Sneak Peak into the Egyptian Culture

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.

Amongst the turbid and dysfunction that is the Middle East lies the nation of Egypt. Egypt, a major country of the Middle East, is habitually considered stereotypical of Middle Eastern civilization, but further research guides one to the conclusion that Egypt is far from a generic Middle Eastern country. Egypt has a strong tradition of nationalism that has been formed during its history, giving it a national unity that is often non-existent in other Middle Eastern nations (1). This, as well as other advantages that Egypt has gained during its past, has allowed it to rise above the problems plaguing the rest of the Middle East and to form basically its

The Ancient Egyptians are a well-known civilization. The country of Egypt is located along the Nile River Valley in the Northern part of Africa (Civilization: Ancient Egypt). From 3100 B.C. to 332 B.C., this ancient civilization was dominant in the Mediterranean world (History.com, 2009). Whether a person learned about the Egyptians in their Bible or read about them in their history class, there is no doubt that these people were the great nation of their time. “The people of ancient Egypt valued family life highly” (Okasha, 2012, p.162). Okasha (2012) also stated that the Egyptian family was the foundational and basic social unit that created the stability, well-being and sustainability of the Egyptian society (p.162). This is one of the major reasons for Ancient Egypt’s success. Without a good foundation, their society would not have been able to last almost 3000 years.

Egypt has is one of the most historical rich countries in the world. This nation of ancient nation of pharaohs has caught the attention of many travelers coming to the region to experience everything Egypt has to offer. During this paper we will go over and define what culture is and what all makes up the country’s culture. I will also go into what culture means to me and have I view it. I will go into the five major characteristics of culture which includes religions/beliefs, climate, agriculture, politics, and education. I will also describe the culture characteristics of the region surrounding Egypt. Then I will conclude with an overview of Egypt and go into depth about the country’s military conflict history, significant past military conflicts, and how they shaped the culture of today. Now let’s begin with the meaning of culture.

The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in Northern Africa and borders Libya, Sudan and the Gaza Strip, as well as the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Less than one-tenth of Egypt is settled. Egypt’s population of 68 million lives mostly in the Nile valley and Delta. The Western Desert Highway and the Delta Road

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.

The Middle Eastern country of Egypt is located in Northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the west by Libya, on the south by Sudan, and on the east by the Red Sea and Israel. It considered the centre of the Arab world, defined by a harsh and arid Desert and the longest sacred river on Earth, the River Nile. (Infoplease, Egypt)

Egypt was an ancient civilisation found in the northern Africa. Like many early civilizations, it developed along a river, that being the Nile River. It was important that it developed along a river such as the Nile because it provided water for agriculture and drinking, which were necessary for survival in a permanent settlement or civilization. South of Egypt was the civilization of Nubia, or Kush. This was important to Egypt’s culture because the back-and-forth conquering of each other that went on led to the integration of one another’s culture. Egypt adopted Nubian traditions and vice versa.

Ancient Egypt was a powerful country because it included all the 7 indicators of civilization such as social classes, religion, government, and labor listed.

The people in Ancient Egypt created their complex religion based on their gods and goddesses that they believed in. The Ancient Egyptians had a deep belief in the supernatural and that their lives were controlled by their gods. In Ancient Egypt, there use to be an Upper Egypt and a Lower Egypt because they both believed in different religions. Each day, the priests performed ceremonies for the gods and goddesses. Before they performed the ceremonies, they washed themselves in the temple's sacred lake. Also, they scented the air with incense and sprinkled holy water before the shrine to purify the space. There are still millions of people in the world who still visit these temples in Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt was a civilization because it had most, if not all the seven indicators of a complex society.

“They had a kind who to them was a living god on earth, not merely heaven’s chosen. They worshiped deities endowed with human bodies and animal heads or incarnated in crocodiles, bulls, cats, and other creatures, and they continued to do so long after they had become a sophisticated people.” (). From this sentence it is fair to say that people in ancient Egypt were willing to follow their king piously, which greatly facilitated the Pharaohs in governing the nation. Egypt people referred to their king as the Pharaoh. The Egyptians believed that their Pharaohs had the same power as the gods. Under the Pharaoh, there were some officials who enjoyed privileges in the ancient Egypt. They enjoyed high social status, land and slaves, leading an extravagant life. By contrast, the peasants, handcrafts and businessmen were the civilians who lead a stable yet tough and poor life whereas the slaves had been leading a life without the basic guarantee. Under the leadership of the Pharaohs, the ancient Egypt gained rapid development and stability in many aspects. Ancient Egypt had been a nations featuring centralization for a long time. The Pharaohs has all the power including the legislative power, executive power, judicial power and religious power. The Pharaohs had a set of governmental institutions including the central government and the local government responsible for the governance of the different regions in the

The Egyptian Civilization began around the time of 3000 B.C. The Egyptians started as two separate kingdoms formed in upper and lower Egypt. The pharaoh that unified the two kingdoms was the ruler named Narmer. This is how Egypt developed in many ways that were similar to the thriving Mesopotamians. What helped the Egyptians thrive in this time period was that they were geographically isolated for over a thousand years. The Egyptians had an ideal growth for civilization just because they had no foreign threats. What this did for the Egyptians was it gave them faith which began the start of their religion in believing in many different gods for keeping them safe and providing the opportunity to grow and become a unified civilization.

Egypt is located in the northeastern edge of Africa. Its border countries are Libya and Sudan which are both African countries. It is positioned near

The ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest known civilizations in history. It is believed that the ancient Egyptian civilization, based in eastern North Africa, started around 3150 B.C., and survived until 31 B.C. In this ancient civilization, art was considered to be magical. Whether in the form of painting, sculpture, carving or script, art held the power to maintain universal order and grant immortal life by appealing to various gods to act on behalf of people, both in life and in death . In Egypt, artwork was everywhere. It was an essential part of public buildings such as temples and palaces. Symbols in artwork were believed to offer protection from evil influences in life and the next. As such, art was crucial in elaborate tombs housing mummified remains.