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    Stela Of Satsobek Analysis

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    The Stela of Satsobek (Fig. 1) was acquired by the Michael C. Carlos Museum in 2007 as a gift in honor of Dr. Gay Robins (Burell et al. 17). Although no excavation location is explicitly stated in the object’s catalogue entry, it is assumed that the country of origin of this gift is Egypt. The stela is made of limestone and measures 51.4 centimeters in height, 32.4 centimeters in width, and 7.3 centimeters in depth (Burell et al. 17). This stela is dated to the early Middle Kingdom between 1939-1760 BC (Burell et al. 17). This large time period encompasses both the Twelfth and Thirteenth Dynasties, however the object’s catalogue entry dates this piece to the Twelfth Dynasty (Burell et al. 17). This stela features four distinct sections: the…

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    Art Observation

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    Introduction: I had the pleasure of visiting the Brooklyn museum of art which is located at 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn New York. The reason for going on this field trip was to observe an art piece the Egyptian gallery which is located on the 3rd floor of the museum and chooses a art piece and write a paper base on my observation, for my Introduction to Art 100 class. As a result, this essay will focus on Senwosret III Art piece I will give a clear description on the material and tools…

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    Pepsi Vs Coke

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    However, comparatively along other societies they reflect a people not known to be early adopters of new ideas and technology (Wood 2015: 78). For example, Egypt had been interacting with Mesopotamia for more than two thousand years before adopting the well- sweep, which by then had been in use to irrigate land. Furthermore, there is no evidence of the use of the potter’s wheel in Egypt (Roberts 1997: 56), a Mesopotamian invention ca. 3500 B.C.E. (Podany and McGee 2005: 30), before the Old…

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    “Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt” (Wikipedia). Although, the Egyptian culture has been called "the gift of the Nile", Egypt is known for its geography , architecture ,and culture; but without the Nile river Egypt may have never existed. Geography is the defining feature of the thriving success of the ancient Egypt empire. The Nile created two very different…

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    Egypt Social Structure

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    The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom were three major periods in ancient Egyptian history. The social structure in these time periods were classified by pharaohs, nobles, priest, merchants, commoners and slaves. However, slaves were only seen in the New Kingdom of Egypt. In Egypt, the pharaoh was a king that retained absolute power over the people, resources, and land (PARAPHRASE EGYPT 259 EXPERIENCING POWER). Maintaining order and harmony was a major duty of the pharaoh. Egyptians…

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    times? Have you ever wondered about what they used to do? Today I’m going to talk about Egypt. The geography and everything else about it. The geography of Egypt is very beautiful and very nice. The geography of Egypt includes two split lands which are ‘red land’ and ‘black land’. The red land is the barren desert that protected Egypt from natural disasters on both sides. The black land however included fertile land on the lines of the one and only Nile River. It was called the black sea…

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    During ancient Egypt, there were three periods the old, middle, and new kingdoms of stability. The Old Kingdom is known as the Age of the pyramids. During the Old Kingdom people centralized power in the government. The Old Kingdom is during 2700-2200 B.C.E. The Middle Kingdom, known as the Period of Reunification was when art, literature, and architecture flourished. The Middle Kingdom is during 2000-1800 B.C.E. The New Kingdom was Egypt’s Golden Age. When Egypt reached its golden age, it…

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    Through the years we have heard this statement repeat itself time and time again, yet as often as you change your point of view so shall this statement. The china - Zhou Dynasty and Egypt have many similarities and differences including political structures, economic systems, and religious traditions. As I proceed in getting my many points across you will see how it is that these two completely different civilizations are so different and yet so much alike. The first traces of China- Zhou…

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    In the middle kingdom things took a change for the worst (Lesko). With the arid topography around them they weren’t used to armed conflict they didn’t even make weapons because no one else was there to fight with them, until the middle kingdom when semitic nomads came down from mesopotamia and changed egyptian women and social class forever by the weaving of cultures. The mesopotamian culture was that women were garbage and had to be bought and were nowhere near equal, so all of that comes down…

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    The New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt During the New Kingdom period, the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries dynasties ruled. The New Kingdom starts in 1570 B.C.E with the 18th century and falls during the 20th century signaling the end of the New Kingdom in 1070 B.C.E. During this time the kingdom is expanding and the economy is growing. Some of the greatest leaders are emerging as they build up and reconstruct the kingdom back from the chaos of the middle kingdom. The most important characteristic of…

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