ Wikipedia Sutton Hoo is of history importance because it is thought between some myths and also history. But, because itś dated so far back, we…

think of Egypt we think of the Great Pyramids . We think of the Sphinx, the Temple of Isis and Ramses II, hieroglyphics and mummies, but what we do not think of, is the modern day problems occurring in Egypt. Egypt’s past is rich with history and people dedicate their lifetimes to discovering the hidden secrets of this ancient civilization. Though knowing the past is very important, we need to look forward and try to prevent more problems from occurring in the future. Modern day Egypt is much…