History of ancient Egypt

During the 18th dynasty, Egypt experienced a radical shift in religion, politics, and art under the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten. While his rule only lasted from the early 1350’s BCE to around 1334 BCE, Akhenaten is well known for abandoning the polytheism in favor of worship of Aten, a deity represented as a solar disk. He is therefore credited for introducing a quasi-monotheistic system in Egypt, although many argue that Akhenaten acknowledged all gods but only actively worshipped Aten. This…

Egypt’s rich history has been documented for a very long time. Some of the earliest writings date as far back as 3000 B.C. That is about five thousand years old. At first, most writing was inventory based (Greenberg). But as time went on, narratives and historical depictions began to appear in writing. “The Literature of Ancient Egypt” by William Kelly Simpson gives a view into the lives of the people of ancient Egypt through the stories of ancient Egyptians. During the Middle Kingdom of Egypt,…

Today, in Egypt, we are left with the ruins of art and architecture. The pyramids, sphinxes, and tombs were torn apart by the later Egyptian Dynasties and destroyed by looters. Some of the loss of artifacts this have to do with time, earthquakes, and past looters, but the biggest culprits, that many do not think of first, are the early Egyptologists. It was all about getting the biggest and most impressive objects and not really about the importance of the object in context to the area. Because…

new type has met a great demand in tourism marketing, but others couldn 't promote this new type which has known as 'Wine Tourism '. Although the iconographical, archaeological and textual sources from ancient Egypt confirm that the wine was already produced there in the third millennium BC. Egypt did not promote this new type for many reasons concerned with customs and traditions in modern society. The scenes which are…

INTRODUCTION Ancient Greece is frequently regarded as the beginnings of advanced sciences, philosophies, and other fundamentals of the western world. For years, Greek culture has been taught in schools and held in a high esteem. Egyptian sciences are not deemed with the same respect and often times critical rediscoveries of the Greeks are exclusively…

iconography of this piece expresses the traditional symbolism of government order in ancient Egypt through the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer. In essence, a visual…

One of the key elements to a successful, powerful and long-lasting empire is stability and maintenance. In the ancient world, stability is measured by strength, whether by numbers or military force. The Ancient Egyptians were the longest reigning empire ever recorded in history starting in about 3100 B.C. to the end of the Hellenistic Period in 30 B.C. The Greeks lived in a world filled with a grand religion, sportsmanship, philosophy, and revolutionary art and politics. With the help of…

Introduction The pyramids in Egypt were attracted to ancient tourists and conquerors. The Egyptian era is one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world. The pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Giza, are the most spectacular artifacts The large scale of the pyramid reflects the unique role of Pharaoh in ancient Egypt society. Today, 4000 years later, the Egyptian pyramids still retain their wealth and majesty and glimpse. The pyramid represents the glorious history of…

differences in lifestyles, one comparable attribute of Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt would be their religion. Both civilizations practiced a polytheistic religion which meant they believed in more than one god. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs. Pharaohs were the highest level in the Egyptian society and were considered close to the gods. Egypt’s version of polytheism would be considered Anthropomorphic Polytheism. In its later years Egypt was introduced to the worship of Aten (god of the…

The ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek civilizations are two of the oldest known civilizations in history. It is believed that the ancient Egyptian civilization, based in eastern North Africa, started around 3150 B.C., and survived until 31 B.C. Slightly younger is the ancient Greek civilization, making its mark in history around 1100 B.C. and lasting until 146 B.C. There are many similarities and differences between these civilizations, even though they co-existed and were located in different…