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    Medieval Egypt Debby Hao March 9, 2017 History 9 Egypt a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East. And Egyptian pharaohs flourished for 3000 years. And Alexander the Great recaptured Egypt in 323 B.C. After that, Egypt was a part of Greece. Under the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty, Egypt has become an advanced social civilization. (Smith,C.G 2016) In…

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    Introduction People throughout the world know that Egypt is an ancient land, but many do not know that it has multiple dynasties existing in different eras or periods. The New Kingdom era, for example, emerged in 1539 B.C. and lasted until 1069 B.C. with three different dynasties of kings appearing (Wilkinson 2010: xxi). In the 470 years that the New Kingdom period of Egypt lasted, a highly stratified social organization of kingship existed alongside the powerful culture found within the state.…

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    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…

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    are great civilizations, or nations, or even empires, but Egypt was clearly the best ancient civilization. The agriculture was good due to the fertile soil, and that was because of the Nile River. The Nile was the only reason the Egypt was one nation because it unified both Upper and Lower Egypt. Egypt accomplished many architectural feats like the pyramids, which are still there today. They also had some pretty big and evolved temples. Egypt is still a country and still around today. Their…

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    What Is Egypt Like Today

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    Have you ever imagined what Egypt was like thousands of years ago? Or how it’s like today in the modern world? Egypt is a country that is full of history, culture, and geography. All of these factors have had an impact on society today. Egypt is a very historic place. Pharaohs were very important back in ancient times. They were the rulers, or kings, of Egypt. There were 225 known pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Saqqare, a pharaoh of Egypt about 4,700 years ago, built the first pyramid. That…

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    first think of Egypt all I can picture are the pyramids located there and miles of hot desert. I learned a lot about Ancient Egypt while I was in school. I also watched many documentaries about Ancient Egyptian history and the pyramids themselves. I never pictured people living there or even imagined anyone living in Egypt. The only people I imagined to be in Egypt were archaeologists and tourists. But, approximately 92 million people do call Egypt home. In movies and documentaries, Egypt is…

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    The two main places I would want to go are either Mexico or Egypt. I want to go to Mexico and Egypt because I plan to become an archaeologist and I want to see the most historic places in that area. Egypt is one of the most explored place that I know of. I soon hope to travel there and make my mark on history. Mexico is a wonderful and beautiful place to be,in my opinion. In mexico I plan to see the Mayan ruin and gather information about them. Also it would be great to see the main Mayan…

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    The Agricultural industry in Egypt has always played a major role in Egypt’s economy. Irrigation for a desert like climate as Egypt is its livelihood and this all depends on the Nile River. Since ancient times the Nile river’s irrigation shaped ancient Egypt and ancient Egyptians were able to produce an abundance of food, as a result this gave Egyptians an advantage allowing them to focus more of their time and resources to other aspects of a civilization such as technology, and cultural…

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    Egypt and Kush For my final project on Egypt and Kush, I created the Giza Pyramids. I made the pyramids using a plaster mold kit, and gold paint. I have been interested in Ancient Egypt since I was very little. I enjoyed building the pyramids and studying this unit. So who were the pyramids built for? In Ancient Egypt, pyramids were built as tombs. The Pharaoh would be buried in a pyramid after he or she died. The Great Pyramid Of Giza was built for the Pharaoh Khufu. This pyramid is the…

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    The world of ancient Egypt saw dualities in how people viewed it, both in antiquity and modern day. To many Romans, Egypt not only was a critical source of food as well as architecture and culture, but it also posed a political and cultural threat. Additionally, despite a precedent of hundreds of years of highly developed Egyptian politics and society without Roman rule, many Romans saw native Egyptians as unintelligent, poor, or unhelpful. These xenophobic ideals were manifested in the social…

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