Dynasties of ancient Egypt

the globe effected how religion, culture and resources were distributed throughout the ancient times. Northern Africa and China, in Eastern Asia, had major roles and much experience when it came to trading in ancient times. While the Chinese and people of Africa were trading, the Mayans and the Aztecs were also trading with each other. The ways of trading was completely different from what it is today. In ancient times the way you traded depended on where you were located. The different…

world of art and meanings behind them. Ancient Egyptian history has always been a fascination for many people. Egypt holds a great amount of importance within Art history. To most, when you hear of Ancient Egypt, you think about two things: Mummies and Pyramids. Considering this, there is a lot more to Egypt that h been publicized. Egypt, like many other cultures went through a transition after a certain time, these times or eras were known as Dynasties. During the Amarna…

prominent Hellenistic cities that embraced Hellenistic culture. Established and named by Alexander the Great himself, Alexandria is what has become “a Greek polis with citizenship limited to Greeks and Macedonians”(451, Ancient Greece). However, during the reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Alexandria has been transformed into a flourishing Hellenistic city with new innovations. In order to preserve both Greek and Egyptian elements, Greek and Egyptian roots are embedded in every aspect of society,…

head of a pharaoh is a portrait made of stone and copper during the 5th and 6th dynasty (old kingdom). The portrait originated in Egypt (2675-2139 B.C.E). The head of the pharaoh, according to Freer and Sackler Gallery (current location), is believed to have been part of a full body statue because of the missing piece of the neck. The tall crown with the round top indicates that the pharaoh ruled over southern Egypt. There are a couple of unattractive things that I do not like. I know it is…

miles south of Cairo, Egypt in the Nile Valley province of Minya. They are located in an area call El-Kamin El-Sahrawi which is near the city of Samalut. This discovery was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. The three tombs contain several coffins or sarcophagi which are in different sizes. They found clay fragments as well. From analysis of the clay fragments it has been concluded that the three tombs span the 27th Dynasty. The 27th dynasty was when Egypt became a province…

Greek leaders in traditional Egyptian garb and adornments. Such procedures were done in order to assimilate the Ptolemies into the culture of their kingdom and legitimize their reign as true pharaohs. Even women, who were usually omitted from ancient works, are captured in Ptolemaic art. This represents a gradual acceptance and reevaluation of the female as an individual, as depictions of Ptolemaic queens in Egyptian headpieces were carved into stone tablets. Poetry became another effective…

Ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia were two of the world’s earliest city-based civilizations. They were strong forces to contend with, and each built thriving empires that lasted for thousands of years. Even though they may have faced difficult or destructive times, they had lasting and influential effects on the rest of history world. They both formed the foundation for Middle Eastern and Western history, and established examples for other future river valley civilizations. However, despite…

My second goddesses of egypt is Isis, she was the most important goddess in the Ancient Egyption time. Isis started out as an obscure goddesses with only few towers made for her, but eventually in later times more were made for her until she was the most important of the Ancient Egyptian deities. As a mourner, she was she was a principal deity in rites connected to the dead; she was a healer, she cured the sick and brought the to life, and as a mother she was respected by most women. Isis was…

civilizations was one of the greatest changes in human development. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia are two of the greatest ancient civilizations that went through this change. While both governing bodies had strict laws and ties to religion, the main difference was the government system of both ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This difference actually made a huge impact in terms of the lasting longevity of both civilizations as Egypt was able to last longer. These civilizations were grounded by…

Early societies in Egypt had to alter their lives in accordance to when the Nile River would have it’s floods. These floods would occur from July-October. The waters of the Nile carried with them rich silt deposits that nurtured Egypt’s land and provided rich soil to produce an abundance of crops for food and trade. Being that the land was so fertile, early settlers had to embark on “three months of intensive agriculture work” to produce the large amount of food needed to survive (Orlin, 2010).…