Valley of the Kings

Limestone is known as a sedimentary rock. Many people believe that King Khafre took the throne of Djedefre and constructed his pyramid and Great Sphinx. A German Egyptologist has suggested that the Sphinx was built by the father of Khafre, King Khufu, in whom is also the constructor of the Great Pyramid.…

Throughout the last several decades, sea level rise has become an issue that is affecting many areas around the world. According to National Geographic (n.d.), “Scientific research indicates sea levels worldwide have been rising at a rate of 0.14 inches per year since the early 1990s. The trend, linked to global warming, puts thousands of coastal cities… and even whole islands at risk of being claimed by the ocean”. The three main factors that have been causing this global sea level rise are the…

spoken by Donald Trump relating women and cows enraged a legion. Throughout history the world’s greatest and worst speakers have all used rhetorical devices. Although most speakers use the same devices, many have their own preferences; Martin Luther King Jr. used anaphora, metaphors, and similes to perfect the pathos within his speeches, specifically his “I Have A Dream Speech”. Although…

Cyrus the great in 550 BCE, and fell in around 330 BCE. The Persian Empire fell after being defeated by Alexander the great, due to the king (Xerxes) being weak and cruel. Darius the great was a mighty king who made huge commitments and contributions to improve the civilisation of Persia. Darius I was the king of Persia between 522 BCE to 480 BCE, taking over from King Cyrus II (Enc.Brit.2018). Darius the great was a prominent individual, who positively influenced the society of ancient Persia…

Gary Ridgway was arrested in 2001 for four murders. He later confessed to killing at least 70 women along Route 99 in south King County, Washington State throughout the 1980’s and the 1990’s. He avoided the death penalty by providing detailed confessions and leading police to the dumping sites of his victims, five whom he dumped in the Green River. Gary Ridgway would bring many of his victims to his home strangled them, and then left them in woodsy, remote sites. His first victims were found…

Through the years, the plague had devastated Europe, and the Europeans started to rebuild after plague with eyes on the New World. The King of Spain seeking riches, from across the waters in the New World, financed Christopher Columbus voyage to the New World. Columbus acquired a ships and crews, and among his crew were some free Africans, and his trusty Navigator, Pedro Alonso Nino, an African Moor, who had sailed the waters of the Atlantic. So, Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492. He supplied…

writing, a wide variety of goods and urban centers came about as well. These aspects of society made up what we now know as a civilization. One of the earliest civilizations formed was called the Sumerians. They lived in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley after taking over Mesopotamia. Notably one of their biggest developments was the invention of written language, in which they used shapes to symbolize the…

Martin Luther King Jr, a leader an activist in the American Civil Rights Movement, in his “I Have A Dream”(1963) speech informs the American people of the cruel injustices done to the Negro because of segregation and racism and how that needs to change. Through his alluding words, powerful use of metaphors and imagery, he tells of factual accounts of anti Negro brutality throughout America's history, making his purpose known early in his speech. The equality and justice for all African…

Geographical Setting: What continent? What Landforms? What important Places? Small islands in large lakes. This left little land for farming. Had highlands in southern Guatemala which contained valuable minerals. Lowlands were hot and dry. Also the valley of mexico in Mesoamerica was an very important lake that is still visited today. Political (Leadership, citizenship, decision-making institutions) The aztecs had allies to help in battle. Also they demanded tribute to whom they conquered…

would prepare the body and remove the organs. King Tutankhamun was a famous Egyptian pharaoah in the 18th ancestry. He was born in 1342 bc in Ancient Egypt, he was buried in KV62, Egypt, his parents were Akhenaten and The Younger Lady. King Tutankahamun was also referred as king tut. Like the larger part of the royal and independent population of ancient Egypt , King Tut was mummified. King Tut never left the Valleys of King even since his mummification. A mummification…