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    own characteristics and traits. New religions were brought about, as well as cultural behavior. Inventions were created and practices were discovered to help in daily life. People also fashioned ways to communicate with each other. As these societies grew, they exchanged much of this knowledge with later civilizations. The people of Sumer, Egypt, and India had individual beliefs on culture and religion, technology, and language; they exchanged this knowledge with each other as their civilizations

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    mind is usually their religious practices. Everyone is familiar with mummies, the Egyptian burial practice to preserve the body for the afterlife. Egyptian religion continues to inspire people through art, literature, architecture, and theater, especially in Western culture. Certain Egyptian gods are still remembered and wildly known throughout Western culture. However, most people are unaware of the fact that the Egyptian religion evolved over time and was not what they believe it to be until thousands

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    development in great measures. Contingent upon the assets accessible or the burdens display because of certain geological attributes like rivers or deserts, a civilization could thrive or fall. By concentrating on the geographic highlights of developing societies like the Nile River, Eastern Desert, and Western Desert. Amid its times of advancement, particularly around in 3500, the ancient land of Egypt was found in different landmasses, these mainlands being Europe, Asia, and Africa. It was isolated into

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    cultures beliefs, Egyptian cultures consisted of a list of things, for example medicine, art, laws, agriculture and more are all tied into their religious beliefs. Also, “Most aspects of Egyptian religion can be traced to the people's observation of the environment. Fundamental was the love of sunlight, the solar cycle and the comfort brought by the regular rhythms of nature, and the agricultural cycle surrounding the rise and fall of the Nile.” (Brewer,

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    rich culture. For example, the Ancient Egyptians had no choice but to incorporate the Nile into their culture because it was their only meaningful water source, and the main thing keeping them alive. The Egyptians' total dependence on the Nile allowed it to affect every part of Egypt all throughout the country's growth. The Nile shaped Egypt by supporting its economy, influencing its settlements, and developing its culture. The Nile promoted a healthy Egyptian economy because it was a strong foundation

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    that used propaganda to control its people is ancient Egypt. Between 2450 BCE and 2250 BCE, Egyptian elders wrote documents offering advice to their successors. One of these documents was written by the pharaoh, Wahkare, to his son, and another one was written by chief advisor, Ptah-hotep, to Egyptian citizens. These documents were a form of propaganda, and they were important because they instructed Egyptians to obey their pharaohs and their superiors, keeping social order, and keeping the powerful

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    Children learn best in hands-on experiences (Renwick 2004). The opportunity has arisen for a non-profit group to create a hands-on approach to teach children about social inequalities in ancient Egypt and give them a chance to experience a society where those injustices are overcome. The purpose of this paper is to describe the traveling children’s museum exhibit and to explain how the visitor’s experience will resonate with social inequalities of ancient Egypt and today. The Children’s exhibit will

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    civilizations being influenced by the patterns set by Egypt. The rise of the Chinese civilization vastly differed from the rise of the Egyptian civilization due to the records on the civilizations that were available and the positions of power throughout the period of growth of the civilizations. The adaptation to the Nile River for agricultural purposes made it possible for the Egyptian civilization to survive. In the beginning of the civilization,

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    Syncretism In Egypt

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    C.E. how did the development of an agricultural society help unify Egypt, leading to an Empire? Diffusion: During 1000 BCE, how did Bantu culture and religious beliefs disperse and shape Sudanic culture in Africa? Syncretism: How did the combination of metallurgy and agricultural development allow the Bantu Empire to migrate across West Africa in 3000 B.C.E? Comparison: After the failed invasion of the Hyksos around 1500 B.C.E, how did the Egyptian people change the Old Kingdom to the more improved

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    out. And for historians the Egyptian culture has made it easier for scholars and historians to track their life and culture with all the evidence left behind. The Egyptians were people who were divide by gender and a strong hierarchy. And the Egyptian culture was quite advanced for their time in history in regards to technology and economy. Religion was not a single structure; it has different beliefs all that were linked by focus on the interaction between the Egyptian people and the divine realm

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