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    By definition‚ a civilization is “an advances state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached.” (Backman 5). Although it was not the first civilization‚ the advantages Egypt possessed pushed them far ahead of their predecessors‚ creating the most innovated society of its time. According to historians‚ the region of Sumner in southern Iraq held the origins of Western civilization. Sumner exampled some of the key notes of a civilization

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    Nile rushes through its banks for just over a whopping four thousand miles. One area this massive river flows through is where ancient Egypt once was. Ancient Egypt relied on the Nile as a source for many day to day activities and jobs. As a matter of fact‚ one could state that it played a big role in forming Egypt and their practices. The Nile River shaped ancient Egypt because civilians used it for daily chores and tasks‚ it provided a seasonal rhythm‚ and it made travel easier. Generally speaking

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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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    Egypt and China were two extremely well developed ancient civilizations. Although similar in many ways‚ they differed in the way they ran their monarchies‚ their use and development of bronze metallurgy‚ and their religious belief and worships. There are many possible reasons for these differences. Egypt and China had similar governments in which they were both monarchies‚ but the way they were run differed. Although Egypt and China had strong monarchy governments‚ Egypt developed one ruler‚ the

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    How The Nile Influenced Ancient Egypt Did you know that the Nile is 4‚132 miles long! Amazing isn’t it! It was a useful source of water for the ancient Egyptian community. It helped ancient Egypt with it’s economics‚ population‚ settlement distribution‚ and spiritual life. That is how the Nile influenced ancient Egypt. Here‚ let me explain more briefly. First of all‚ the Nile helped with Egypt’s population and settlement distribution (Doc. A). All of the Egyptian settlements were near the Nile

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    In Ancient Egypt‚ Gods and Goddesses were believed to play important roles in the daily lives of the Egyptians. The Egyptian culture believed in Polytheism‚ or the belief of many God’s. These God’s were essentially worshiped to fill the roles that held importance within the community. Assigning roles to God’s‚ helped create a connection between the common people and these “higher powers”. The Egyptian God‚ Thoth‚ was considered one of the most important deities because he was the personification

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    The Cultural Development of ancient Egyptians and ancient Chinese civilizations were fairly similar but were different on certain ideas. From the way historians looked at the number of gods/goddesses each civilization worshipped‚ to the inventions and tools the craftsman made to make life less difficult shows the similarity of the two civilization. Both couture’s buried their dead with items of value‚ practiced ancestor worship‚ had elaborate systems of Bureaucratic systems of administration and

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    Both the ancient Egyptians and Chinese made writing a major part of today’s society‚ although the Egyptians started using writing first. The Egyptians had great building skills with the pyramids and with the Sphinx; hence how well structured they are still today. Ancient Egypt was way before the time of the canals system and how they constructed giant statues of their gods. Meanwhile a couple thousand years later China was trying to get ahead of the game‚ with numbers and symbols representing what

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    Ancient Egyptian medicine and health‚ another Egyptian advancement by Aparimeya Ancient Egypt was a colossus civilization located in modern day north East Africa. The Egyptian became advanced in many fields in ancient times. A field in which they gained a lot of knowledge was in the medical field.They gained a lot of knowledge in the medical field‚ leading them to have the best medical care. They had a variety of ways to cure people. Some civilizations that were rich with knowledge and health‚such

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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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