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    I am doing my history paper on Egypt. The reason why I did my paper on ancient Egypt is because Egypt is a very interesting place to study and the culture is very appealing. Egypt is a social hierarchy so‚ that means that they have pharaoh not kings and queens . They have a chief minister and a supervised government . The other socials are merchants‚ artisans‚ soldiers and scribes . The social was listed from high society and low society so that means from peasants‚ slaves to pharaoh ‚ gods

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    The Impact of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt is a civilization of wealth and structure that flourished along the Nile River in northeastern Africa from about 3300 B.C to 30 B.C. In over 3‚000 years‚ one of the most sophisticated and creative societies advanced where no other civilization did. 2‚000 years later‚ it would be hard to think about the world without the impact of ancient Egypt‚ because it seems to have significantly affected every field of our American culture. The Egyptians have heavily

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    Women In Ancient Egypt

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    of a husband and wife in the after-life shows the very real affection that was considered the norm in Ancient Egypt. Egypt treated its women better than any of the other major civilizations of the ancient world. The Egyptians believed that joy and happiness were legitimate goals of life and regarded home and family as the major source of delight. It was taken for granted in the ancient world that the head of the house was the man. The true meaning of this fact for women varied considerably

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    tasks. Their achievements laid out a foundation for many advances throughout history. The Ancient Egyptians made many important contributions in fields of agriculture and architecture by making an irrigation system from the water source from the Nile‚ the pyramids and temples‚ and their skills in math being improved because of the unpredictable floods from the Nile. One of the greatest achievements of the ancient Egyptians was the advancement of the irrigation system. Irrigation is the watering of

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    Ancient Egypt and Mesoamerica "We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with fragments that pop up to the surface‚ having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part." Alan Bloom expresses how all should feel when looking back to civilizations before. The Ancient Egyptians and Mesoamericans were two civilizations that continue to influence life today. These had both similarities and differences. Although Egypt

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    Randy Sweet Ancient Egypt Report The Nile river was the most important thing to Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians were very smart because they were settled near a river. Without the Nile the Egyptians wouldn’t survive‚ and even now we wouldn’t study their history. The Nile was so important because it gave them water and fertilizer for farming and they believed in a God of the Nile whos name was Osiris. Irrigation along much of the river supported the growth of

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    Ancient Egypt Discoveries

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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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    be traced from many important cultures. Egyptian Cosmetology The beginning of the use of cosmetics can first be seen in ancient Egypt. Egyptians were the first to pay attention to the human body and to beautify it in a grand scale. Looking beautiful was their priority. Cosmetics were worn daily‚ at religious ceremonies‚ and in the preparation of the dead for the afterlife. Through archeological finds‚ Egyptians put makeup on their eyes‚ lips and skin. The materials they used were made from minerals

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    Egypt began After 2242 BC. The Bible also reveals that after the Flood man came together and didn’t spread around the globe. They settled at a place called “Shinar” and built a tower to keep themselves from being scattered. At Babel‚ they were scattered by language divisions. This is when people finally began traveling and settling to different parts of the world. Some of the descendants of Ham made their way to northern Africa‚ and established cities there‚ including the area we today call Egypt

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    Ancient Egypt Animals

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    Did you know‚ in Ancient Egypt times they kept Crocodiles as pets? Believe it or not‚ it´s true! We have animals as pets‚ animals for work and we sometimes ‚ we hunt animals too. For most of us though‚ we don’t have animals as religious figures or believe animals symbolize anyone specific. The Egyptians though had animals as all of these. The Egyptians had many different types of animals for work‚ as pets‚ and food‚ but many of their animals were important because they had a story behind them

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