Ancient Egypt : A Dominant Empire

Ancient Egypt was a captivating and intricate civilization. Over the years, historians have found it easier to study this civilization, rather than other historical civilizations, because the Egyptians went through great lengths to record their history. Besides being decent record keepers, they were very religious, and “ahead of their time,” due to their technological and economic breakthroughs. Because of the aspects of this culture, it has to be one of the greatest civilizations of the world.

Ancient Egypt is a civilization of wealth and structure that flourished along the Nile River in northeastern Africa from about 3300 B.C to 30 B.C. In over 3,000 years, one of the most sophisticated and creative societies advanced where no other civilization did. 2,000 years later, it would be hard to think about the world without the impact of ancient Egypt, because it seems to have significantly affected every field of our American culture. The Egyptians have heavily influenced our culture’s literature, architecture, art, film, and politics.

Egyptians were considered some of the best doctors in ancient times, starting from the Stone Age and onward. Written documents and cave carvings found from this time period suggests that they were highly advanced for their time, particularly in the impressive knowledge of human anatomy. For example, the Edwin Smith papyrus lay out a myriad of surgical treatments for a certain type of injury, giving many historians insight on how Egyptians operated in the field. (Lawrence 444) The Edwin Smith papyrus was divided into sections: title, examination, diagnosis, and treatment, a clear sign of the vast amounts of understanding in medicine. (Schlager 94) It is said that medicine became a main focus in the civilization due to the fear of illness and

Egyptian daily living was mostly made up of philosophies, their fear of the gods and magic. They believed that people who acquired any type of physical and mental illnesses were somewhat caused by paranormal forces and that magic and their religious conviction were how they learned to live with them and treat people. Based on our assigned readings it seemed that Egyptian physician specialty revolved around their ability to be able to apply first aid techniques such as displaced joints and repairing of broken bones. They were able to take care of superficial wounds on the surface of the skin. However they lacked the ability to be able to perform deep level procedures. Their wound dressing was remarkable. A popular natural remedy they often used was willow leaves. Applying them to the skin helped to keep down inflammation. If there was a sickness that the Egyptians thought had some chance of healing they would first make observation and then decide when was the time they should get involved if it was at all required. One disease we can identify that existed at

Egypt was one of the most dominant powers in its time. It always changing with its Pharaohs and priests because of what they thought needed to happen or change. When they made laws they told the public that the gods had said that these laws needed to be in place. They happened to have a lot of gods so they could say which god wanted what to happen. This was the same in most civilizations at the time. These laws are what kept Egypt from falling for so long from interior conflicts. I think that this civilization used its religion a little bit to get what they wanted. They were one of the largest civilizations during this time period and they used that to their advantage when they went to do anything from making laws to going to war. I think

If someone had breast cancer, the physician would try to cut out the cancerous lumps from the woman's body using a drill. Although that method is a dangerous and lethal way to treat a patient, this shows how complex illness such as cancer was treated by a society who had limited understanding and access to obtaining information about the inner ongoing of the human body. However, there were some methods the Ancient Egyptians used that was useful. For example, if someone in Ancient Egypt had food poisoning, they would use charcoal as medicine because they learned that charcoal has great absorbing properties and could be used to absorb the poison. Even though, some of the healing methods they used were dangerous, Ancient Egyptian doctors continuously learned from the methods they used and

Egyptians began to settle along the banks of the Nile River, Starting as far north as to the city of Alexandria all the way down south to Aswan. They developed into a well-structured society as Far East to the Red Sea and west to Dakhia, Oasis among many (Figure 1.). The Nile River reached far lending a hand in creating a well-known civilization that consisted of building pyramids and producing crops for their pharaoh. Evolving from hunters and gatherers into agriculturalists throughout history, Egypt has claimed to be one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of ancient times. One could wonder if, what led to the collapse of this great society resulted from the Egyptians interaction with the environment by overusing

Have you ever wondered how Ancient Egypt helped shape the world today? Ancient Egyptians were a group of folks who were heavily influenced by religion. They feared dying anywhere but Egypt. The Egyptian Empire held a fascinating and very distinctive culture. Being one of the world 's most advanced cultures and creating tons of wealth is what separated them from everybody else. Between the outstanding artwork, teaching methods, and amazing pyramids is what helped their society advance altogether. No other civilization of the ancient world history had such a popular appeal and none as important as human society and its organization. Egyptians have made great steps in shaping the world we all know today, which have made studying their culture and society easier than some previous historical eras.

The world of medicine in Ancient Egypt is a cloud of mystery and very little is known other than what has been salvaged from surviving papyri. What the papyri can tell one who examines them is that the Egyptians had some knowledge of the anatomy and had constructed their own approaches to medical issues. Compared to other civilizations such as the Babylonians and the Greeks, who used more rational and logical approaches, Egyptian medicine might seem less sophisticated. In earlier clinical writings there has been less magic mentioned than in later times, which could be due to the endurance of the Old Kingdom boosting their confidence in the power of mankind and their king. So knowing that the Egyptians relied very much on magic and the supernatural to provide them knowledge of the ailments of the body, some of it was also the root of reason and plain common sense.

Imagine standing in the center of the Angkor Wat Temple, in Khmer Empire, witnessing history unfold right in front of your eyes. Ever since the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian Empire, there has been many advancements throughout time, in terms of construction. Buildings signify the riches and worth of the people in a society, which in turn creates jobs and attracts tourists. On the other hand, the money wasted on the construction of buildings, can have an effect on the overall wealth and daily life of the people. Ancient Egypt, Medieval Khmer Empire and Masdar City are all examples of societies that use their riches to their advantage through construction.

The Ancient Egyptians very advanced in their treatments of diseases and illnesses. Their ancient medical techniques were incredible, considering the lack of “modern” facilities, sterilization, sanitation, and researching capabilities. They used mostly herbs and plants for treatment, and many are still considered useful for certain problems today. While many of the problems would have been very difficult or impossible to treat, the Egyptians were able to treat many less severe conditions through the use of natural cures. Many are familiar, as they are used as homeopathic remedies in today’s society. They included:

Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest ancient civilizations in human history. Ancient Egypt was the longest lasting civilization in the ancient world and lasted for about 2,500 years. ancient Egypt was able to last so long because of their many great accomplishments. The most important thing that lead to the accomplishments and success of ancient Egypt was The Nile River. Ancient Egypt is often referred to as the “Gift of the Nile” because of how important the Nile River was to the success and longevity of ancient Egypt. Without the Nile River, ancient Egypt would have never been able to things like farm, use papyrus, build boats, trade or fish. The Nile River was the sole reason as to why ancient Egypt was able to become so successful.

For the past few centuries, Egypt was ruled by foreigners that distributed wealth among their peers and made the indigenous people their subjects. During the Nineteenth century, Egypt was ruled by Mehmet Ali and his descendants. Mehmet Ali was a general sent by the Ottoman empire to expel Napoleon Bonaparte from Egypt. Due to the increase pressure on the Ottoman Empire by Russia from the North, Mehmet Ali parted ways and planned to build his own empire with military strength. Since then, the leaders of Egypt have sustain power on owning majority of vast land. The land is used for agriculture that produces revenue to support the army of Mehmet Ali. This land was distributed among the friends and families of the kings who ruled Egypt who strengthen throughout the century.

The ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Over a period of three thousand years many kingdoms and dynasties came into power and many died away into oblivion. One thing that kept Egyptian’s works and memories alive were the scriptures they wrote. Today, from these scriptures written on the wall (or on papyrus) have helped Egyptologists to uncover the secrets and the lives of the ancient Egyptians. A major understanding we have from these scriptures and other uncovered paintings is ancient Egyptian’s perception of religion and science. For them religion was not different from science. They used religion to explain the various worldly and cosmological phenomena. All their cosmogonies came from explanations based on religion and Gods. Gods were used to explain the origins of Earth, creation and maintenance of cosmos, concept of time and the various earthly and universal phenomena like origin of mankind, sunrise, sunset, migrations of birds, the stars, and constellations. In this essay I will be using various examples from ancient Egyptian scriptures, paintings, and texts to illustrate the Egyptians' perception of the cosmos.

While Egyptians used both physical and spiritual medicine to heal themselves, physical medicine was used to primarily heal visible ailments. For example, herbs were used medicinally for minor injuries. When using herbs, no spiritual medicine was used. In people with respiratory issues, “Raw garlic was routinely given to asthmatics and to those suffering with bronchial-pulmonary complaints”. The use of garlic was one of many physical only methods to heal a person. Furthermore, Egyptians had an advanced understanding of anatomy for their time. They used their knowledge of the body to do basic surgeries. In Knowledge Unbound: Literature in medicine, “No convincing evidence was shown that anything other than minor surgeries were practiced in Ancient Egypt”. Egyptians knew enough about the body that patients could survive