walls and reliefs. It was stated that Ramesses had over 100 children by his principal wives and consorts. Unlike many other Pharaohs‚ his family attested to with numerous monuments including Nefertari’s temple at Abu Simbel and her great tomb in the Valley of the Queens. Outside of the Abu Simbel the four seated statues of Ramesses are still there and in place. We were also able to see the tomb of several of sons of Ramesses the great‚ which is ancient Egypt’s greatest family mausoleum. Also‚ the tomb
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Garima Verma Prof. Karuna Rajeev Anglo American Literature 24th October‚ 2013 The Rushdie Affair More renowned for his controversies than his awards‚ Booker Prize winner‚ Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist. Though much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections‚ disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western world. He is associated with the magical realism style of writing and
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ANCIENT EGYPT 1. Geography and early civilization: Ancient Egypt was located in northeast Africa on the banks of the Lower Nile River‚ the longest river in the world. There were deserts that bordered Egypt on the east‚ south‚ and west with the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The river divided into channels to the north and formed the Nile Delta. Desert hill land was on the west of the Nile Valley and mountains were on the east. The ancient Egyptians thought of their country as being
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Everyone in Egypt knew about the man who was called Ramses the Great. Ramses was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled over Egypt from 1290 B.C.E to 1224 B.C.E. He was born around 1303 B.C.E and died 1213 B.C.E. Pharaoh Ramses II was born to his father‚ Pharaoh Sethi I‚ and his mother‚ Queen Tuya. His grandfather was Ramses I. As a pharaoh‚ Ramses had about 100 wives and over 100 children. Ramses had an older brother who was supposed to be pharaoh before him but he died at age 14 so Ramses became heir to
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Race. The character of Colonel Race in the novel is overall similarity from the film. In the novel‚ Colonel Race is a man who travels round the world and solving important cases for the British government. The first time he shows in the novel is in Abu Simbel when he visits the temple; whereas‚ in the film the first time he shows in the hotel in Cairo with the first group. Also in the novel he has a motive for being in the boat and it is to follow Signor Richetti who is a criminal and pretending to be
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Rameses II Valley of the Kings * Located on the West Bank of the Nile in the Theben Hills * Contains the tombs of pharaohs and powerful nobles during the c.16 – 11 century B.C * Including these tombs is the tomb of King Tutankhamun Abu Simbel * Built by Rameses II * Twin temples built from a mountainside * A memorial of the supposidly victorious Battle of Kadesh * Monument to Rameses II & his queen Nafetari * Dedicated to the Gods:Amun ‚ Ra – Horakhty and Ptah
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Structure of Egyptian society Create a labelled diagram to present an overview of the structure of Egyptian society. (358 – 9/1 -2) Roles of the pharaoh The pharaoh was a representative of the gods and his main role was to uphold maat – truth‚ justice and harmony between the gods and the people of Egypt‚ and to keep isefet‚ chaos‚ at bay. Chaos could be natural‚ such as drought‚ famine and plague‚ or caused by humans‚ such as civil unrest and war. Egyptians believed that‚ as long as the gods were
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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
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Asian festivals vary from place to place but all share one thing in common: they’re big and a lot of fun! With so many different cultures‚ religions‚ and reasons to celebrate squeezed into Asia‚ you’ll probably be close to an interesting festival no matter where you travel. Many events are based on lunar calendars and the dates change each year. Use this guide to plan around some of the largest festivals in Asia. 1. Festivals in Thailand • Songkran / Thai Water Festival: April 13 -15. • Loi
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Ramesses I (1295-1294 BC)‚ a military commander from the East Delta‚ became the founder of the new XIX dynasty under the former king Horemhebe‚ which‚ together with XX‚ is called Ramessid. They were tasked with restoring the influence of Egypt in the "post-World" world‚ which underwent major changes. The great legacy of Thutmose III in Asia was almost lost. Absorbed by the reform‚ Akhenaten departed from an active foreign policy‚ reacting little to the letters of the Asian vassal kings about the
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