Ancient Technology Throughout History: Ancient Egyptian And Nubian Art

The article “Automation Makes Us Dumb” from Nicolas Carr, published November 21st, 2014 talks about how the advancement of technology has resulted in the automation of many jobs and processes, which in return has caused the human proficiency and creativity aspect to dwindle. Carr does recognize the importance of automation in the different job fields and uses the examples like airplane pilots’ ability to conduct manual maneuvers that are required for pilots to always know. He has found that these types of skills have slowly slipped away as pilots have relied on autopilot automation functions more. Carr starts his example with workers in a factory shortly after World War II and continues his example to even the white-collar workers today.

Art of the Egyptians and Africans express ………………………..In art, style is a characteristic, or a number of characteristics that we can identify as constant, recurring, or coherent.(Art Terminology 1) Artists express their emotions through their art-making, their finished product will reflect that emotion. They might also create a piece of art that makes the viewer create an emotional response. Emotion is any strong agitation of the feelings actuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc.(Dictionary 1)

The reliefs of Ankh-neb-ef are limestone panels with paint that originated from the Old Kingdom of Egypt in 2150 BC during the reign of Pharaoh Pepy II. The delicate carving of the panels in the sunken relief presents a magnificent image. They portray Ankh-neb-ef, an ancient Egyptian priest whose name translates to “may his lord live.” In the reliefs, Ankh-neb-ef holds a Kherep-sceptor and a walking stick, which were symbols of authority in ancient Egypt. Egyptian civilization was extremely religious and most ancient Egyptian artworks involved the portrayal of gods, goddesses, and Pharaoh, as well. Moreover, the Egyptian reverence for order and conservative ideals led to the institution of intricate rules that governed how artists represented both humans and gods (Saylor.org 4). For instance, the apparel worn by Ankh-neb-ef in the painting is not a simple fashion statement. The priest is wearing a prestigious sarong and ornamentation, bracelets, and a wide collar. The jewelry kept their owner safe in a dangerous passage to the afterlife. This formula for representing the human figure in a painting remained popular over several centuries (Robins 24).

The introduction and advancement of automation and robots has reduced the amount of jobs available for the less educated.

Compared to last century, workers in manufacturing jobs feel more threatened by automation than ever before. While the number of jobs eliminated by automation continues to increase, employers are also less willing to create jobs. In the article "Special report: Automation puts jobs in peril," Nathan Bomey, a business reporter for USA Today, explores the current position of manufacturing workers. In the article, Bomey explains how, "about 58% of CEOs plan to cut jobs over the next five years because of robotics, while 16% say they plan to hire more people because of robotics" (3). Only the United States Government has the power to create a solution to the quandary of workers affected by the switch to technology in the workforce.

Ancient Egypt was a civilization in north east Africa along the Nile River, it was one of six civilizations to rise independently. The history of ancient Egypt occurred in kingdoms and was part of the Bronze Age. Success of ancient Egypt civilization came partly from ability to adapt to conditions of the Nile River for agriculture. Ancient Egypt was a hierarchy that had a bureaucracy government and were a polytheistic religion. As well, their economy was based on their surroundings and they had many great achievements.

Technology application of antiquity was so advanced in some areas that only in the last several centuries has modern technology overtaken what existed several millennia ago . The massive building projects of the Giza Plateau and throughout Egypt required heavy lifting and precision surveying technology that did not exist even 100 years ago . The military equipment of ancient Rome, such as artillery machinery, was still state of the art 200 years ago . Neither Rome nor Egypt invented much new technology , but rather applied existing technology in new ways. Application of technology expanded to meet the priorities of these two civilizations and innovative application of new technology came through exchange of differing ideas and strong

When you think about technological progress chances are you think about your own life becoming more convenient. A fire was easier to start with a chunk of flint than rubbing two sticks together, and once it was discovered it was utilized out of convenience. Convenience has always driven innovation, so it’s not an unrealistic assumption to expect a more convenient life in the future. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows though, as convenience means work transferred to machines, which means less work for people. In the past this has meant a transfer in the job market, old careers being replaced with new ones, and fields opening up which did not exist before. With the automation possible today we are seeing an exponential trend of automation, with more jobs being replaced by machines than are being

Describe the artistic and architectural evidence for the Nubian assimilation of Egyptian forms and ideas.

The art of ancient Egypt established a sense of power. The artworks resembled gods and were gifts to the kings or pharaohs. The gifts given to the Egyptian kings contained symbolic meaning, as well as, a way of translation for decoded messages of stories. A specific artwork, given to an Egyptian king, contained a variety of three languages. This artwork, later discovered, shares a mysterious story about the “ideal pharaoh.” The artwork is known as The Rosetta Stone.

We as humans always look for something greater. We can find that if we stick together and push the world to continue down the road of further automation, which would end in a fully automated luxury society. A society like this is the idea that with automation of robots that humans can live a life completely devoid of the need to work for basic necessities or that of most needs. This does not assume that humanity will lose any ability function alone

The land of Egypt did portray ancient technology, which no one after their civilization, has been able to copy or even come close to understand. The

I chose Ancient Egypt’s technology/construction for my topic because I find the way that civilization evolves to be very interesting, especially when it comes to older civilizations. Egyptians did not have the resources we now have, so they had to discover new ways to evolve and the materials required to do so on their own. Since Egyptians did not have access to the internet, this process was much more difficult for them than it is for us. I also like how they could build structures with more stability than modern day building but with less supplies.

Over time our lives seem to have become more and more integrated with our technology. Some may say that this is a very bad thing because this change may result in the loss of jobs for millions of people. Jobs such as, cashiers, bankers, legal assistants, and maybe even taxi drivers. The future may appear bleak at first, but the truth of the matter is that robots taking over our simple and automatable jobs just mean that our jobs can evolve with the technology. A very similar thing happened during the industrial revolution when technologies were developed that massively increased the efficiency and yield of farming. This in turn led to a vast increase of food in the country which led to a lesser need for everyone to be a farmer. With a massive amount of food, former farm workers, and advanced technology, a business of mass production and manufacturing began. The loss of jobs due to technology led to a

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