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    is necessary for civilization to flourish within an organized system of class; however‚ there are others that see this structure to be harmful to the growth and progress of human beings. In ancient Egypt and China‚ there are two documents that shed light of this concept; the “Be a Scribe” document found in Egypt‚ and “The Book of Songs” from China. Both recordings entail descriptions of social life in both countries as well as the benefits and struggles of different social classes. This will be a brief

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    Hatshepsut was one of the very few women to rule Egypt. She reigned from 1479 to 1458 B.C.E‚ which was the New Kingdom. She was the only child of Thutmose I and Ahmose. When her father died and her half-brother Thutmose II ascended to the throne‚ she married him to keep their bloodlines pure. When he died‚ she became the pharaoh. Hatshepsut had many accomplishments. Some of her more notable ones were organizing an expedition to the land of Punt from which brought back foreign trees. She also portrayed

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    Due The Mummification Process and its Meaning to Ancient Egypt Mummification process Apparently the first issue that many people tend to imagine after the words “mummy” and “Egypt” are mentioned is a given body that is wrapped in strips of cloth. However when considering the country and especially a couple of years back‚ the then mummies‚ notably the first ones‚ were naturally made in the desert sand. With their belief system developing‚ ancient Egyptians adopted another strategy of artificially

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    Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cultures Around the time 4‚000-1‚000 BC there were two major western civilizations. Those civilizations were the Ancient Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. Many similarities exist between the civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ as well as many differences. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia were polytheistic‚ that is‚ they believed their worlds were ruled by more than one god. Both cultures also believed that they themselves were created for the purpose of serving

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    In the past decade‚ archaeologists have discovered new information about the fascinating civilisation of Ancient Egypt. These include: a cemetery at The Temple of Taposiris Magna‚ a sphinx lined road at Luxor and the ancient city of Tanis. In 2011‚ at the Temple of Taposiris Magna‚ west of Alexandria‚ archaeologists found a cemetery of 27 tombs‚ containing 10 mummies with their heads turned towards the temple‚ suggesting their high status. Also‚ inside the temple‚ three deep shafts were found that

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    Mummification Thesis Mummification is a big reason why we have much knowledge on pharaohs and ancient civilization. - Ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died‚ their soul left their body. The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried. However‚ the soul needed to be able to find and recognize the body in order to live forever. Pharaohs - Nearly all pharaohs were mummified‚ and many members of the nobility and upper classes had the full mummification

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    In most ancient cultures‚ religion played a massive role in the everyday life of their citizens. No other ancient society demonstrated this better than the ancient Egyptians‚ who devoted all of their life and much of their resources to worship. Ancient Egypt was an entirely theologically based society‚ demonstrated by the intellectual aspects of their lives. This is shown by the social ranking or pyramid‚ with the top tiers being made up of religious figures‚ the focus of their studies‚ and the fact

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    From the time of the Old Kingdom to the time of the New Kingdom‚ Ancient Egypt was a society dominated by men. Much of the history of Egypt is expressed through the perspective of Egyptian males. This leaves the perspective of the other half of the Egyptian population‚ females‚ unexplored. When women of Ancient Egypt are discussed it is often just the women of power or royalty who receive attention. This leaves many people unaware of the role of the average women in this society. Achieving A reversal

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    development of Egypt was essentially impacted by its geographical features. Because agriculture was of significant importance to ancient Egyptians‚ it was also the foundation of Egypt’s prosperity. Egypt is separated by two lands‚ the “Black Land”‚ which is the fertile land on the banks of the Nile that the ancient Egyptians used to plant their crops. It contained a layer of rich black silt that built up every year after the flood. The “Red Land”‚ which is dessert‚ protected Egypt on two sides

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    Egypt was governed by pharaohs and the pharaohs were given the authority at the command of the Egyptian gods. This belief was so powerful in ancient Egypt that all through the nation’s chaotic history various pharaohs discontinue his reign to assure the public that they had obtained the power to reign from the ancient Egyptian gods. "One pharaoh‚ a female nonetheless‚ even went so far as to concoct a wild story to insure her subjects saw her as divinely appointed by Hatshepsut." (The World of the

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