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This investigation attempts to correctly analyze in what way the geography of Egypt influenced the ancient Egyptian religion. This query is very relevant because, certain geographical items influenced the creation of the ancient religion that helped shape many religions that are very prevalent today such as Christianity and Judaism. The issues that will be addressed are how the great Sahara Desert surrounding the civilization, the Nile river that nourishes the whole population, and how the overall common beliefs and myths built the foundation of the ancient Egyptian religion and subsequently influenced modern day religions. This analysis will focus on the time period of 3110 BCE to 550 CE and the place being examined is the country of Egypt. This will be accomplished through the exploration of research documents and informational novels.

Amenhotep III’s reign is often referred to the “Golden Age”, a time of political stability and economic prosperity for Egypt. With an abundance of tribute, booty, and access/exploitation of natural resources in conquered areas of Nubia, and its sphere of influence in Syria-Palestine; Egypt’s affluence only flourished. This enabled Amenhotep’s expanse/magnificent building programs, also resulting to advances in art and religion. Furthermore, changes in the importance and role of the queen progressed in this period; to the extent of Tiye’s deification, as evident in the temple at Sedeinga, built in dedication to her worship. Despite Amenhotep III’s reputation as a great diplomat, the effectiveness of his

The second Intermediate Period was a time of great disunity in Egypt. There was no centralised rule with the country being broken up into independently administered regions. Hyksos sources are archaeological rather than written and are incomplete. Excavations at Tell el- Dab’a in the north-eastern Delta by Manfred Bietak (archaeologist), have identified this site as an ancient Avaris, the capital of a foreign people known as the Hyksos.

In 1923, excavators from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, led by Herbert E. Winlock (Museum Egyptologist), found fragments of statues belonging to the time of Hatshepsut when they began clearing the area in front of the temples of Hatshepsut and Mentuhotep II. As a result further excavations of this area were undertaken by the Metropolitan Museum during the seasons of 1926-27, 1927-28, and 1928-29. These excavations were predominantly carried out in two important locations: a depression southeast of Deir el-Bahri temple (also called the “Hatshepsut Hole”) and a quarry northeast of the temple. [1] The Metropolitan Museum crew started to reassemble these fragments and by 1931 the reconstructions were complete and offered a rather large collection of statues and objects from Hatshepsut’s temple. More statues have survived of Hatshepsut than any other Egyptian Pharaoh. Ironically, this was due to the destruction of these statues a mere twenty years after they were created.

The author achieved an unprecedented depth of human diversity, and searched for the origins of the persian-greek conflict applying an investigative approach to evidence, developing a study for other cultures as a component of historical investigation. Herodotus great historical works are multiple and complex, which makes it difficult to summarize, and allows for confusion when the unified purpose of such materials are explain. But the belief of “culture is King” is ever present throughout his writings. Furthermore, as per the last statement a concrete focus of Egyptian life will be analyzed as the outline develops. Focusing on the limits of ancient egypt and its residents as well the contributions of egyptian civilization to general

He constructed the Abu Simbel, the Mortuary Temple Ramesseum, Pi-Ramesses, Temple at Karnak and many more. The Temple of Ramses II or the Abu Simbel, was a great accomplishment. Ramses included four statues of himself outside of this temple. These statues were carved from rock. Inside this accomplishment there are three halls that led oneself to the temples main room. Inside this magical room there are three statues of goddesses and Ramses the Great. Ramses built the temple so that twice a year the sun would align with the entrance. The Mortuary temple Ramesseum was made to be “Home of the King” after his death. This is where the kings’ body was to be held and was in great honor of the god Amun. This temple is larger than most other pharaohs temples are/were. The gateways of this temple were made from stone while many other temples gateways are made from mud brick. Some say this was to make the temple stand out showing that Ramses was the Greatest. Ramses two best architects, known as Penre and Amenemone, helped construct many rooms and even the structure of the building. This took about twenty-two years to build. The outside of this building was covered with decorations proving his love for the gods. Ramses the Great often incorporated the gods in his temples. There are a few decorations Ramses included honoring the battle of Kadesh, which he came to an agreement with the Hittites to sign a peace treaty. Ramses had a statue in the center of this temple that was formed from granite and was over twenty meters high. He named this marvelous statue, “Ramses, the sun of Foreign Sovereigns”. Ramses also made a metropolis. This was known as the Pi-Ramesse or “House of Ramesses, Great of Victories”. Ramses did not complete the building of the city until about twenty years after being crowned king. Ramses moved his city because it was said that he had family in Delta. This religious city was actually one of the biggest

Tell el-‘Amarna, the city built by Heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten was located between Luxor and Cairo along the Nile. The city was occupied during the reign of Akhenaten and abandoned after his death by his son, Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Although the city was along occupied for a short period of time, archaeologists have been able to reconstruct a fairly accurate representation of the city. However, because the city was associated with Aten and the religion of the heretic king, the city was partially destroyed and nearly all evidence of the culture during the reign of Akhenaten was destroyed. Although the Egyptian people attempted to erase this pharaoh from history, the city tells the story of the time through the few pieces of art, the tombs, and the city plans. The articles written by Croker and one of the ones written by Kemp discuss the value of architecture and how it related to status within the society of the time. The other articles written by Ikram, and Kemp, Stevens, Dabbs, Zabecki, and Rose discuss the art, religion, and ritual practices. The city of Amarna was created on the basis of abandoning the old gods in favor of the worship of a single god, Aten. Societies in ancient history were based primarily on religion, and while archaeologists try to use Amarna as a basis for the study of New Kingdom Egypt because the religions changed Amarna should not be used as a template. Akhenaten aimed to abandon the old ways

Spalinger states that the University of Chicago sent an expedition team to the Beit el-Wali temple in the early sixties and the team discovered many carvings that depict Ramesses II participating in three main battles and possibly more. While not much is known about the early life of Ramesses, all signs point to him being highly involved in Egypt’s military and quite possibly even similar to a current day general. The carvings that the team found portrayed Ramesses as very powerful and often victorious. While it is highly unlikely that many succumbed to the forces of Ramesses, it is also very unlikely that the Egyptians would document defeat of their nation by carving losing battles into sacred temple walls.

The majority of ancient Egyptian structures studied by architectural historians and planners alike, were erected to honor a pharaoh or as a grand tomb for their journey through to the afterlife. Whether the structure was in the form of a temple, tomb or statue, the ritual and spiritual influence is unquestionable. The location, scale, and materials used to construct these monuments are all defining factors of how the space is used and functions.

Not only did the Egyptian empire flourish in art, military accomplishments, but a woman named Hatshepsut came to the throne, whom is known for her temple at Deir el-Bahri that contributes to the great activity in architecture as noted above. This is supported by De Rachewiltz(1960:230) in his statement. Egypt had control over Nubia, thus leading to unimaginable wealth, much to which they bestowed on their gods. In addition, to what is said in Egypt, that had a great expansion in the territories is echoed through Sporre(1989:59). The figurative arts were transformed by the new revolutionary dictates of a crudely ‘veristic’ nature as mentioned by De Rachewiltz (1960:230). Furthermore, a well-known Pharaoh named Tutankhamun also ruled in this time period. The wealth of Egypt brought about many paintings or painted reliefs illustrated religious texts concerned with the afterlife, such as the final judgement

A poignantly, contrary, contrast between her land, and her art, she has been habitually known for her Monumental, and epically extensive scope and size. Ancient Egypt exudes the expression of human creative skill and imagination.Her

The history of ancient Egypt is divided into three blocks of time referred to as kingdoms. The kingdoms were named as the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. This essay highlights the differences among the three kingdoms in terms of politics, economics, sculpture, and architecture.

Explain the distribution of power in Old Kingdom Egypt and the first intermediate period, the social, political, and economic reasons for the constructors of pyramids, and Egyptian belief concerning the afterlife.

The ancient civilizations of the Ancient Egypt, as well as the great Mesopotamia, are the world’s greatest civilization as recorded by history. The civilization was highly facilitated by rivers which cut across their land. The Euphrates, Nile, as well as Tigris, constantly moving along the river banks which in turn resulted in the adjoining land is extremely fertile (Backman). This led to flourishment and development of Ur and Eriku cities in Mesopotamia as well as the city of Thebes in Egypt (Backman). The Nile was very significant in Ancient Egypt as it made invasion by enemies impossible due to its marshy deltas (Backman). On the other hand, Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia differed fundamentally in many aspects more specifically in how their societies were structured, cultural orientation, religion, technological experiences, literature, and art among other things (Backman). This paper will center on examining these differences as well as similarities between these two regions as well as what they communicate concerning the circumstances that people from these two regions faced.

The artworks of Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt are both strikingly different and similar at the same time. Consistent is the theme of serving the different gods the two cultures believed in. In Mesopotamia the various city-states each had their own protective deity, and in Egypt they sometimes differed from one dynasty to the next. Whatever the case, with the beginning of kingdoms and rulership came the need to justify a position of power and establish a hierarchy. And as more time passed came also the human need to leave an impression on their world. Looking at the example of the statues of Gudea from the Neo-Sumerian period and the Temple of Ramses II from the New Kingdom of Egypt in the 19th dynasty, will show how both rulers of