Old Kingdom

“A kingdom is a realm in which a king exerts control and authority” (,378). The Old Testament describes “kingdom” in two ways: creation and earthly kingdom. It is considered that everything He created and under controlled is His Kingdom. Basically, the Old Testament is saying that the entire universe, from the littlest to largest things, are His because God has dominion over them. His authority and rule are present among all things. Meanwhile, the Old Testament prepares the believers for the “visible kingdom on earth” where God’s power will be shown and acknowledged by the people. This kingdom on earth will “never be destroyed, nor … be left to another, … and [will] stand forever” (Dan 2:44). Therefore, God’s creation including the earth, is…

Basic Characteristics The Land Around 5,000 years ago along the River Nile for almost 30 centuries (BBC History) Nile River flooded between July to October History Hieroglyphs (Written language) decoded 2,000 years later (BBC History) Alexander the Great takes Egypt in 332 B.C (BBC History) Three Kingdoms: The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and The New Kingdom. Information about their governments in “VI. Ancient Egyptian Government and Hierarchy” (Britannica) Egyptian Writing and Language…

What kind of arts did Egyptian create during Egypt’s Old Kingdom? Theses/them: I will explain about the importance of art and artistic styles in the Egyptian old Kingdoms. The civilization of ancient Greece was one of the oldest world civilizations that located along the Nile River.it happened many years ago yet it had a great influence on the way we live today because Egyptian made essential disclosures in art and valued imagination and beauty. The two ways to diagram the history of Ancient…

story rectangular shaped building with slanted walls and flat roof constructed of mud brick and reed built over a burial chamber. Some mastabas contained a serdab to house the image of the deceased and a chapel. In the reign of King Djoser in the Third Dynasty, the architect Imhotep designed a “mustaba-like” like structures with six levels of decreasing sized mustabas stacked one on top of the other to form the Step Pyramid. The step pyramid, which stands 204 feet tall, was built using…

From c.2700 B.C.E to c.1050 B.C.E, Egypt was divided in three kingdoms in three different periods. The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms and each kingdoms had their own characteristics and achievements. Egypt’s Old Kingdom was one of the most dynamic periods in Egyptian art. In the third dynasty, 2649 B.C.E-2575 B.C.E, King Djoser’s architect, Imhotep, used a series of stepped stone mastabas instead of the classic mastaba to house the bodies of their kings and queens. The artistic geniuses of the…

The Old Kingdom of Egypt was a period of time stretching roughly from 2686 BC - 2182 BC, containing the Third - Sixth Dynasties, and sometimes the Memphite Seventh and Eighth Dynasties. Though the exact times are often disputed, everyone agrees that this time period was filled with many early civilization advancements, and it is the first of three kingdom periods of the Nile Valley. The other two being the Middle Kingdom, 2050 BC - 1800 BC, and the New Kingdom, 1570 BC -1544 BC. Otherwise known…

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…

Beginning in the Old Kingdom, women were seen as the subordinate of the two sexes during Ancient Egyptian Society. Moving through to the Middle and New Kingdoms, it is clear that their role in society was diminished heavily. This essay is primarily focussed on the roles of elite and non-elite females in Ancient Egyptian society, and how through time these roles changed – often for the worst. The increased importance placed on administrative titles that some elite women held during the Old…

In the age of the Ancients, a sun rises over a vast civilization, found in the lower Nile Valley. Its geography consists of a rugged, unfertile desert, with glimpses of green, which grace either side of the Nile river. This location harbored a civilization, a third dynasty, which changed the course of history through its many technological advancements in mathematics, astronomy, and medicine. Djoser, the first king of the “Old kingdom,” headed these technological advancements sometime between…

Pantheon their God, Isis mother goddess, and Osiris God of afterlife. In order to worship God, they sacrificed the bird as an offering to God. The facial expression of Egyptian’s man represents his faith in God. Also, he doesn’t hesitate to give the bird for sacrifice. Something that look like hands from above seem blessings from heaven to him. As a result, the relief is related with Egypt religion in historical background. It was made of limestone. The technique Egyptians use to create was…