Upper and Lower Egypt

Located in northeastern Africa, Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean on one side, a desert on another, and mountains on a third. This geography let the Egyptians live in relative peace around the River Nile. The Nile is over 4000 miles long and its annual floods fertilized the surrounding valley. The Egyptians gradually learned how to manage and store the water in canals and basins for irrigation, and they used measuring devices called a nilometers to measure the water levels. By implementing…

Hellenistic time period of Egypt. Sparta was a Greek militaristic city-state. All Spartan men were raised to be warriors and when they came of age, men were sent off to fight. Since all the men were away from Sparta in battle, the women were left behind to govern the city-state. Though men were valued more since they were warriors, Sparta developed into a matriarchal society since women were running the city. In Hellenistic Egypt, Greek philosophies was spread throughout the Egypt and the…

The Egyptian Feminist Union (EFU) was founded shortly after in 1923 by Huda Sha’arawi. The EFU led the literary movement in which women published articles and wrote in magazines (Ramdani 41). In addition to fostering a literary culture in Egypt’s upper-class, household matters were at the forefront of the EFU’s agenda. Al-Ali notes the EFU’s activism “was characterized by dynamic interaction and tensions between women’s feminism and nationalism” (5). Women’s movements throughout Egypt’s…

In Pre-dynastic times, Egypt was divided into Upper and Lower Egypt, most of the major findings were found in Upper Egypt. The architecture in pre-dynastic Egypt is focused on ensuring safety and happiness in the next life. Pre-dynastic architecture started with mastabas which were the standard type of tomb in early Egypt. The mastaba consisted of rectangular brick. Mastabas started out as single burials that quickly changed which made it accommodate multiple families. The most influential…

Horus the Avenger was by far the greatest god. He won the throne from Set, he gave his power to the pharaohs of Egypt and was one of the most powerful and respected gods in the whole of Egyptian mythology. By far Horus’s most dangerous adventure was his encounter with his evil uncle, Set. Set had cut up Osiris and threw his pieces throughout the land. It was Isis’s job to go get the pieces and resurrect him. After Osiris was resurrected Isis became pregnant with Horus. Horus grew up and…

Ancient Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia, and Harappan have a very big impact on the way we live, and how our society is formed today. We still use many of the things they invented, and many of the things they learned on their journey. In order for a society to be termed a civilization, its citizens must share similar characteristics in five specific areas. Three if those specific areas of continuity include religion, government & social structure, and technological advancements & art &…

Bearing a child today is known as very common, and normally there are little to no risks involved because of the medical care we receive. However, this was not the case for the people in Ancient Egypt. Though the birth of a child was still a time of great joy, there were many risks involved and the result of death was common. During this time there was a high rate of infant mortality, and mothers were at risk because of the stress childbirth brings on mothers (Brewer). The best way to protect…

Egypt is known as one of the oldest, wealthiest and most popular civilizations in ancient history. From the early times when hunters and gathers formulated the base of Egypt, to the continual ages of their great achievements. Egypt has far amazed, and interested archeologist and scientists for centuries, because of its advanced technology, sophisticated writing system and intricate bureaucracy (sciencenes.org). Through all the greatness of Egypt one has yet to know what happened to this…

The Parallels of Egyptian and Western Culture Ancient Egypt was a time of discovery, knowledge, and the need for power in the ancient civilization. Egyptians during this time thought of family as the most important thing in the world and divorce, although allowed, was very rare during this time since Egyptians saw marriage as a very important commitment. Many men who married often were in polygamous marriages and had many wives but more often than not they had a “chief” or head wife who was…

civilizations of Rome and Egypt have different characteristic that make their countries the most powerful of their time. Egypt although in a desert used the Nile River to grow bigger and Rome used the warm Mediterranean weather and the Italian peninsula to grow bigger too. These characteristics can be in how they lived their life or how they flourished in their different landscape. I learned that both Egypt and Rome worked with each other even after the Romans took control of Egypt. Their…