The Rosetta Stone was one of the most important finds in history. But what if it was never discovered? We would’ve never cracked the code of Hieroglyphics‚ therefore we wouldn’t have any knowledge of Egyptian life at all. Imagine how history could’ve changed if we never found it. Hieroglyphics was the key find that came out of the Rosetta Stone‚ because it led to so many other discoveries after we cracked the code of it. We used the Greek written onto the stone to decipher the Hieroglyphics. Champollion
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seven wonders of the ancient world and the Seven Wonders of the World‚ which are the “actual” ones. First I will explain the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The first of them all‚ and the only one remaining in place‚ are the pyramids of Giza. The three pyramids are located in Egypt‚ and are very famous now. The largest of them‚ the pyramid of Keops‚ has an estimated height of 482 feet and was finished on 2680 before Christ. Then we have the Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ now destroyed;
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the idea of Seven Wonders of the World dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included 7 famous place of ancient world‚ and from there the Idea of 7 wonders started. Only the Great Pyramid of Giza is still standing of those ancient wonders. The other six were destroyed by earthquake‚ fire‚ or other causes. New Seven Wonders of the World is a project that attempts to revive the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World concept with a list of modern
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Theocracy is rule by gods‚ and the pharaoh‚ seen as a living god‚ son of Re (sun god)‚ represented the people under the gods. The pharaoh had absolute power‚ but he delegated tasks to a variety of bureaucratic positions (nonelected government officials)‚ such as‚ Viziers‚ high priests‚ army commanders‚ chief treasurers‚ the minister of public works‚ Nomarchs‚ and tax collectors. The Vizier‚ who was appointed by the Pharaoh‚ was responsible for the Nomarch (a noble governor of a Nome); Nomarchs‚ who
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panahon -nagtatag ng sentralisadong pamahalaan *kapangyarihan- animo= diyos *hari=pharaoh -hawak ang pamahalaan‚ hukbon military‚ relihiyon -parang diyos *pharaoh Khufu o cheops- pinagukulan ang paggawa ng pyramids *giza pyramid- kakaiba‚ 137m * ang mga pyramids ay libingan ng mga pharaoh + ang mga susunod na pinuno ay mahina at walang kakayahan. Kabulukan ng pamahalaan at naubos ang kaban ng bayan sa pagpapagawa ng pyramid at musoleo. +lumaganap
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History of art Art is a product of a human mind in a visual form to express their ideas and emotions .art includes the creation of image in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography. But usually are not in painting‚ also in music‚ theater‚ film‚ dance and literature. Or in the other words it was a manifestation of human creativity. Art‚ in the first period of history‚ began with the invention of writing‚ founded by the great civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia. In this period
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Wereshnefer was a priest of the goddesses Mut‚ Nephthys‚ Sekhmet‚ Neith‚ and Satis. Although his offices were in temples from Aswan to Koptos in Upper Egypt‚ his tomb‚ from which this unusually large sarcophagus comes‚ was in the northern Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara. The scenes and texts on the sarcophagus and its lid belong to funerary literature originally composed for royalty more than a thousand years earlier. The body of the sarcophagus is inscribed inside and out with descriptions of the sun’s
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civilizations throughout history‚ which developed a vast array of diverse structures and great architectural monuments along the Nile‚ among the largest and most famous of which are the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptian Architectural Columns The Great Pyramid of Giza‚ which was probably completed c. 2580 BC‚ is the oldest and largest of the pyramids‚ and is the only surviving monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The temple complex of Karnak is located
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Past HSC and Trials Questions (from Assessment and Reporting in Ancient History Stage 6‚ page 8) Section I – Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum (25 marks) Questions in this section will require candidates to refer to the source booklet. This section will consist of two parts. Part A (15 marks) There will be objective response and short-answer questions to the value of 15 marks‚ including from 5 to 10 objective response questions. Questions will require candidates to use sources
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Why Africa is Still Africa? Is Africa an important part of world history? George Hegel‚ a German philosopher‚ stated in one of his quotes that “Africa has no historical part of the world‚ and has no movement to exhibit.” This report will discuss the importance of Africa‚ and why Greg Hegel was incorrect through the development of major cities‚ huge empires‚ and a few dynasties. The Mali Empire was first established by Sundiata Keita in the mid thirteenth century(Pg 244 Spielvogel) when he united
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