Egyptian Arabic

of the canon remained unchanged. Have you ever noticed that ancient Egyptian sculptures often look very similar even when made centuries apart? What was the 'Canon' of Egyptian sculpture? Why did they feel the need to come up with these norms and standards? Why did this 'Canon' last so long? The 'Canon' or rules of Egyptian sculpture and art is the basis of nearly all ancient Egyptian art. The rule (canon) in ancient Egyptian art was always that things should be represented from their most…

Ancient Egyptian civilization lived, worship, and built their kingdom is really amazing. They have made many advances from the Predynastic period to the Eighteenth Dynasty. Just the way they built the tombs and made changed over the periods to make them stand the test of time. Just thinking about something that was built in 1500 B.C. is still standing today. We have buildings built in the 1970’s that are gone due to not being taken care and poor construction. It seems like of thing the Egyptians…

I. Arab Music and Culture a. Dates back to the 8th century. Music plays an extremely important role in intellectual life of the early Arabs. b. Arab countries never really developed their own court traditions or national music’s because of the prominence of the Ottoman Empire. c. Arab scales include quarter tones or microtones, which are notes that fall between the black and white keys of the piano. i. Some people find this makes the music sound out of tune. ii. Part of the essence and the…

The fluidity of calligraphy symbolizes the "intertwining" of stability and change that exists in the mortal world (Nasr 28). Islamic calligraphy has the appearance of a never ending line; the letters are all connected to one another and the writing seems to be constantly moving (Piostrovsky 29). The continual movement of the line "is one of the ways of manifesting [Allah] to this world" (27) and "projects the concept of continuity, of endlessness, of pluriformity" (29). The symbolism of…

was almost four feet long and two-and-a-half feet wide, at a fort near Rosetta. When the British defeated Napoleon in 1801, they took possession of the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone is a text written by a group of priests in Egypt to honour the Egyptian pharaoh. It lists all of the things that the pharaoh has done that are good for the priests and the people of Egypt. Many people worked on deciphering the hieroglyphs over several hundred years. However, the structure of the script was very…

The mask to the left was used during the inauguration ceremony of the king. The ceremony is an important investiture event. During the ceremony sacrifices are made to the ancestors. According to Chokwe belief, ancestral spirits play the crucial role of providing for living descendants. The ancestral characters also protect the peoples from intruders or evil (wanga) supernatural elements. The Chokwe people influenced the art of many neighboring tribes, including the Lunda, Mbunda, Lovale and…

According to Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a College Professor, “Every trip is a quest” and every quest is composed of 5 things: a quester, a destination, a stated reason to go, challenges, and the actual reason behind the quest. The actual reason helps make a “quest” or a journey much more meaningful to any literary work as a whole. In The Alchemist, Santiago’s long journey for treasure ends up giving him wisdom and self-knowledge worth more than any gold or treasure. Every quest needs,…

Going back thousands and thousands of years ago, two civilizations, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt, were very different according to the five key elements of culture. First, one key aspect that was very contrasting between these civilizations was the language. For example, Mesopotamia had distinct origins and a different style of writing. The earliest forms of writing in Mesopotamia was based on pictograms which “were used to communicate basic information about crops and taxes (Writing 1). As…

everybody's help. The Great Pyramids have a great importance in the world’s history. As they are the only ancient world wonder standing. The others have been ruined or run down. The Pyramids also can tell archaeologists and the people of Egypt about how Egyptians and other civilizations lived back then. Also, the Great Pyramids have special importance to Egypt’s history. “More…

Art has affected religion for centuries in every culture. Furthermore, it displayed what the artist thoughts and ideas were. Ancient Egypt is a great example of historical art. The Egyptians used art to communicate not only with the living but also the dead. To do this they used sculptures, reliefs, paintings, symbolism, and more. One of the most common ways to show artistic ability in Ancient Egypt was to carve sculptures and reliefs. Sculptures and reliefs were one of the few forms of art…