Upper and Lower Egypt

affect the political scene in any meaningful way. This idea changed by the beginning of the Classical period. While religion still played an important role society during this new era, new political structures rose to prominence that allowed (at least upper-class) citizens to take part in politics and government. The time surrounding 3000…

The work of art that I have selected is the Eye of Horus. The Eye of Horus is an amulet that was discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamen. “It depicts the Eye of Horus flanked by the cobra goddess representing Lower Egypt and the vulture goddess representing Upper Egypt. The Egyptians used the eye as a funerary amulet for protection against evil and to guide their rebirth in the underworld” (Alchin). This amulet is made of gold and glass. Formal qualities of art include visual elements and visual…

Mesopotamia, but more specifically, Sumer, sparked the beginning of narrative art as a pictorial convention in the ancient world. A spark that has carried on into another society, Ancient Egypt, which has since then been a hot spot of art artifacts. There are many parallels and differences that can be drawn between the artifacts of each society, such as the Standard of Ur and the Palette of King Narmer. One of the most significant turning points in art history is the discovery of the Standard of…

I am writing about God Seth. He is a known as the God of the desert. His head is a falcon and sun disk. Seth is one of the most ancient Egyptian Gods. He was storm God also he was blamed for strange events such as live eclipes, thunderstorms and earthquakes.. He reprepresented extention of the foreign lands beyond the desert. The gylph appears in Egyptian words for “turmoil, confusion, illness, storm and rage”. People did not see him as evil he was a friend of the dead. He also helps…

When you compare the key geographical features of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt, many similarities as well as differences can be observed. Similarities of early Egypt and China civilizations include that they were both founded around rivers. Both locations provided fertile soil that birthed a basis for agriculture. Differences include the temperament of those rivers and the surrounding geography that affected the development of these civilizations. Early civilizations commonly developed…

At the end of the last ice age, animals and people gathered around the great river valleys, like Egypt and Mesopotamia. When the number of animals decreased, agriculture began. Herodotus remarked that Egypt is the gift of the Nile which provided annual floods water and the alluvial deposits. The groups of farmers, villages and clans, near the Nile, were united around higher authorities. According to Ponting, This was the first step for incorporation to civilization which was followed by growth,…

With the more developed Upper Egypt being in the south, while Lower Egypt being in the north. The Kemet can date back to over 40,000 years ago. The first Kemet dynasty is suggested to have started in 4,200 B.C. At the time, the Pharaoh named Narmer also known as Menes by the Greeks built the city of Memphis and started dynastic history. Egypt was ruled by 30 dynasties over a 5,000 year period. The Kemet had a family based culture.…

climate and currents of the Red Sea. Hatshepsut, known as the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is considered to have had one of the most successful and longevous reigns in Egyptian history. She was a keen political thinker and possessed a sharp mind, which allowed her to guarantee the expansion of trade and trade routes along with assuring peace and prosperity for Upper and Lower Egypt. The…

Wealth rather than religion determined Mesopotamian status, and the Pharaoh in Egypt, was considered a god on earth. Today, in India, the caste structure has undergone a revolutionary change. While castes are not as obvious as they used to be in cities, where the tech boom has created many jobs, they stand out in rural communities. Many landowners tend to take advantage of those who belong to lower castes by overcharging for rent. In politics, many Indians vote according to a candidate's…

Society. Egyptians spend their free time helping out build the pyramids and social works. Their are ranked by Slaves, Farmers, Artisans, Merchants, Scribes, Soldiers, Government Leaders, and Pharaoh. The Egyptians live by the Nile River because they can trade easier and have ways to get water easy. The Egyptians made a writing called Hieratic Script. Hieratic script was simpler form of hieroglyphics. Egyptians believed in polytheism which means that although they believed in many gods,…