make fine wares, coarse wares, bread moulds, dishes, jars, and table wares. Many of these were nile-silt pottery or clay. (Hope 2001, 30-32) Other materials used for making pottery included water for shaping, tools to improve pottery characteristics, and fuel to fire the pottery to make permanent and hard. Water was used from the Nile and fuel was found in straw or dung. Egyptian potters preferred Nile alluvial clay and marl clay. Alluvial clay was found on the Nile’s flood plain. Marl clay…
Passover (Pesach) Passover is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated in the spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. Passover is the holiday of Matzot, and the holiday of Freedom. It’s the holiday of Matzot because, that is what the Jewish people ate when they left Egypt. It’s the holiday of freedom, because that’s when the Jews we free of slavery and left Egypt. There are a few parts of Passover but I’m only going to discuss 3 of them, The Story of Passover/ plagues,…
It is evident that Egyptians owed their existence to the favorable environmental conditions that prevailed in the corner of Africa, where the empire thrived for thousands of years. Like it was mentioned before, the Nile allowed for the development of agriculture, farming, and life in general. That prosperity gave the Egyptians a reason to respect and admire nature and encouraged them to live in harmony with their surroundings. The positive relationship between man and nature, combined with the…
in the workplace has become the topic of discussion. According to Niles, incivility is prevalent in the workplace and is viewed as an occupational stressor. Niles informs us that incivility in the workplace can cause a decline in work productivity and quality (2013). While the definition of incivility varies, (e.g., bullying, rude behavior, demeaning comments, gossiping), its impact on the victim is considered serious. Niles explains that the target of workplace bullying can experience a…
serious danger because the United States had experienced the spread of similar arbovirus disease West Nile in the past. In 1999, USA had registered its first West Nile disease case from another country, moreover, this disease became outbreak in 2002, 2006 and 2012. The United States has already registered its first Zika case before this disease becomes an outbreak again by following the path of the West Nile virus, the seriousness of the spread of Zika virus had to be measured.…
Discuss Egyptian, Biblical and Near Eastern creation mythology. What made the creation mythology of each of these cultures distinct? Creation myths are powerful in cultures because they speak to our deep spiritual and social need for a sense of place and a sense of belonging. Through offering accounts of how everything began from animals, plants, earth, moon, sky and more, they provide universal coordinates within which people can imagine their own existence and find a role in the larger…
(Wendorf et al., 1992, pp. 721–724). However, the relevance of this discovery for Egyptian history is limited since agriculture of the Nile was not based on sorghum or millet. The enhanced storability of food had two important implications for social evolution In the first place, storability allowed a more effective approach to risk.The well-being of foragers in the Nile basin depended critically on each year’s flood and Second, the enhanced storability of cultivated food made early farmers more…
The civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt did not last that long compared to the Cities on the Indus. Cities on the Indus was the most advanced compared to Mesopotamia, China, and Pyramids on the Nile. They had advanced grid systems, their own form of plumbing and, they thrived in trading. For example, they used grid systems for traveling, they used plumbing and sewage systems in their homes, and they traded goods such as cotton. One of the most remarkable achievements of the Indus Valley…
to give cost support for services that assist with daily living activities. It can be served for institutional setting, and other physical help. Long-term insurance can cover many forms of expenses from basic needs to major care services. Based on Niles (2018), “most long-term care insurance policies are comprehensive, which means they will cover expense” (p. 205). The type of coverage is based upon patient’s age, policy and services of care needed. Those who are older in age typically use…
Middle Kingdom. It contains an autobiography of an official named Iykhernofret, who lived during the reigns of Senwosret III and Amenemhet III in the end of the Twelfth Dynasty. The stela was found in Abydos, a city located on the western bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt’s eighth nome, relatively close to the Qena Bend. It is home to a necropolis – a vast burial site – in which the pharaohs from the Early Dynastic Period were buried. Over time, the ancient funerary connections of Abydos developed…