Ancient Egypt: Introductory Speech
ANCIENT EGYPT
By Jessica Maimoun
Introductory Speech
Good morning Miss Separovic and fellow Classmates, its Monday’s first spring of 2010, but before i get carried away by god’s gift to humankind let’s get to work. Today I’m here to share with you, a bit about what i have been researching over the past few weeks. In case you didn’t know, it’s about ancient society’s beliefs, myths, gods and Religion. But today i will be focusing, in particular on Ancient Egypt. Firstly I’d like to start off with a bit of an overview about this remarkable society and hopefully provide you all with an insight on what you didn’t know, about this culture. Well Egypt is located on the upper part of the North African continent. The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came about partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River Valley. The predictable flooding of the fertile valley produced rich crops, which drove social development and culture. Religion For Ancient Egyptians was a very crucial part of day to day life, as it was the epitome of significance for all existence and life after death.
Tradition was a major aspect to their belief system, as many followed what was dictated to them without question. Laws and customs were generally just accepted due to the era they were in, thus no room was allowed for change. The polytheistic aspect to their beliefs meant that they believed in many Gods and Goddesses’ and each one had their own role to play, in maintaining peace and harmony across the land, for example, Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead whilst Atum, was the creator of the gods.
By Jessica Maimoun
Introductory Speech
Good morning Miss Separovic and fellow Classmates, its Monday’s first spring of 2010, but before i get carried away by god’s gift to humankind let’s get to work. Today I’m here to share with you, a bit about what i have been researching over the past few weeks. In case you didn’t know, it’s about ancient society’s beliefs, myths, gods and Religion. But today i will be focusing, in particular on Ancient Egypt. Firstly I’d like to start off with a bit of an overview about this remarkable society and hopefully provide you all with an insight on what you didn’t know, about this culture. Well Egypt is located on the upper part of the North African continent. The success of ancient Egyptian civilization came about partly from its ability to adapt to the conditions of the Nile River Valley. The predictable flooding of the fertile valley produced rich crops, which drove social development and culture. Religion For Ancient Egyptians was a very crucial part of day to day life, as it was the epitome of significance for all existence and life after death.
Tradition was a major aspect to their belief system, as many followed what was dictated to them without question. Laws and customs were generally just accepted due to the era they were in, thus no room was allowed for change. The polytheistic aspect to their beliefs meant that they believed in many Gods and Goddesses’ and each one had their own role to play, in maintaining peace and harmony across the land, for example, Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead whilst Atum, was the creator of the gods.
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