The Palette of King Narmer was discovered at the site of Hierakonpolis‚ buried in the early temple of the falcon god‚ Horus. The Palette is a large ceremonial object‚ and is one of the most important artifacts from the dawn of ancient Egyptian civilization (Calvert). The beautifully carved palette‚ which stands 63.5 cm in height and made of smooth greyish-green siltstone‚ which is like the smooth stone found on a river bottom‚ is decorated on both faces. These scenes show a king‚ Narmer‚ and a series
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There are many social classes of the Egyptian class structure. There are many social classes listed from the top‚ to the middle‚ and to the bottom. At the top of the Egyptian class structure are the Pharaohs ‚ Nobles‚ and Priests. The Pharaohs ‚ Nobles‚ and Priests were usually the most important or high ranked in the social structure. “The Pharaoh and those associated with divinity were at the top”. This quote means that the Pharaoh ‚ Nobles‚ and Priests were divine and had great intelligence
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Chapter 3: Egyptian Art c. 3500 – 30 BC • Ancient Egyptian civilization‚ like the civilizations of Sumer and the Indus Valley‚ grew up along a great river (Nile) that provided irrigation for agriculture and also a thoroughfare for transport of men and materials. • Largely a desert country crossed on a SN axis by the Nile river Nile: • Central role in Egyptian economy • Annual floods –constant & dependable occurrence (the flood water carried rich slit which was eventually deposited over the
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believed that their god had exceptional powers so they had to keep the gods satisfied. In order to maintain them they offered food to the gods. While in Egypt it was calm and mother earth was not acting up‚ Egyptians believed that their place was designed as some shelter in a world so chaotic. Egyptians believed in preserving their bodies in order to supply the important tools that they would need for their afterlife. Overall Egypt and Mesopotamia left their marks and thanks to them we are able to benefit
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were superior from everyone else in the civilization. Just like the Egyptian civilization‚ the Sumer civilizations had Gods and Goddesses above everyone‚ but also there was the ruling family. Both‚ Sumerian and Egyptian civilizations believed that gods controlled everything that happened to them. Let’s not forget that even though they were the first ones to make a writing system up‚ their writings were different. The Egyptian writing was called hieroglyphic and the Sumerian writing was called
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hieroglyphics. His interest in hieroglyphics was probably what triggered him to want to become an Egyptologist. Maspero established the French institute of oriental Archaeology at Cairo. He was the director of the French Egyptian Museum and he had edited the first fifty volumes catalogues of the Egyptian collection there. Auguste Mariette had given Maspero two newly discovered hieroglyphic texts of the time and they were of considerable difficulty to study‚ but Maspero‚ a self-taught‚ young scholar could translate
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Ancient Egyptians had a strong belief in preserving the body for the afterlife in hopes of achieving immortality. Part of this preservation was to protect and identify the body by painting or carving pictures‚ hieroglyphics‚ and symbols on the coffin. One very good example of this is represented by the ‘Mummy of Irethorrou in Coffin.’ This coffin‚ made of wood with polychrome‚ is adorned with hieroglyphics‚ symbols‚ and a portrait of the Egyptian priest. It was found in a cemetery in Akhmim‚ and
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The Mayans and Egyptians were two very interesting groups. The mayans lived on the Yucatan Peninsula from about 250 A.D. to 900 A.D. The egyptians however lived in Egypt‚ usually along the Nile River from about 3500 B.C. to about 300 B.C. Three great things these two groups taught us about were their religion‚ socials classes‚ and what they accomplished. A major part of both groups was their religion. Both groups believed in multiple gods like the sun god‚ or the god of death. Both groups also made
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Unit 2 WIW Tyranny- cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others Areopagus- the supreme tribunal of Athens Marathon- a contest in which people compete with each other to see who can do something for the longest amount of time Sappho- Greek poet Thermopylae- locality E Greece between Mt. Oeta & Gulf of Maliakós; once a narrow pass along the coast Delian League- was an association of Greek city-states Helots- a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta Oligarchy- he people
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Taras Malsky MT.1102 AB Dr.S.Washburn Egyptian Math The use of organized mathematics in Egypt has been dated back to the third millennium BC. Egyptian mathematics was dominated by arithmetic‚ with an emphasis on measurement and calculation in geometry. With their vast knowledge of geometry‚ they were able to correctly calculate the areas of triangles‚ rectangles‚ and trapezoids and the volumes of figures such as bricks‚ cylinders‚ and pyramids. They were also able to build the Great Pyramid
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