Egyptian Islamic Jihad

Egyptian history. Dynasties implies that that particular group of rulers belonged to a single family. The dynasties are usually grouped together into different kingdoms (Old, Middle, and New). During the dynasties, power passed from one dynasty to another. A dynasty ruled until it was overthrown or there were no heirs left to rule. Each kingdom ended in turmoil either after a period of infighting or after being invaded. The earliest epochs of Egyptian history are usually referred to as the…

The early Egyptian were very much concerned with the afterlife so they invented mummification in which ones body was preserved for the afterlife. They thought that the body should be in its original state and recognizable for one afterlife as they body should be possessed again by the soul of the departed. A proper procedure was introduce for preserving the bodies consisting of two steps embalming and wrapping. In “Embalming” the body was washed with the water of the Nile and a good smelling…

An early state society is characterized by a definitive hierarchy and class structure under the control of a central, powerful figure such as a king. Rulers maintain order within their domain and ensure the compliance of their subjects by establishing a permanent professional army. This type of society has a larger population than a hunter-gatherer group or a segmentary society. The population is concentrated in and around a city which serves as a hub for government administration, commerce, and…

things for beauty, but they made mathematical and anatomical advancements. Sumer was a part of the Fertile Crescent. This was the crescent like shape in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt was located next to the Nile River. The Nile gave Egyptians fertile black soil perfect for farming and was considered a God. Indus was located on a subcontinent which includes modern day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. China was located along the Huang He, or Yellow River. This river produced…

He was crowned with golden leaf like Romans used .However, not every Roman wore this like white toga. He was depicted as wearing both white toga and golden leaf crown to show his vitality .Although He was depicted like Roman, He was Egyptian. By look at his face and skin color, it can be easily understood. From top to bottom, below the portraiture, falcon collar is distinguishable like a golden necklace decorated with two Horus heads wearing the double crown at the both sides like a…

also the oldest of the 7 Wonders of the World. This enormous, triangular structure is completed out of pure stone and there are several debates among archaeologists on how it was humanly possible to build; the most accepted argument is the ancient Egyptians using ramps to stack the stones on top of each other. “Approximately 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported, and assembled to create the 5.75-million-ton structure, which is a masterpiece…

The Sumerians were a very complex civilization. There is still a lot of unknown information about them. They invented many things like writing and time for example. They created the 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour and 12 hours for day and 12 for night. Their first most important cities were Eridu, Uruk and, Ur. Uruk, for example, was the first technical city according to many historians. Sumer began in 5000 and ended in 1750 when a neighboring city attacked. During this period,…

Although both the reading and listening passage are about the geological and archeological evidence that determine the date that the Sphinx wax built, yet the two passages are in many way polar opposites. The writer states that the Sphinx was built in the Old Kingdom period, whereas the professor claims are entirely different. To begin with, as mentioned in the reading passage, the techniques that were employed to construct the Sphinx match the ones that was commonly in the Old Kingdom period.…

In comparing the Statue of Gudea and the statute named The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu, there are many very interesting similarities and an equal number of differences. The Statue of Gudea was created during the Neo-Sumerian period in the country we call Iraq today and The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu during the Old Kingdom of Egypt (The Metropolitan Museum, 2016). Both works of art are sculpture and made of stone. One also notices that both pieces of art have inscriptions…

Prehistorical people started to build houses during Neolithic period using clay, mud, dung, and straw interwoven among wooden posts. Some better huts might have foundations made of stone, set into trenches, and supporting walls of large timbers (Stokstad, p.13). The Styles of houses were vary in different regions. These houses were rebuild again and again over time, and human burials were found under these houses. That makes it very difficult to determine whether or not these houses were used as…