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    The glory of ancient civilizations is observable through the expansion of territory‚ cultural influence‚ and‚ most importantly‚ art production. The greatness of a civilization is easily measured by the quantity and quality of its art production. Over the course of history there have been many similarities between seemingly different cultures‚ and the most striking evidence to support this are the artifacts which remain to this day. Arguably‚ one of the most important civilizations in the world’s

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    was to keep the universal order balanced. To do so‚ the Pharaoh was thought to speak to the goddess Ma’at directly on what laws or policies to pass to keep the kingdom from sinking into chaos. While the Egyptians looked to the many gods‚ another ancient society began to look inside inward for

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    into jewelry‚ stone‚ metal‚ and other materials. Sometimes they wrote on papyrus‚ a paper-like material‚ using reed brushes and ink they made with soot and water. I think that hieroglyphics are fascinating to learn about because they show us how the ancient Egyptians once lived‚ and also it shows how creative the Egyptians were.

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    river valley civilizations‚ Sumer and Egypt each had revolutionary political structures. Although both of them had a monarchy and were ruled by a king‚ they differed in the amount of power the king held. Although the king of Sumer held immense power‚ the king of Egypt was in control of every aspect of the Egyptian government. Sumer and Egypt both created the standard for governments in the Neolithic Era with their comparable political structure. Although Sumer and Egypt were very similar civilizations

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    Egypt‚ the gift of the Nile‚ is situated in the northern part of the African continent. Ancient Egypt was a desert country watered only by the Nile River which flooded the country from August to October‚ leaving behind a very rich black earth. The river flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The government of Egypt was autocratic‚ ruled by a king called Pharaoh who had absolute power. The kingdom started in 3400 B.C. when under the leadership of Menes‚ the first Pharaoh‚ Memphis in the north and Thebes

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    of trade. The Nile River was of central importance to life in Egypt. The Nile River‚ the longest river in the world‚ begins in heart of Africa and courses northwards for thousands of miles. The areas that spanned 7 miles on both banks of river were capable of producing abundant harvests. Flooding was gradual and predictable in contrast to Mesopotamian rivers. Like Mesopotamia‚ Egypt was a river valley civilization. The economy in Egypt was a command economy. The government ordered the citizens to

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    Egypt is located near the Nile River. Egypt is right under the Mediterranean Sea and directly west of the Red Sea. It is located at the top of Africa. They chose this location because it is near an abundance of water. Egypt’s main water source is the Nile River. They often traded with Nubia (also known as Kush) due to them being conveniently close to Egypt. Egypt’s government was focused on heredity rule. Heredity rule is a form of government where the power is passed from father to son and

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    on the dreammods.com website The Complete Book of Dreams by Julia & Derek Parker‚ Dream Interpretations date back to 3000-4000 B.C.‚ where they were documented on clay tablets.   In Ancient times‚ Dreams were originally believed to be messages from the gods‚ or supernatural communications of some kind.   In ancient Egypt‚ Egyptians had a process called “dream incubation”.   If a person was emotionally disturbed‚ or wanted to ask the God’s for help they were put into a sleep temple and the priest would

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    Most ancient Greek clothing could be described as gender neutral. There are architectural differences and differences in how these garments were worn by the differing genders. According to Daily Life and Customs in the Ancient World‚ chitons‚ peplos‚ and togas are clothing  that used draping. All of these garments except for the peplos were worn by males and females in this era. Peplos were only worn by females‚ and it was very similar to the chiton.Females’ garments  had a closer fit on their bodies

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    Contributions of ancient egypt Many of ancient Egypt’s contribution to society not only advanced them as a civilization but left an impressionable impact on the accomplishments of the modern day. Nestled within the fertile valley of the Nile‚ Egypt was protected on all sides from invasion and at the same time uninfluenced by many outside cultures. Although its overall isolation by the expanse of the surrounding desert to the west and the red sea to the east‚ this thriving culture’s achievements went

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