Dynasties of ancient Egypt

Khafra was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He was the son of Khufu and took the throne after Djedefre. According to the ancient historian Manetho, Khafra was followed by king Bikheris, but according to archaeological evidences he was actually followed by king Menkaure. Khafra was built the second largest pyramid of Giza. Some of the egyptologists also credit him with the building of the Great Sphinx, but this is highly disputed. Nobody knows much about…

reflect and worship. The following two sculptures from different dynasties…

humanity and civilization. I feel that it is extremely important to remind Black Woman of their worth and their history. I decided to write a paper on the Black Queens of Al-Kebulan (Africa). Queen Hatshepsut was the longest reigning woman pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. She is recognized as one of Egypt's most accomplished pharaohs. She ruled as Queen in conjunction with her husband, Pharaoh Thutmose II, but after his transition into the afterlife, she claimed the…

Valley of the Kings took place from the sixteenth to the eleventh centuries BCE during the eighteenth through twentieth dynasties, also known as the New Kingdom Egypt (Journey Through the Valley of the Kings). The Valley of the Kings sits on the West Bank of the Nile in Egypt outside of an ancient city Thebes which is modern day Luxor. To this day the site remains a great world of ancient mystery and treasure. Craftsmen began work on the tombs the day a king took over the throne and continued…

5.0 Baking Technology throughout the History of Ancient Egypt Penetration in the field of biotech are directly returned to bread manufacturing, harvest, threshing, crushing the grain in order to achieve flour and sieving were completely illustrated on the ancient egyptian monuments (see Fig. 1). A hand grindery Known as a saddle quern was used for grinding grain (see Fig. 1F) by the housewife. Eventually, crushing was carried out on a large scale by grinders. Fermentation by the use of leaven,…

Uniquely, the story of Sinuhe is an ancient Egyptian poem, a narrative, possibly written circa 1875 BC during the twelfth dynasty, found on a tomb. The Egyptian story has many religious passages throughout. The poem over the course of a couple thousand years being scribed, copied and passed down from generation to generation. Furthermore, being used as a study from ancient times to the present, thus, making The Tale of Sinuhe one of the most read and admired Egyptian poems ever written.…

work of art than art itself. It will be the art that binds them and the function which will most likely illuminate their greatest differences. The Statue of Memi and Sabu is described by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) (2015) as, “Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2465 b.c., Egyptian; Probably from Giza, Painted limestone; H. 24 3/8 in. (62 cm).” The statue is made of limestone and has a very light color. Limestone was cheaper and more readily available which is why the common Egyptians…

China and Mesopotamia When you hear the words ancient china and Mesopotamia we think of two pretty similar civilizations that thrived in very similar ways around the same time period. However this is not totally the case, china and Mesopotamia have several very key differences that make them the unique civilizations that they were during their time. Both Mesopotamia and China rose and then fell but was it a similarity that caused this or something else. These similarities and differences spread…

mastery of materials such as steel, concrete, power glue etc., the achievements of Ancient Egypt remain unsurpassed. In many ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians' and Mesopotamians' architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural (Wikipedia). Somehow highly sophisticated craftsmanship developed over not much more than a hundred years, starting in the 3rd dynasty. Several design elements of the Kufu’s Pyramid, such as highly complex shafts…

Discuss the role of women in Egyptian or Near Eastern society ~~~~~ Ancient Egypt was one of the most advanced and productive civilisations in antiquity spanning thousands of years. Its people created collosal temples, magnificent tombs, the hieroglyphic language and unique art. Within this kingdom predominately ruled by men, women could still wield considerable influence indirectly and in some cases directly. They were protected in…