Middle Kingdom of Egypt

The Industrial Revolution changed more than industry. Industrialization is the process of a country or nation relying on manufactured goods rather than agricultural ones. From the mid eighteenth to early nineteenth century, an industrial explosion occurred. This was the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain with the expansion of coal and textile industries. This spread throughout western Europe and areas of North America and lead to a trend of manufacturing goods. By the twentieth century…

the New Kingdom revealed Egypt’s journey in the world of art. The Predynastic Period started at around 3500 BCE. It was from this period of time that the earliest Egyptian narrative reliefs and paintings were found, and the name of the first artist, Imhotep, was recorded. The Palette of King Narmar (3000-2920 BCE), was a ceremonial palette, and set the standards in regards to style, and perspective for many years to come. This palette portrayed the unification of the Upper and Lower Kingdoms,…

Cultural Expertise, Understanding, and Awareness: Libya Libya is a country situated in the Maghreb region of Northern Africa, nearly all of the nation’s land mass is within the Sahara Desert. It’s bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. Tripoli is the Capital city of Libya. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) fact book, Libya is home to over 6,653,210 people as of…

Egypt was one of the Empire’s most important provinces because it supplied huge amounts of grain to the city of Rome. As the population of Rome increased, the city needed more and more grain imports to feed the poor (http://www.ostia-antica.org/intro.htm). The grain from Egypt normally went to the port of Puteoli in Naples, but it was hard to transport that grain to Rome from Naples. With…

influenced by the Counter-Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation. Caravaggio did an amazing job of creating images that appeared real, and evoke strong emotions. Another art movement called Rococo occurred in the middle years of the eighteenth century in France. Compared to the Baroque art it was light, and playful. An example is the painting Happy Accidents of the Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard. This painting portrays a relaxed and light-hearted…

worldwide in the first place Civilizations ended up being delicate and helpless Mesopotamian city-states were consumed into bigger domains Indus Valley, Central Asian, and Norte Chico human advancements blurred away by the second thousand years B.C.E. Egypt succumbed to remote trespassers in the primary thousand years B.C.E. the Olmecs clearly destroyed and surrendered their significant urban areas around 400 B.C.E. China divided into warring states There was no doing a reversal from the…

INTRODUCTION Etymology and Definition The term caliph brings many definition especially when analysed in the light of the world's history. According to Apple dictionary, the word 'caliph' is originated from late Middle English which stems from Old French 'caliphe', from Arabic kalīfa which means 'deputy of god' from the title kalīfat Allah or meaning 'successor of Muhammad’ from the title kalifat rasul Allah or of the Messenger of God from kalafa which is 'succeed'. However it is interesting…

As we ogle today’s beautiful art creations of the Egyptian’s, we must remember that most of their works of art were actually never meant to be seen; instead they were rather used to value a divine or deceased recipient. Most of the statues that were sculpted typically faced straight ahead, that was so they could face any ritual that was being performed in front of them, they also usually had recessed niches or other building concepts so that their frontality would be seen as natural. Egyptian…

Ancient Near East is a general term that holds geographical territory, religion beliefs and living conditions of early civilizations established within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East five thousand years ago: Mesopotamia and Egypt. These Ancient Eastern civilizations are considered the cradle of modern civilization; they were the origin of many civilization features as agriculture practice, empires, law codes, social stratification, urbanism and writing system.…

Saladin is a historical figure not well known to the general public. However, much can be learned from him. Although specific facts about his life are hard to find, what is found leads a person to regard Saladin with a sense of awe. While he gained his position with mainly clannish nepotism, he had talent commanding troops and leading his people. Mainly, Saladin is a historical leader many young and old leaders can learn much from. Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, translated to Righteousness of…