Obelisk

From Britannica Pavel Pestel, Sergey Muravyov-Apostol, Pyotr Kakhovsky, Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin, and Kondraty Ryleyev were all some officers of the decemberists revolt. Or also known as the Dekabrist, started their revolt on December 26, 1825. The dekabrist were not middle or lower classes and were either in the military or served in the military (Britannica). But they were five of many that were executed. Also some were sent to Siberia and asked never to come back. Some of the Dekabrists were

Mitad Del Mundo Visiting the middle of the world on the equator during our half day tour is an experience that leaves an impression. A guide picks you up from your hotel at a prearranged time and the group travels by private transportation a half an hour to the north to reach the destination. The Mitad Del Mundo complex is a museum park built it recognition of a French team in the 18th century who were the first allowed into Spanish territory to measure the circumference of the Earth. The exhibition’s

Angel Orellana Professor Robin Anth 1102 September 26, 2017 Sun God of Egypt Ra In ancient Egypt people believe that the sun king represented power and strength. The sun God for the ancient Egyptians represented life. The reasons that it represented life are that the sun had power, energy, light and warmth. At that time they worship the sun God Ra. People believe that he made the crops grow every season. A lot of ancient cultures marked the date as significant, since the sun is at its highest point

Amenhotep III reigned in ancient Egypt from roughly 1391 to 1353 B.C.E. and is most recognized for his construction of The Luxor Temple and hundreds of shrines he had built. (O’Connor, 2001) Throughout the course of this class we have been asked conceptualize different artifacts and determine what this artifact says about the royal figure that contracted it. Amenhotep’s Luxor Temple and the 250 statues that he commissioned show us that his reign was focused on impressing the rich and powerful people

30 million years ago, the Nile River formed from Lake Victoria located in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It formed when a humid climate arrived, and an ice age had ended. Lake Victoria was overflowing with water due to a combination of geological changes and shifts in precipitation patterns. This started to flow northward, creating the Nile. It is the longest river on earth, reaching 4,160 miles. Only about 700 miles away in Egypt. It has been around for so long and still serves as irrigation, flowing

Axum is well known for many gigantic carved obelisks that were created during the pre-Christian era and also the extensive royal underground necropolis. The kingdom is said to have minted their own currency and had their own language called Ge’ez. Axum was the first African empire outside of those under rome to have produced their own coins. Axum is a city in northern Ethiopia. Named after the kingdom of Aksum. Production of coin dates back to around 270 AD under the rule of king Endubis. During

“The pharaoh of ancient Egypt is normally described as the typical example of a divine ruler” (J. Ray, Hatshepsut, Vol 44, Issue 5, 1994) The ancient Egyptian world has seen hundreds of pharaohs; some excelled and some didn’t. Many of the pharaohs were men, only few females succeeded in gaining such great power, yet some did... specifically Hatshepsut. Few pharaohs of the 18Th Dynasty have aroused as much controversy as Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was the sixth pharaoh of the New Kingdom and set up co-regency

This is proven by the picture in Document C. This picture shows a large barge and a large sailboat travelling south using tugboats. They are carrying obelisks, for a temple, and a mummified body, probably going to his tomb (Doc. C). They can also trade with other villages by travelling up and down the river, carrying goods to trade with. Overall, the Egyptians found the Nile very useful when trading and

Ancient Egypt was a golden age in the human history timeline. The incredible wealth, architecture, and religion held a key part in developing modern day society and contributed to the construction of many other eras’s including the Roman Empire and affected the Greek civilisation tremendously (MAAT, 2017). The extravagance of the era echoes throughout history and creates a base of knowledge that many modern day practices follow. Set on the banks of the Nile in Thebes, Karnak Temple is the epiphany

brought the body to the Cataract and threw it into the water where it floated into the underworld, or so they say. Know that he was a mummy he had to be brought into the other world, The town folk were all so sad and everyday they would walk by the obelisk made in his honor. Since the king had no air to the throne they picked the young boy because of the Amulet the boy was very happy he could have jumped with joy, but he felt bad for the deceased king. He