World History H 27 September‚ 2013 Comparing Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece Alexis Windle Mr. Schugsta World History H 27 September‚ 2013 Word Count- 1‚332 Thinking about ancient civilizations is rather puzzling for me. Imagine no technological ways of communicating and not having many people to communicate with anyway. In the simplest ways‚ the first groups of people were able to create rather complex and often successful ways
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Gods and Goddesses The Egyptians believed in over 2‚000 different gods and goddesses. Each god or goddesses had their own different role (creation‚ weather‚ afterlife duties‚ etc.). Others represent things such as towns or animals. Many different gods had the same role ‚but they had the role at different points in history. Egyptians believed it was important to worship their gods to keep their life running smoothly. Atum was the first god. Then‚ Atum spat out Shu and Tefnut. Shu and Tefnut had
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father to son and remains within the family. They also practiced theocracy which is when the ruler is also seen as a god. A ruler of Egypt is called a Pharaoh and is seen a one of their many gods. Some of the Pharaohs are Hatshepsut‚ Thutmose III‚ and Ramses II. Hatshepsut was the first female Pharaoh. Egypt also practiced bureaucracy. Bureaucracy is a form a government that includes departments and levels of authority. Egypt’s economy mostly consisted of farming‚ trading‚ and conquering. Due
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‘Explain the role and importance of the military in New Kingdom Egypt.’ In New Kingdom Egypt‚ the military became very important. The army evolved from being a disorganised band of conscripted peasants into a lethal‚ professional outfit well equipped and ready for combat. Egypt became the most expansionist it had even been in its history. The emergence of Egypt’s army started in the 18th Dynasty when Ahmose expelled the Hyksos from Egypt. Tuthmosis I and Tuthmosis III and also Ramses II and
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Asses the importance of Egypt’s military campaigns in this period. Military campaigns contributed an important role in the New Kingdom period. After centuries of foreign rule the eighteenth dynasty was Egypt’s supremacy of success. New Kingdom period was the time where the Egyptians had re-establish to the world their power and superiority. This era was referred to as the ‘Golden Age’ as this was a stable and powerful time to be living in Egypt. Military campaigns where important during this period
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female figurine 11. Terra cotta fragment Ancient Mediterranean 12. White Temple and Ziggurat 13. Palette of King Narmer 14. Statue of votive figures‚ from the Square Temple at Eshnunna 15. Seated Scribe 16. Standard of Ur 17. Great Pyramida and Great Sphinx 18. King Menkaura and Queen 19. The Code of Hammurabi 20. Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall 21. Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut 22. Akhenaton‚ Nefertiti & Three Daughters 23. Tutankhamun’s Tomb innermost coffin 24. Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer 25. Lammasu
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The Evolution of the Post and Lintel Structural System The post and lintel structural system‚ more commonly known today as post and beam‚ is a construction method used to hold the weight of a building through the use of two or more upright posts that support the horizontal beam/lintel that spans between them. This technique has been used for centuries and is still seen today. When this system was first put into place it was solely for structural support‚ but as time moved forward‚ we see a shift
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In Washington D.C. there stands statue of the 16th President granting freedom to a kneeling slave. Lincoln standing stoic‚ seems to offer with his sympathetic hand‚ the gift of emancipation. The slave‚ squatting beneath him‚ seems thankful in his reverence. This image helps us to understand how the Civil War and the dissolution of slavery is viewed. Blacks were gifted their freedom from considerate whites. In history‚ the journey toward freedom by the valiant slave on his or her own accord is often
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AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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sparks an urge for citizens to join in protest. By participating‚ it expresses frustration with the American government in hopes of portraying a message for change. “Further‚ as the flag and the national anthem represent national unity‚ athletes kneeling before the flag during the national anthem sends a message that the country is not unified‚ as evidenced by the alarming amount of police violence against unarmed African Americans” (Polk‚
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