History of ancient Egypt

ships in and out of the busy harbor (History.com Staff). Many believe that the Lighthouse was anywhere between 200 to 600 feet tall, however, most modern scholars believe the Lighthouse to be approximately 380 feet tall. Archeologists have found ancient coins in which the Lighthouse was depicted. The Lighthouse appears to have been a structure with three tiers. The first…

Social In ancient societies, nobles and royals had very different lives from merchant and peasant classes. Their homes were different. Their clothing was different. They did different activities. Nobles could afford leisure time. A common activity for nobles in Egypt was hunting. This picture shows nobles on a hippopotamus hunt on the Nile. Hunting was a way that nobles could get away from daily stresses. It was also a way for them to prove their courage. Political Most civilizations were ruled…

Stonehenge There is no recorded history regarding the constitution of Stonehenge. Knowledge of such theories is that they are almost speculation. As a result, many theories have been created and tested. All that we know for sure about Stonehenge is the ownership and the preservation of it from about the 1800s to now. These theories indicated, that there are two types of stones used at Stonehenge “sarsen, the biggest stones there” and “bluestones, even though they are weesmaller but still…

Fayum Portraits: Greco-Roman Egyptian Mummies? The Fayum mummy portraits emerged from a time of great change in Ancient Egypt—a time of decline in the ancient Egyptian religious traditions. Alongside this decline, there was also a rise in Greco-Roman influences on the aesthetic values of Egyptian art—through the first century BCE to the first centuries CE—particularly those that were used in religious rituals, such as temples, wall paintings, and the actual adornment of the mummies themselves.…

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 seen by…

desert of Samaria, an ancient tribe of people fought to survive, in order to insure thier spiritual nourishment, they built massive structures. This structure was as tall as 8 story buildings, made from mud brick cooked by the sun, and was of legendary proportions. This monumental structure was called the ziggurat. This massive structure was erected to the gods of sumeria. Sacrifices, offerings, and all in between happened in this temple. Let’s delve deep into the ancient history of the…

Egypt was a complex civilization because ancient Egypt had all of the seven indicators. It had a government, a religion, a bunch of cities, specialized skills and jobs, they traded, they had different social classes, and they had a method of keeping records. Their method of keeping records were called hieroglyphs. They had slaves, a low class with farmers, a middle class with doctors, and a high class with priests, and their religion had hundreds of different gods and goddesses. Well…

development of Egyptian medicine? Mummification allowed for the Ancient Egyptians to preserve the house for the soul (the body) and travel to the Afterlife. While, embalming the body Egyptians learned a great deal about anatomy and how the body works and functions enabling them to gain medicinal knowledge. Religion Religion was an important part of the mummification process. Most of those who were mummified were kings or pharaohs. Ancient Egyptians believed that the body was the house…

stories of royalty, reveal the nuances between different culture and present historical facts. Egypt, a country that has literally and figuratively been painting pictures of their world through art since the start of time, have many particular pieces of art that tell more than just seen. The sculpture Mycerinus and his queen, from the time period 2532-2504 BCE represents many ideals and truths about ancient Egypt. This sculpture holds true the anatomical human form; however, many aspects of the…

Taking a look into the early civilization of Egypt one will see great fluctuation in power. They develop into the definition of what civilization is with the domestication of plants and animals, and great advances that follow as thinking is given the chance to flourish. Their location near the Nile River gave them a great advantage of having fertile soil, and predictable flooding patterns for farming. The Nile River is what gave the people of Egypt that chance to settle in one location and grow…