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What Is Ancient Egyptian Culture
The “culture” of Egypt’s Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6, about 2649-2150 B.C.) was one of the most dynamic periods in the development of Egyptian art. During this period artists learned to express their culture’s worldview, creating for the first time images and forms that endured for generations. Architects and masons mastered the techniques necessary to build monumental spectacular structures in stone. Sculptors created the earliest portraits of individuals and the first life size magnificent statutes in wood, copper, and stone. They perfected the art of carving intricate relief decoration and, through keen observation of the natural world, produced detailed images of animals, plants and even landscapes, …show more content…
Egyptians also surrounded themselves with objects to enhance their lives in this world, producing elegant jewelry, finely carved and inlaid furniture, and cosmetic vessels and implements made from a wide range of materials. If King Tut and Cleopatra VII are your black Egyptian argument, then you do go back enough into Kemetian History. Kemet is comprised of “30” Dynastic periods that starts with the Pre-Dynastic Kemet (4236-3150 B.C.E.) which is nearly 3,000 years before King Tut ascends to the throne and this takes place after the first Asian invasion of Kemet by Hyksos, which took place during the Dynasties of the 13-17th (1783-1550 B.C.E.) 450 years before Tut. In 1550 King Ahmose defeats the Hyksos and reunites Kemet. Dynasty 30 (380-343 B.C.E.) is the last period of ruler ship by native-born Kemetic Kings. Second Persian Invasion during (343-332 B.C.E.). Greek Period doesn’t began until (332-30 B.C.E.). In 332 Alexander of Macedonia (Alexander the Great) defeats the Persian army and

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