1. Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids are some of the most magnificent man-made structures in history. Their massive scale reflects the unique role that the pharaoh played in ancient Egyptian society. These Pyramids were built by Pharaohs Khufu (tallest), Khafre (background), Menkaure (front), as tombs for themselves and their queens.…
Egypt also has many achievements including the famous pyramids. It took many, many years for them to be built and over two million workers doing it all by hand. They are more than 481 feet high and cover more than 13 acres! These pyramids remind use how amazing Egyptians were at engineering. Ancient Egyptians are also very well known by their writing, amazing art inside their temples, and their…
The Egyptian pyramids are landmarks because they exhibit the astounding architectural feats and showcase the culture of the time. Built with primitive tools by today's standards, they used no pulleys or mortar, just large blocks of rock that perfectly fit. They were built to to guide pharoahs to the afterlife and contained everything that would make the journey more comfortable for them, from simple objects such as jewelry and dishware to people and animals the pharoah loved. They weren't just massive tombs, they were time capsules chock full of information. Within the chambers, there were frescos of everyday life and with the objects housed there we learned how they preserved their pharoah and how they lived.…
The harbour in Carthage was tremendous. The harbor had 220 docks in it. There was a lot of room for ships. The harbour had large columns and Greek sculptures. “The Carthaginian trading ships sailed daily to ports all around the Mediterranean Sea while their navy, supreme in the region, kept them safe and, also, opened new territories for trade and resources through conquest.…
Ramses was born around 1303 Bc in Ancient Egypt. His father was sethi who was a pharaoh and his mother Queen Tuya. He was named after his grandfather Ramses l. Ramses grew up in the royal court of Egypt. He was educated and brought up to be a leader in Egypt. His father became Pharaoh when Ramses was around 5 years old. At that time, Ramses had an older brother who was prince of Egypt and in line to become the next Pharaoh. However, his older brother died when Ramses was around 14 years old. Now Ramses II was in line to become Pharaoh.…
Moses grew up as an Egyptian prince, and even though he had a good education and was brought up the Egyptian way, he knew, deep down, that he was a Hebrew. One day Moses saw an Egyptian killing a Hebrew and couldn't control himself. Without a second thought he killed Egyptian, and buried his body in the sand. The news soon spread and Moses was worried about what the Pharaoh was likely to do to him for his actions. And so he fled to Midian and saved Jethro’s daughter from the shepherds who drove them away from the troughs. Jethro was impressed and adopted him as his son. His daughter, Zipporah and Moses soon married and he became a superintendent of his herds. Moses than lived in Midian as a shepherd for 4 decades.…
Athanasius, “Father of Orthodoxy”, viewed as one of the Great Doctors of the Church in the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Athanasius venerated as a great saint within the Western Christianity, Coptic Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Oriental and Eastern Orthodox churches, the Lutherans, and the Anglican Communion. His theology was instrumental in establishing the meaning of salvation, the Trinity and the Godhead within the Christian Faith.…
He began to march towards Egypt and along the way came across Gaza. Gaza put up a resistance to Alexander and his army but fell short. After the defeat of Gaza, the entire Eastern Mediterranean Coast was firmly in control by the Macedonians. Alexander entered Egypt in 331 BC, and was welcomed by the Egyptian people. It is said that “…the Macedonians were welcomed by the Egyptians as liberators for they had despised living under Persian rule for almost two centuries” (Alexander the Great Alexander of Macedon Biography). It was here that Alexander demanded a city be built as a trade and military post for the Macedonians. This area still exists today and is known as Alexandria, located at the mouth of the Nile River. Sadly, Alexander never was able to see the completion of Alexandria. “He never lived to see it built, but Alexandria will become a major economic and cultural center in the Mediterranean world not only during the Macedonian rule in Egypt but centuries after” (Alexander the Great Alexander of Macedon Biography).…
Semper Fidelis "always faithful," became the Marine Corps motto in 1883. It guides Marines to remain faithful to the mission at hand, to each other, to the Corps and to their country, no matter what. A lot of people including myself consider the marines to be heroes. That is why I chose to compare and contrast them to the Epic hero Odysseus. They share many similarities such as their patriotism and high Intelligence. However, while sharing many similarities they share a key difference. Odysseus is sometimes “Hot Headed”, or and lets his emotions play a part in his decisions. Which is definitely not ideal, and can get him and his men in trouble at times.…
Achilles and Ajax are both know as great heroes of the Trojan War. Behind the guts and glory of war, what were they, who were they? Achilles was the son of nymph Thetis and Peleus the king of the Myrmidons. Ajax was the son of Telamon, who was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus. Achilles and Ajax are closely related and their relationship being so close knit makes being at war a dismal time for both of them.…
Imagine Egypt, in its prime. During the 19th Dynasty, where chariots might be racing through the streets, constructions of our modern day wonders were in progress, and merchants and artisans were in the busy market place selling their ware. Pharaohs ruled the land, and were seen as gods. During this famous time period, Ramses the second was the third ruler, 1279 - 1212 B.C. He was to be said to be the pharaoh in Exodus.…
Bowlby, Rachel. "Family Realisms: Freud and Greek Tragedy." Essays in Criticism 56.2 (Apr. 2006): 111-138. Academic OneFile. Gale. Web. 14 Sept. 2008 .…
In Eusebiuss The History of the Church, Eusebius writes the accounts of many martyrs who spilled their blood for the sake of Christ. As stated in the introduction, these martyrs became the seed of the church. Their courage and devotion in the face of brutal torture and death helped to convert many to Christ.…
When anyone think of architecture of Egypt, they think of pyramid. Pyramid came a long way since Predynastic to New Kingdom. That wasn’t the only big thing. Egyptian were very religious, they believed in after life. They believed in order for the person to move to the afterlife, they must be mummified and buried along with their valuable. As a result funerary monument were very import to their culture. Additionally, they believed in gods and how they need to take good care of their gods. This is done by building temples, shrines and places of rituals.…
I have always been interested with anything to do with Egypt, and thought that Cleopatra would be quite a fascinating topic to study. I was interested in learning more about her life and thought it would be a good topic to gain a better understanding of her. I thought the mystery of her death would be an interesting addition to this assignment. To do this I wanted to look at the details of Cleopatra’s life and what events led up to her death. The three main theories of Cleopatra’s death is suicide by snake bite, suicide by poison, and the possibility that she was murdered. I analysed this information, along with the information I had gathered about the background of her life and came to the conclusion that she either committed suicide by poison, or she was murdered. The information is too strong and believable for the poison suicide, however I personally think it is more believable that she was murdered, as people would have more to gain from this, rather than Cleopatra ending her own life over a broken heart.…