The ancient Egyptians use a metal tool and put it through the nose. They scrambled the brain with this tool and pulled it all out of the nose. The ancient Egyptians practiced mummification in order to preserve the body‚ the process had many steps‚ and it was believed that the soul needed a body for the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead. They believed that to live forever in the afterlife they had to preserve the body. At the time when the pyramids where being built
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important part of ancient Egyptians’ life and society was religion. They are a polytheistic religion: believing in more than one god. In ancient Egyptian civilization‚ death and the afterlife were very important events. To the Egyptians’‚ death was far from the end and they believed that life continued even after death‚ so to ensure that the dead received comfortable passage to the afterlife various rituals were carried out‚ such as mummification which is in reverence to the gods. Ancient Egyptians’ believed
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1. Abstract The purpose of this report is to discuss the invention of paper and paper history in various countries in Asia. Among Asian countries‚ ancient China will be emphasized due to the fact that invention of papermaking attributed to Chinese inventor. The flow of papermaking technology in Asia will also be mentioned in the following discussion. The introduction part provides the background of writing materials and papermaking invention‚ 2. Introduction Before 105 A.D‚ writing materials varied
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community as a whole. In later ages‚ emphasis of loyalty was often placed more on the obligations of the ruled to the ruler‚ and less on the ruler’s obligations to the ruled. Like filial piety‚ loyalty was often subverted by the autocratic regimes in China. Nonetheless‚ throughout the ages‚ many Confucians continued to fight against unrighteous superiors and rulers. Many of these Confucians suffered and sometimes died because of their conviction and action. During the Ming-Qing era‚ prominent Confucians
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Mesopotamia (3100BC-540BC) 1. Social structure: The priest held high status and initially governed the city-state 2. Organized Government: the government was theocracy which means that the government ran by religion; also the government was a monarchy which means there is the king rule’s the land. 3. Religion: polytheism which means that they belief in more than one god. 4. Scientific & Cultural Achievements: invented the wheel which they used to make pottery and vehicles‚ also invented the
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Ancient Egypt and Ancient India‚ also called Indus‚ had many similarities in culture and social order. Both civilizations had unique attributes with in their cultural histories. The Egyptian people lived by the Pharaoh’s word is law. They believed in Ma’at‚ which means truth‚ order‚ and balance. They believed that every individual’s soul was the Ka and that Ba is the expression of people’s power‚ presence and personality. While in Ancient India the belief was Hinduism or Buddhism. The Indus
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Confucius was written during the Warring States Period. Confucianism has influenced many East Asian cultures around the world. Confucius created the analects to illustrate his opinion on the government. Confucius way have permeated every sector of China through government‚ education‚ and daily moral behavior. Confucius believed that every relationship had a role to play out as if everyone was a character on a stage and this phrase illustrates the philosophy of Confucius in one sentence when: “Zigong
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Mesopotamia‚ an ancient Greek term meaning “the land between rivers”‚ is considered to be the cradle of civilization because this is where we find the origins of agriculture‚ written language‚ and cities. It was known as the land between two rivers‚ the Tigris to the north and the Euphrates to the south. Rains were seasonal in this area‚ which meant that the land flooded in the winter and spring and water was scarce at other times. Farming in the region depended on irrigation from the Tigris and
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more than 5000 years‚ at the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ it was still a impossible to understand and unknown place to Europeans. One reason was that Egypt was Muslim and Europe was Christian‚ and the poison produce by the Crusades and subsequent wars hindered open communication. Another reason was that most information of ancient Egyptian society had been lost some time before the Greeks settled the coast‚ so even though many people had seen the pyramids‚ temples‚ no one knew their origin
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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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