Middle Kingdom of Egypt

In Ancient Egypt, as a result of the geometrical advantage of Nile, Egyptians could cross Egypt in a week by ships. Therefore, it was possible to have a long-distance trade with not only the countries around Mediterranean such as Nubia but also with Middle East. The main goods for trading were woods luxury goods and slaves. However, in Ancient Egypt, a new currency system introduced by Augustus in harmony with the powerful military…

When looking at the development of ancient cultures, the concept of Geographic determinism cannot be ignored. The idea that cultures are constructed based not only on their location, but the cultures that surround them and interact with them is absolutely true. All humans have basic needs including food and water. Due to this need, it is no surprise that most of the cultures we see begin their history in areas near water with fertile land to grow crops. We first see Egyptians settling in the…

pair that stood on either side of a granite doorway on the upper terrace of Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahri. The pose, with both hands open and resting on the front of the kilt, is a devotional gesture that was first used in statues of the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senwosret III who lived…

identity, her variation across hours and days and millennia. She is a premier example of an artwork’s mysterious origins and multi-faceted purpose. She hovers dangerously between artwork and artifact. Her significance recently received new layers as Egypt revolts and she slips, subsumed into the cacophony of Geoffrey Farmer’s solo exhibition at Casey Kaplan Gallery. As stated in my thesis the sculpture had a very mysterious look to it. The term mysterious means difficult or impossible to…

Uniquely, the story of Sinuhe is an ancient Egyptian poem, a narrative, possibly written circa 1875 BC during the twelfth dynasty, found on a tomb. The Egyptian story has many religious passages throughout. The poem over the course of a couple thousand years being scribed, copied and passed down from generation to generation. Furthermore, being used as a study from ancient times to the present, thus, making The Tale of Sinuhe one of the most read and admired Egyptian poems ever written.…

with Art by Mark Getlein, part five; Arts in Time, chapter fourteen; Ancient Mediterranean Worlds, discusses art in the different ancient cultures around the Mediterranean. Egypt had a brief section in the chapter. Analysis of the Seated Scribe (page 330), gives us a better understanding of the everyday people in Ancient Egypt and the importance of the preservation of history. The statue was found the Necropolis at Saqqara, by the Djoser step pyramid, in 1850 by Auguste Mariette. The statue…

far more high quality raw material, compared to others, as it could be made into an infinitely wide range of shapes and sizes, for decoration and for trading, not just tools and weapons. Gold was the most valuable, especially for decorative items in Egypt. The earliest metals to be worked were copper, tin (their alloy bronze), and gold.…

woman in all of Egypt during her time. At age 15 she married Amenhotep who is later known as Akenhaton. Even though she was the wife of King Akenhaton, she along with other women played a surprisingly significant role in ancient Egyptian society. Nefertiti was one of the most powerful Queens to rule in Egypt and one of the most widely known Egyptian leader figures. She is a strong figure for women and all Egyptians to look to. The power she…

movement was initiated by Hassan al-Banna, an ordinary religious scholar whose foundation of political activism was rooted in Islamic values. It was also Egyptian youths, who continued to take a critical role in the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt through the 1970s. When President Sadat was becoming a target of criticism because of his Western-inclined policies and a treaty with Israel, these young, ordinary groups of people with non-political or religious backgrounds launched the most…

scorching deserts of ancient Egypt, to the Parthenon of ancient Greece, and to the Colosseum of ancient Rome, these cultures laid the foundation of what western civilization and thought would become today. To this day, there are multiple religions, multiple political systems, different government systems, and traditional ways of living that all had to originate from somewhere. Since researching and exploring more about these ancient cultures of Greece, Rome, and Egypt, it was a colossal stepping…