Hyksos

From Ahmose, the man who removed the Hyksos from the land of Egypt, to Tutankamun, the boy king, the beautiful Queen Nefertiti, and the well known Rameses ‘The Great’, it becomes clear the Egypt had amazing leaders, however the focus of this essay is one exceptional Pharaoh, whom we are about to learn about. It was the year 1903 when archeologist Howard Cater entered tomb known as KV20. It was empty apart from for three empty sarcophagus for a pharaoh. The scholars had no idea at the time where…

Located in northeastern Africa, Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean on one side, a desert on another, and mountains on a third. This geography let the Egyptians live in relative peace around the River Nile. The Nile is over 4000 miles long and its annual floods fertilized the surrounding valley. The Egyptians gradually learned how to manage and store the water in canals and basins for irrigation, and they used measuring devices called a nilometers to measure the water levels. By implementing…

Imagine being told that you should not be a ruler because you are not a man. Hatshepsut took the opinions people had about who can and cannot be a ruler and proved them wrong. A. Hatshepsut was a female born to a wealthy Egyptian family. Hatshepsut had a very long and eventful life. She married her half-brother. Once he died she took the throne young and held the throne for twenty years. Her legacy was just beginning. Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh of Egypt. Her legacy…

To what extent did the animal figures affect the daily lives of the Ancient Egyptian population? This research question is worthy of investigation because animals affected the beliefs of the Egyptian society in a variety of ways, and knowing the basis of where these beliefs came from can further help historians and researchers understand why the Egyptians organized their societies in the way that they were. The land of the gods of Egypt was vast and it was ruled by spirits of animals. Such, was…

Egypt is known as one of the oldest, wealthiest and most popular civilizations in ancient history. From the early times when hunters and gathers formulated the base of Egypt, to the continual ages of their great achievements. Egypt has far amazed, and interested archeologist and scientists for centuries, because of its advanced technology, sophisticated writing system and intricate bureaucracy (sciencenes.org). Through all the greatness of Egypt one has yet to know what happened to this…

Queen Hatshepsut’s Authority Modern media and public education tend to be very exclusive when selecting which parts of history are most relevant to teach. So it is not abnormal that many people today are uneducated about Egypt’s first female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. Against a backdrop of pre determined gender roles and political nepotism, like most of the world then and even now, 15th century B.C Egypt was notorious for exalting men as leaders of the land. As proper gender specific…

There are many connections going through time and each connection has a similarity and cause and effect. Through the threads of history there are many concepts and ideas. All the way from the Pre- 1400- 1648 Which is Mainly Greece, Rome, Middle Ages, Byzantium, Renaissance, Reformation and others to 1648-115 When the Age of Revolutions occurred. Then there’s 1815-1914 When the Industrial Revolution was occurring to 1914 to present where Cold war, World War I and II occurred. Through all these…