advances, but also for its achievements in art and literature. The ancient Egyptians are credited with countless incredible achievements, and that is why they are so well remembered and fervently studied today. The Egyptians life was perfectly suited to the land they inhabited. Many people thrived along the Nile river for thousands of years before the areas of Upper and Lower Egypt, also known as Thebes and Memphis, were
Ancient Egypt was a highly advanced and developed civilization, and this can be shown through the seven indicators. This was displayed within the ancient Egyptians everyday lives. The Egyptians had very unique and well thought out ways of life. They had social classes, if someone had a job and it was a superior job that person would have a better reputation and most likely have more money and power than someone that had a less important job. In a book titled, Ancient Civilizations, it states that
In the Ancient Egyptian days, they were one of the best, well organized, and well rounded civilizations we have seen in human history. How were they so organized? You might ask. Well they found their success, through the seven indicators. These indicators, are similar to what we have today in a way. These indicators are, Well organized government, Method of keeping records, Complex religion, Long Distance Trade, Specialized Skills and Jobs, Social Classes, and Cities. I will only go into detail on
The Akkadian Culture The Akkadians were the people of the dominate culture that succeeded the Sumerians the first dominant Mesopotamian culture. The period of Akkadian centralized governance took place from 2350–2150 B.C.E and for this period the Akkadians resided in Akkad, the city from which they were named. Akkad was the Akkadian capital city that was chosen by the first Akkadian King, King Sargon. King Sargon reigned from 2334–2279 B.C.E and he was seen as the greatest leader in the Akkadian
There is no doubt that the Nile River is the most important river for Egypt. Without this river, Egypt would be an arid, desolate desert. Indeed, if the Nile River weren't existent, Egypt would not have prospered as one of the greatest ancient civilizations. The Nile River stretches across Egypt from north to south and provides the regions around with agricultural land. In the north, the Nile River splits into the two directions, forming a delta. This delta provides fertile soil that is beneficial
rule. According to the fifth edition of Art History by Marilyn Stokstad and Michael W. Cothren, the construction of Persepolis brought forth a myriad of different styles of traditions from various cultures such as “…Persian, Median, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Greek.” (45). Overall these two both share this theme of glorifying the royals with the Royal Standard of Ur featuring an important figure at the top on both sides, and the
Doc 2 is a guide for use in the Egyptian afterlife. This doc was created to help people have a guideline to follow to get to ther afterlife. To get to thus afterlife you may not kill, cause hunger, do any evil, cause any grief, or many more. These statements that the people go by have a
The art I have chosen to describe in this paper is titled ‘The King and Attendant’ and it is from the Neo-Assyrian period, dated c. 883-859 B.C. It is located in the ‘Ancient Near East’ section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The art looks to be made of stone and the figures are carved in a flat panel of wood. The dimension of the relief panel is 234.3*233.7*11.4 cm. There are 2 figures that can be visually seen. Both figures are the same size. The figure from the right, give an impression of
The ancient Egyptian civilization captivates everyone’s imagination. The mystery of religion in particular. Research has been conducted in this area. This essay will specifically focus on what the religion was, how it developed, how the religion affected the government, how it affected the way people lived and how the religion has influenced this generation. The ancient Egyptian belief was based on polytheism. The religion was unique during ancient times. Research shows that the Egyptians believed
foreign to many other civilizations of the time often receives praise, even in violent ways. Egypt was often conquered in the ancient world because of the amount of interest surrounding them as well as their wealth. However, one might assume that the Egyptians and their unique culture after being taken over by such groups as the Hyksos, Persians or Macedonians (to name a few) may have been forced to change drastically. In most situations, when civilizations expanded, like the Macedonians in the mid to