The Nile river of Egypt is important because it made a large impact on Egypt. The Nile is a great river in Egypt. It changed Egypt forever in a good way. Even today Egypt is blessed by the Nile River. Egypt is called “The Gift of the Nile”. Before the Aswan Great Dam was built‚ the Nile was a source of soil and is still a source of water. When the Nile flooded‚ they got silt‚ a soil that let them grow a surplus of food. The Nile’s source of water brought population. The Nile could be
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change is the start of civilization for the country. In the 1870 ’s the Egyptian women lacked many of their rights‚ they were treated almost as slaves. Hence‚ the Egyptian women kept fighting for their rights for many years until laws were issued to protect the women ’s rights. Galal Amin‚ an Egyptian author‚ tackled the advance of this issue in the chapter “The Position of Women” in his book “Whatever Happened to the Egyptians”. Galal Amin only mentioned how the position of women changed in their
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This topic is on the Egyptians daily life. One thing they did daily was did good deeds to keep their hearts light. Another thing they did was they were not afraid of movies nor there gods. They were all brilliant and clever people. The three things they loved were poetry‚ art‚ and music. There were spooky dark places that they liked and they liked death. There was nothing that they did not like. Those are some things that I learned about the Egyptians daily life. The final thing that
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of King Tutankhamun’s tomb has greatly impacted Egyptian Archeology. Although King Tutankhamun was a young ruler‚ his tomb was well preserved. This factor is what caused the tomb to be such a find. It has also caused King Tutankhamun to become one of the most well known pharaohs of all time. His treasures are preserved in museums to this day. The term Ancient Egypt represents a span of time about twenty-five hundred years. Ancient Egyptian culture was relatively isolated because of the
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the longest river in the world 6‚853 km long and 4‚258 mi long. The Nile river is in the mouth of the Mediterranean sea. The ways the Nile River improved the life in Ancient Egypt is by giving water‚ food‚ and transportation. But in order for the Egyptians to know when they need to plant‚ they tracked days. And to make tracking days easier they developed a calendar based on the flooding of the Nile River. Along the Nile river were fruit trees‚ and lots of fish to eat. The most important thing they
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river in the world at over 4‚100 miles in length‚ the Nile River separated ancient Egypt into two regions‚ Upper to the south and Lower Egypt to the north. A bit confusing‚ on a map‚ but the names came from the flow of the Nile River. Most Ancient Egyptians lived near the river for the benefits the area provided; transportation‚ food‚ water and excellent soil for growing food. The soil along the river‚ known as the Black Land‚ is rich and fertile and provides excellent conditions for growing crops and
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As a general rule in Ancient Egyptian art‚ less respected people were portrayed with more realistic figures. In addition‚ the rarity of the materials used corresponded to the prestige of the person in question. Their status was also reinforced through the presence of various symbols and scale‚ especially in the case of god-kings. For example‚ the depictions seen in Khafre Enthroned‚ Seated Scribe‚ and Akhenaton from the temple of Aton reveal the respect received by the works’ subjects through these
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Ramesses II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt from 1279 B.C.E‚ to 1213 B.C.E. That was 66 Years! Ramesses was born in 1303 B.C.E‚ but sadly died in 1213 B.C.E. Since Ramesses II parent’s lived in the Nile Delta‚ he built a vast city which served as a base for campaigns in Asia. This city was called “Pi-Ramesse”‚ which means “House of Ramesses”. Ramesses II had lots of family member. His dad was Seti I‚ who was also a pharaoh‚ who ruled from 1290 B.C.E to 1279 B.C.E (11
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natural resources made available to these people provided the growth of densely populated and complex societies‚ with refined cultural traditions. A benefactor of the geography of these lands was most definitely the natural land barriers. The Egyptians were barricaded by the Mediterranean and Red Seas‚ as well as the Sahara desert. The Indians were guarded by the Hindu Kush‚ the Himalaya‚ the Vindya‚ and the Ghat mountain ranges. These natural barriers were great defenses against foreign invaders
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Learning journal #1 Chapters 1-5 As I was introduced to the history of art‚ I soon learned that there are three main ways in which art in the west was visible. Pictures are one of the three ways in which art was made back in the day. Personally I found very interesting the self-portraits that artists made. For instance‚ I was amazed by the creation of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Mona Lisa‚ the art work that has a high intrinsic value. This picture created by the Italian artist gives me an impression of smartness
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