Upper and Lower Egypt

civilization, early civilizations started from gathering plants and hunting animals to now living urban in modern life. With the development of agriculture, there was also change in civilizations. Two of the main early civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt. With similar cultures, both civilizations had their differences dealing with subjects such as geography to culture. Mesopotamia was known as the land “between the rivers”. The early civilizations were the Sumerians; they had established…

When we think of Mesopotamia or Egypt we can automatically assume that these two civilizations were of prominence to today’s society. Mesopotamia and Egypt were two very different civilizations with very different values, beliefs, norms and even Religions. Yet both artistic styles and interests were somewhat similar and composed of common materials and resources used to make certain sculptures and paintings. Both civilizations contributed greatly to our art advancements and made it possible for…

different fossils there are in this world and where they are kept or hidden… etc. The second most interesting thing I learned and enjoyed while visiting this museum was learning about the history of Egypt and their different believes and they way Egyptians think. Learning and reading more about Egypt interested me because I have visited this country about 7 years ago with my family and It was one of the best vacations I have ever had. After visiting the museum and reading more about the egyptian…

Two of the oldest known civilizations in history are that of ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. Ancient Egyptian civilization is thought to have commenced around 3150 BC and persisted until the end of the Pharaoh rule in 31 BC. The ancient Greek civilization is assumed to have existed from 1100 BC till about 146 BC. The variances between them are plenty but there are several resemblances existing between these two civilizations in culture, religion, architecture, and other life foundations. The…

Whether you know a lot about Egypt or very little, they provide our society today with fascinating clues to the past. Very advanced in agriculture and having further knowledge of the Nile River, the Ancient Egyptians thought they would be invincible forever. However, that didn’t last long until it all came to a halting stop. Agriculture was the foundation of early success for the Ancient Egyptians when they first emerged. New irrigation methods were spread across the land, such as the building…

thrive near the Middle East. Even though Mesopotamia and Egypt had many differences, their civilizations still had many similarities. Egypt and Mesopotamia were similar in farming, theocracy, and the belief of animism. They had more of a contrast between their feelings toward the Gods, unity of the government and states, and the way nature affects the society.The Tigris and Euphrates where a source of help for Mesopotamia as is the Nile to Egypt, but they both have different roles in the…

economic status. In Ancient Egypt they go by a Social Pyramid (which is shown at the top). This Social Pyramid includes groups such as the Pharaoh, Artisans, Merchants, Government Officials, Soldiers, Scribes, Farmers, and Slaves. The rating simply goes Pharaoh, Government Officials, Soldiers, Scribes Merchants, Artisans, Farmers, and Slaves. You may be wondering, why is it in this specific order? Well here's why. Pharaohs were automatically on top because people of Egypt believed that…

Tefnut, Nut, Wadjet and Mut. She was more closely associated with Sekhmet because they both had cat-like forms. Both goddesses were also married to Ptah and the mother of Nefertum. During the feast of Hathor, Sehkmet respresented upper Egypt while Bast represented Lower…

The ancient Egyptian legal system was based on common sense. The Egyptian goddess Maat was the goddess of justice, truth, balance, order, law and morality. Basically, the law followed the teachings of Maat, according to the priests, about what was right and wrong. No remains of written laws have been found. However, since the ancient Egyptians loved lists and wrote everything down they could, it would not surprise historians to learn they did write down some laws at least. Maat is sometimes in…

Ancient Egypt is famous for the Great Pyramids but this Pyramid was primarily built by the lowest people on the social hierarchy, Slaves. Slaves were treated unfairly and in ancient Egypt there was no social mobility which meant a person born into slavery will die as a slave. Hundreds of years later the Roman Empire collapsed which later lead to the development of feudal societies in Western Europe. Feudal societies similar to ancient Egypt had an unfair social hierarchy. Instead of slaves, it…