and southern Egypt. Their history and traditions can be traced to the dawn of civilization. They settled first along the banks of the Nile from Aswan. Along the Nile‚ they developed one of the oldest and greatest civilizations in Africa until they lost their last kingdom five centuries ago. The Nubians remained as the main rivals to the homeland of Africa’s earliest black culture with a history that can be traced from 3800 B.C. onward through the monuments and artifacts. Ancient Nubia was a land
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Ancient Egypt’s Government In the beginning Egypt had a monarchy based government. The pharaoh was the head of state and the representative of the gods on earth. The government brought order to society through the construction of temples‚ the creation of laws‚ taxation‚ the organization of trade with neighbors‚ and the defense of the country’s interests. The pharaoh was assisted by a hierarchy of advisors‚ priests‚ officials and administrators‚ who were responsible for the affairs of the state and
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Much of our modern day culture has origins in ancient civilizations. Our language‚ religion‚ and even government have been affected by these societies. Two examples of ancient civilizations that have impacted our modern culture immensely include Ancient Rome and Ancient China. Ancient Rome and Ancient China share many similarities‚ but also many differences. Ancient Rome and Ancient China have similarities in the problems they faced and in their accomplishments‚ but they also share many differences
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our ancestors. Many primitive cultures advanced through discovery and innovation but still relied on spiritual and theological explanations to what did not make sense at that time in their cultural development. As part of this‚ ancient cultures created deities to help bring understanding to the unexplainable. In many ways‚ these deities also were reflection on the societies themselves. The ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian societies had both developed theocratic cultures‚ with multiple defined deities
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Artifacts can tell us a lot about a lost culture‚ one piece of information can reveal many things about that culture. This is the case with the Ancient Incans and their quipus. The quipus from first glance may seem like a bunch a strings with random knots in it‚ but this is not the case. The quipus were used for many things‚ mainly to keep records. Because the quipus were used for recording things‚ this suggests that they had some mathematical intelligence. Being able to devise a system where you
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Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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brings change Yin-Yang Herbal medicine and acupuncture Feng-Shui Yin = darkness‚ cold‚ female (death) 2 shorter lines Yang = light‚ heat‚ male (life) single unbroken line Union of complementary basic forces Role of culture = preserve balance Emphasized in everything‚ from cooking to art Proper balance = proper relationship Yin and Yang: Representation of celestial phenomena Book of Changes: I Ching Everything in the universe is governed by the principles of yin and yang 8 trigrams: images of all that
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Ancient Egypt Family Life Education Most Ancient Egyptian didn’t go to school unless they were wealthy boy. But even though they had to learn 700 hieroglyphics. Some rich kids went to scribal school. They used reed brushes as pens; they had ink made from mud‚ and papyrus paper. Some children became apprentices. So in ancient Egypt some but not all children went to school. Cooking Most of the cooking in Egypt was prepared like ours. It as cooked in a clay oven or over open flames. Wood
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This essay will briefly discuss and explain how ancient Ghana cultures‚religions‚ and also evolved it over time. Ancient Ghana was a Kingdom in Africa that lasted from the 6th to 13th century. The kingdom of ghana was located south of the sahara desert. The people who formed the Kingdom were soninke they were a group of the mande speaking people. Mande and soninke was the language the ghana people spoke. In addition muslim also contributed to the way they write their written language‚ business
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Alcestis In ancient Greece there were separate gender roles. Women were expected to act a certain way. They had many limitations in their life. How they were supposed to act was regulated by Greek men. Euripides creates a tragedy that has a positive tone through its main character Alcestis. Alcestis is shown as a perfect submissive wife capable of making tremendous personal sacrifices. She is seen as a positive force‚ more so than real Greek women were. Euripides was a play writer in ancient Greece.
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