Great Pyramid of Giza

wonder. However, these impressive pyramids are a result representing the culmination of a process that had taken thousands of years to evolve. In the beginning deceased Egyptian’s were buried in simple graves, as time went on, these graves had been developed into spectacular tomb chambers today known as pyramids. Religion in Ancient Egypt had strongly influenced the physical design of tombs, Egyptians were strong believers in the afterlife, and the design of the pyramid had granted pharaohs the…

Learning about the history of art through chapters 4 to 7 has opened my mind to a better understanding of cultural arts. It can be expressed through many different cultures around the world. I have not only learned that the idea of art had started out in prehistoric Western Europe, but also started to spread out in different parts of the world like, Mesopotamia, Jericho, Ur, Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and many other regions around the globe. Each place went through different eras,…

The importance of the social pyramid was so everybody could understand and do their part, so their country could prosper, and not collapse like Rome’s. The social pyramid was as follow: pharaoh, officials, priests, scribes, artisans, and lastly, peasants and farmers. It was important that everybody did their job, so they uphold their empire. The Egyptian’s genius was shown in the house’s design, which were made to stay cool, built with thick walls and small windows at the top to keep out the…

many of their pieces of art work with metals, especially turquoise which was their favored material. The Egyptians also were fans of metal and turquoise, using them to make beautiful necklaces crowns, and even bracelets. Both civilizations made pyramids but for different reasons. The Egyptians made them as a resting place for their Pharaohs, filling them with different…

Basic Characteristics The Land Around 5,000 years ago along the River Nile for almost 30 centuries (BBC History) Nile River flooded between July to October History Hieroglyphs (Written language) decoded 2,000 years later (BBC History) Alexander the Great takes Egypt in 332 B.C (BBC History) Three Kingdoms: The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and The New Kingdom. Information about their governments in “VI. Ancient Egyptian Government and Hierarchy” (Britannica) Egyptian Writing and Language…

The Nile River was an area that they created dikes and waterways to irrigate for crops. They created Pyramids, “ these enormous monuments stand today as Giza, near Cairo as testimony to the Pharaohs ability to marshal Egyptian resources (Ziegler 53). They also traded with Nubia ,although they had their differences, they were wary of Nubian Kingdoms that might threaten Upper Egypt…

might think that the Mesopotamian ziggurat and the Ancient Egyptian pyramid have a lot in common, but in actuality they are quite different. The Mesopotamian ‘ziggurat’ was meant to be the spiritual center of a city-state. It was a large tower made out of brick and rubble. The ziggurat served as not only a shrine but also as a temple, and it was believed that these towers might bring the people closer to heaven. The Egyptian pyramids on the other hand were made out of giant stone blocks, and…

responsible for maintaining harmony in their expansive kingdom. The life of a pharaoh was marked by pampering, procreation, power and prestige. According to the book about Ancients in Their Own Words: Egyptians, the pharaohs had huge palaces and pyramids built for them. Most of the people worked on the land and paid taxes to the pharaoh in the form of grain. To keep track of his revenues and to make sure everything was in order, the pharaoh had an army of scribes. They wrote using a script…

They were both used in a religious manner. The Statue of Osiris was initially found in the tomb of Ptahirdis in Giza. Osiris was known as the judge of the dead, and Osiris was typically shown in funerary judgement scenes illustrating the book of the dead. In Egypt, Osiris was essentially the gatekeeper to the heavens. Osiris was worshipped due to that reason. This…

measure the water levels. By implementing these water control techniques, the Egyptians turned the dry wasteland on either side of the river into land rich with livestock and farming. The word “Pharaoh” comes from the words “per” and “aa,” meaning Great House, and the Pharaoh had two crowns:…