Dynasties of ancient Egypt

Art has been a prevalent feature of societies since ancient times. Over the centuries, art has been used for several purposes. It has been seen as a means of decoration, used to honor the dead and sometimes created to represent religious figures. Another popular use of art is military propaganda. Time immemorial, powerful leaders have found art to be an effective way to communicate their military superiority, as observed in the carvings of the Narmer’s palette and stele of Naram Sin. The…

Religion in Ancient Egypt guided almost every single aspect of Egyptian life. Egyptian religion was base on the combination of practice and beliefs, which included mythology, spiritualism, science and magic. Egyptians believed that life on Earth it is just a beginning of eternal journey. In order to continue the journey after death, human needed to live a life that worth to be continued. If a soul deserves a life after death, it will reach the afterlife. In order to do it, the human soul has to…

1. Introduction This case study mainly aims to demonstrate an analysis on the relationships between Egypt and other countries based on the Annals of Thutmose III. The discussion will focus on three different regions, which are Syria-Palestine, Nubia and Punt respectively. Apart from the analysis, the origin, genre and content of the annals will be covered briefly in the report. Potential issues and debates of secondary literature will also be presented in that it is important…

In Ancient Egypt, one of the duties of the king’s was to build and maintain temples to their gods. “The Egyptian word for temple was “god’s house.” These temples were meant to be the home of the gods and would need to have everything a god would need. The temple complex would need to have land, livestock and the people necessary to work the land. Temple complexes were not only built for the gods but were also built for the kings. (Temple) During Early Dynastic Egypt, temple complexes…

It resembles papyrus boats of Ancient Egypt. (footnotes) Papyri boats were used for ceremonies and used to travel to sacred places which would add to a reason that the boat was used for Khufu’s burial ceremony. It was also held together with wood and rope instead of metal. Metal was still…

Egypt has a really big and important history like their gods, writing, mummies, Pyramids, Temples, Pharaohs, their amulets, slaves and the famous Nile river. Their civilization lasted for longer than any other civilization known. Their way of life was very unique and religious, having unknown amounts of gods and strange beliefs of them. Pharaohs The pharaoh were the leaders of the Egyptians and they were thought to be both gods and men. There were over 170 Pharaohs during their whole dynasties…

Statues and other kinds of artworks that go back to ancient civilizations like Inca, Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt and many others, give a glimpse into the lives of these ancient societies, their daily routine, customs and traditions, ceremonies, leadership and belief system. Statue of Memi and Sabu dates back to the Egyptian Fourth Dynasty. It’s made from limestone covered with paint. Even though the woman is wearing clothes but the lines of her body features under her clothes are quite visible…

Karnak, A Temple Compound of Ancient Wonder Nesut-Tawi, “the Throne of the Two Lands” or Ipet-Iset, “The finest of Seats” is what people called Karnak, an ancient complex of extraordinary religious temples located in Thebes, Egypt. (Bunson). The 250 square miles were filled with temples, stone pillars, statues and more gave Karnak the name for the “the most remarkable religious complex constructed on earth” (Bunson). No one has even attempted something like it’s size or scale until the pyramids…

The impact of Akhenaten’s reign on Egyptian society Egypt has forever been the home of revolution; with the falling of Mubarak being merely the most recent one. About 3400 years ago, throughout the 13th century BCE, a rather unusual revolution occurred in Egypt, which became, and has become a subject of enormous controversy. Though it was only a momentary revolution, it was believed to have had great impacts on Egypt’s society, or civilization. To be specific, I am talking about the revolution…

In this art study, the affect of contemporary museum culture in the United States, Europe, and Egypt define the exhibition trend of “replicating the real” in terms of spatial exhibitions of historical artifacts from Egypt. In the United States, I found the Metropolitan Museum of Art presentation of the Temple of Dendur as an example of the internalized exhibition of ancient Egyptian culture in a large-scale urban environment. In a similar manner, the Louvre presents large rooms with Egyptian…