were popular amulets in ancient Egypt. They survive in large numbers and‚ through their inscriptions and typology‚ they are an important source of information for archeologists and historians of the Ancient world. They also represent a significant body of ancient art. For reasons that are not clear (although no doubt connected to the religious significance of the Egyptian god Khepri)‚ amulets in the form of scarab beetles had became enormously popular in Ancient Egypt by the early Middle Kingdom (approx
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The Influence of Cultural Characteristics on Anxiety and WTC in the L2 Classroom A case study of a South Korean and a Saudi Arabian Learner Abstract The present case study was designed to compare the language anxiety and willingness to communicate of one Korean and one Saudi adult English Language Learner. The literature suggests that cultural characteristics and perspectives about language learning contribute to the extent of anxiety
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Although both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed along major river valleys‚ each have established different political‚ economical‚ social and even religious customs. Their differing geographic makeups have shaped each civilizations existence. The root of the difference is caused by the fact that Mesopotamia was unguarded‚ the crossroads of civilizations‚ while Egypt was highly protected on many sides by natural barriers. From a political view‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt are fairly similar‚ with certain opposing
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Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims after fasting the month of Ramadan as a matter of thanks and gratitude to Allah. It takes place on the first day of Shawwal‚ the tenth month of the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is a happy celebration when people dress new clothes‚ visit their lovers‚ and go out for fun. People dress traditional clothes Thobe and Ghutra. Before Eid’s day‚ people go to tailors to sew new Thobe and buy a new Ghutra. The thobe is a loose‚ long-sleeved‚ and ankle-length garment
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Graffiti is the act of drawing scribbled‚ scratched or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. In Ancient Egypt hieroglyphs were used on doorjambs‚ hallways‚ entranceways‚ or the reverse side of objects to give insight to history‚ public record‚ random facts and other stories (Wegner). The “Sator Square” is found in many sites of the Roman Empire. It has the phrase “Sator opera tenet; tenet opera sator”‚ which is roughly translated to “The Great Sower holds in his hands all
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Pronunciation Problems in Egypt I have been teaching English for almost eight years for Egyptian university students at the English Department. Out of my experience of teaching Phonetics and Phonology for those students‚ I can conclude that the Egyptian learners of English encounter many pronunciation problems because of two main reasons: the English spelling as a poor reflection of the English pronunciation as well as the differences between the Arabic phonetic alphabet and that of English
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Beer was discovered accidentally in Mesopotamia and Egypt when humans were transitioning from the period of being hunter gatherers to farmers. During this time‚ people found that cereal grains were a dependable source of food that could be stored for long intervals of time‚ and were looking for ways to do so; since water sometimes got into their storage containers‚ people learned that grain immersed in water would taste sweet‚ producing beer. Another discovery was that gruel left alone for a few
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result‚ Egypt has relied on the Nile River for its economy. Each year‚ the Nile floods due to upstream rain‚ depositing a type of rich black soil called silt‚ along the river banks. The silt at the river’s mouth forms into a triangular shape‚ which creates a delta. Most of Egypt’s population clustered in the Nile’s river valley and delta. This river’s yearly floods made these regions so fertile that ancient Egyptians called their country Kemet‚ or the Black
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THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN EGYPT PRIVATE SECTOR: Ready for action As Egypt is known for it’s mixed economic system ‚Compared with other emerging markets‚ Egypt’s private sector is tiny. The public sector still accounts for almost 70 per cent of GDP despite the fact that hundreds of public enterprises have been wholly or partly privatised during the past four years. Judging‚ however‚ by the rapid growth of some of the country’s largest family-owned businesses‚ this is unlikely to hold true five
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Fashion in ancient Egypt has many similarities and differences to modern day America. In general‚ ancient Egypt has been known for its large amounts of makeup and cosmetics. Similarly‚ footwear like sandals was a popular thing back in ancient times‚ that we still wear today. Differently‚ they had odd restrictions exposing the chest. There is plenty of similarities and differences‚ from restrictions to footwear‚ and more. Fashion in general is a very diverse topic filled with interesting
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