Egyptian Islamic Jihad

Rozmarynowska HIS 159 Dr. Elaine Sullivan February 25, 2018 Arsinoe II Outline Cult of Queen Arsinoë II in Egypt and the ancient Mediterranean: Why was this an important cult promoted by the Ptolemies? How was it promoted in Egypt? How was this Egyptian cult spread across the larger Mediterranean? Why was it popular outside of Egypt? Research question: How was the cult of Queen Arsinoë II established and how did it amass such a large-scale following throughout the ancient world? Thesis…

is a hard white stone. Some historian think that the White Chapel was originally covered in a thin layer of gold. Beautiful artwork decorated the pillars outside of the Chapel, carved scenes showed Senusret I with various gods, birds, animals, and Egyptian symbols were also depicted. A later Pharaoh ended up aking the White Chapel and using it in a monument of his own. Archaeologists later discovered the pieces and reconstructed the White…

The Incas and the Egyptians were two very different groups of people but somehow they both ended up having many similar elements in their cultures. They had such similar elements that Victorian-era scholars concluded that the two cultures were certainly children of the Golden age parent, “Atlantis”. The Incas arose around the 12th century A.D. in the Andes region, but they were not conquered until 1572 by the Spanish. The Inca’s started truly expanding under the rule of their eighth emperor,…

Across the barren desert, eyes gaze upon anyone who comes across its path. Baring the face of a supposed killer, standing tall and mighty, always ready to strike. Protecting a lifelong mystery, waiting to be uncovered. There are a lot of unexplained mysteries and phenomenon in history. One of the most sacred and mysterious of all is the Sphinx. Theories of this creation range from being the resting place for the god Osiris, and the tomb of the Pharaoh Khafre but, the most realistic and…

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a national treasure and mystery. It’s located on the Giza Plateau in Giza, Egypt. It is a massive stone sculpture of a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. In this essay you will learn all about the mysteries of the Great Sphinx of Giza. There has been many theories on who built the Great Sphinx of Giza. Some say Khafre, a man who overthrew the throne of Djedefre, built it, but others say it was built by the father of Khafre. The estimated years…

The White Temple was a Sumerian temple in Uruk, modern day Iraq, in 3500 BCE during the Ancient Near East Period. The Uruk people had a population of 40,000 in 3500 BCE, and they used the colossal scale of their architecture, including the scale of the White Temple, as a symbol of their architectural power. The temple was dedicated to the god Enu. The Sumerians were a theocracy, and they believed that gods ruled over everything and that the rulers were symbols of the deities. The temple was…

Egyptian astronomy began in the prehistoric times. The Egyptians knowledge of astronomy helped them contribute to modern day science. The Egyptians were considered “observers of the sky” They are well known for their contribution of the 24 hour day and the calendar. “When the lack of rainfall in North Africa forced a man to abandon his nomadic life as a hunter and settle down near water, he had perforce to become mainly an agriculturist. In eastern North Africa the Nile valley proved to be an…

Charles Barkley’s hands wrapped around my shoulders. My head barely went to his armpit. The 6’6”, 250 pounder, NBA legend towered over me. We were located in the hotel lobby in Birmingham, Alabama, I was there to compete in the National Speech and Debate Tournament, he was there for fun. “That’s a good skill to have,” he said. “ To be able to communicate effectively and debate.” Is it? I have come to the conclusion, as I have contemplated this one simple question the past year , that the single…

The most notable similarity between the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian) and the Palace at Knossos (Aegean) is that both structures were built for upperclass members in their societies. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut was constructed for Hatshepsut, an Egyptian queen recognized as "The women who could be king" and the Palace at Knossos was commissioned for King Minos. Another similarity between these structures was the paintings that were found inside. One of the Palace at Knossos's…

In this essay, I would like to compare and contrast two sculptures: Statue of Memi and Sabu from Egypt and Seated Statue of Gudea from Mesopotamia. The pair Statue of Memi and Sabu had been made ca. 2575–2465 B.C., and assumably represents husband and wife. This kind of statue was often found hidden in nonroyal tomb chapels of the Old Kingdom (n.a.). The statue is made of limestone, which is a rather soft material, that allows better manual processing but is less resistant to damage. The…