Predynastic Egypt

At the entrance of the cave, Cyclops put a massive boulder and fixed it in position as a door. Soon after this, Cyclops and Odysseus have a conversation. Odysseus explains to Cyclops that, the Cyclops is to respect Zeus and other Gods. Then, Cyclops replies to Odysseus saying that Odysseus is a fool for telling him to respects Zeus and other Gods. Also, Cyclops continues to question Odysseus, asking what happened to Odysseus and his men’s ship. Odysseus answer Cyclops telling Cyclops that…

Although the dates of the various phases of construction of the Stonehenge monument, located on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, are generally agreed upon, scholars continue to the debate the methods used to move, shape, and raise the stones of the monument. The Phases of Stonehenge Construction Scholars have divided the construction of Stonehenge into three phases. The most recent scientifically-verified dates for these phases are approximately 3100 to 3000 BC for Stonehenge I, 3000…

In 1975, Allan Gibbard proposed the following example in order to develop his case against Kripke’s theory of rigid designators: Imagine you have in front of you two lumps of clay. One is shaped like the bottom half of a statue; the other shaped like the top half. You take these two lumps and connect them, thus making the statue whole and in effect creating a new object. You name this statue Goliath. However, when you connected these two lumps you also create a new lump (the two lumps put…

Are you familiar with what a primary source is? A primary source is a story that comes directly to you from the author who lived that story a long time ago. An Egyptian might have written a story, and that story today would be a primary source. In class, these past two weeks have been full of primary source stories. The stories are “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,” by Olaudah Equiano and “La Relacion,” by Cabeza de Vaca. Although Olaudah Equiano’s narrative and Cabeza…

Ramesseum is a sanctuary complex that Ramesses II worked amongst Qurna and the abandon. Different history specialists have alluded to this complex of sanctuary as a standout amongst the most colossal and wonderful sanctuaries at any point worked in Egypt. The Ramesseum comprised of different courts, arches, amazingly vast statues, and carvings of different war scenes delineated on the arches. In general, it was a to a great degree huge and extravagant bit of engineering that attempted to…

Plovdiv is one of the most ancient cities in Europe. Its history dates as far back as 4000BC. It’s known that Athens is the oldest city, but Plovdiv is even older. In February 2015 when there were holidays in Bulgaria I decided to use a chance and go to Plovdiv with my friends. It was 5:50 am and half an hour till the bus leaves from the station. Blagoevgrad was dark and peaceful. Only street lights with their yellow light gave an opportunity to see objects a few meters ahead. The city was…

Egypt and Modernization Modernization in Egypt was a little different than in many other civilizations. Egypt wasn’t its own nation, but rather, it was a part of the Ottoman Empire, ruled by the Sultan of Istanbul. The rise of Egypt’s modernization began with the firman, or decree, of Albanian Muhammad Ali as Pasha of Egypt. (Thompson, p.224) He made many changes to Egypt that would progress their modernization, such as creating a vaccination program, building hospitals and schools, including…

on different aspects about The Nile River but most of them agree that without the Nile rive the Ancient Egyptian civilization could not have existed. The Nile was a big part in the development of The Ancient Egyptian civilization. The people of Egypt used the Nile in various aspects in their daily lives. Some of these aspects were farming, recreation, trade and transport. The Nile and natural surrounding areas created a safe haven for the Egyptians against their potential enemies. This…

The Mughals ruled northern India from 1526 – 1857 AD where the Lodhi’s was the last dynasty to rule India. The invasion started all because of India's reputation of being the only known source of diamond mines in the world and it's flushing International trade attracted many invasions. “North Indian kingdoms resisted invasions by Arab and Turks for centuries, but soon small Islamic empires or Sultanate were established in several parts of the north. Before these invasions, Muslim trading…

With the body of a lion and head of a Pharaoh, the Great Sphinx is one of the oldest statues in the world. Standing approximately 66 feet high, it symbolizes strength and wisdom. Without a single inscription, symbol, or writing carved into the Great Sphinx itself, archeologists have been able to figure out the following: How was it built?, What are its characteristics, What is it’s purpose?, and Where is it located? To commence with, the Great Sphinx was built from 2575 to 2494 BC. The Sphinx…