Egyptian hieroglyphs

Art of Ancient Egypt Introduction The art of Ancient Egypt refers to the architecture, sculpture, painting, and other parts that were produced by ancient Egyptians. These works of art were produced by the Egyptian civilization that was located in the lower Nile valley and most of them appeared between 3000 BC and 100 AD. The art of Ancient Egypt was characterized by highly developed sculpture and painting which were both very symbolic and stylized. Most of the Ancient Egypt art that has…

The cities of Cairo, Egypt and Yucatan, Mexico are home to some of the most remarkable structures of architecture within the ancient world. Such structures as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and the El Castillo in Mexico. These two structures are located miles apart from one another on two vastly different continents. However, both share similarities within their structural shape. But differ in their overall structural design and purpose within their civilizations. The structural shape…

It is the year of 2554 B.C. a loud bang as another brick is put on the great pyramid. My name is Ubaid I am 12 years old and I live in egypt. The pharaoh is the great King Menes. It is a sad week, my uncle died and could not afford a tomb, so he has to be buried in the sand. My uncle Aziza lost all his money buying medicine to help his mom because she had a deadly virus. His mother didn't have money for him…

There have been numerous compulsive and controversial theories regarding the mysteries of Stonehenge and what lies beneath. There are countless unanswered questions and so many people who believe they have the answers. The truth is nobody really knows what its official purpose was, who built it, how it was built and when exactly it was made? You have to wonder if we will ever truly have the answers. The Stonehenge stands frozen in time as a prehistoric monument in the heart of Wiltshire,…

Stonehenge one of the more popular “big stones” amongst the groups of what are classified as menhirs caught my attention because of its majestic structure and its beautiful green body of land which just pokes out at you and grabs the eye. What immediately drew me into this glorious architectural construction is the complexity of its body of work. Instantly I became so concerned because I couldn’t help but think well how did they do it? Good question how did they construct such a sophisticated…

The temple of the sun is a smaller and steeper temple than Bacchus. The sun temple was built from piles of rubble with an outer layer of limestone blocks or volcanic rock which is mostly solid rock with internal features. The Sun temple has 3 million tons of rock material and was built without being built of metal tools the use of animals or the wheel invention The temple was built with stone block and held together with lime mortar and covered with plaster then painted like a fresco secco the…

The Egyptian Pyramids were built by the egyptians, and not the slaves as many thought. It took around 2 or more years for the pyramids to be constructed. Scientists are still baffled at some of the things the egyptians did for this pyramid. Many people have questions about the egyptian pyramids such as,how was it constructed, how are the pyramids around the world linked, and what were the tombs really for. Back then the ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens.…

History Assignment Maham Ahmad Qurat-ul-Ain -BBA-2k14 (B) Pyramids of Egypt What were the Pyramids of Egypt : The Pyramids of Egypt are one of the most inspred creations of man. They were built as tombs to the pharoahs and their queens. The Egyptians believed in life after death and so for the pharoahs to safely join the afterlife their bodies were to be protected. The aim of the builders of the pyramids was to create a structure that could withstand time and it's consequences and last…

reflected back the rays of the sun. Unfortunately, over the time these casing disappeared due to various reason like earthquakes or crumbling. Some of it was even taken to build other buildings. 7. Although hieroglyphics ( a character of the ancient Egyptian writing system) is generally associated with the pyramids of Giza there has been found no writings or any connection to hieroglyphics ever found in the…

Introduction In Egyptian art the term Fayum mummy portrait refers to amount of paintings excavated from sites across Egypt, from the late Hellenistic period Greek and Roman period of the first century of BCE. The Fayum mummy portraits are found around Fayum Basin, to the Nile south of Cairo especially in Hawara, Achmin and Antinoupolis. The portraits were created around the imperial Roman period and are made from different hard wood such as cedar, fig, or oak that is then painted over them and…