Category: Ancient Egypt

Who is the most powerful woman that comes to mind when you consider ancient Egypt? Perhaps the first name that comes to mind is Cleopatra. Cleopatra was without a doubt a significant ruler admired by her people and feared by her adversaries. Even though ancient historians had negative things to say about her, we now…

The experience of Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest at human history. So some designs in science, mathematics, architecture etc. It was because of Egypts timeline that Greece and Rome grew into strength then exhibited some affection. After all it would be entertaining to find these Pyramids which were the tallest structures in the…

 In ancient Egypt, respect was not based on gender. It was based on their social status. This means that women could enjoy a majority of the luxuries men could have as well. With this being said, they took on roles that could be deemed influential and very important. During this time, they also enjoyed rights…

What are the main factors and determinants that can explain the change and the variation in Egyptian women’s political role? · Literature review: The literature review is divided into three main parts; the first part is about the literature written about women in ancient Egypt, the second part is about the literature of women in…

Between the period, of 5000 B.C to 332 B.C there once was an advanced civilization that we call ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians created their language, mathematics, trading, government, architecture, and other systems and principles. Two of the main things this essay is going to focus on are the numeral and time-telling systems of ancient…

Introduction Throughout history, archaeologists, historians, researchers, and enthusiasts alike, have put in tremendous effort in studying the life and culture of ancient civilizations. Every early civilization, as we know them, had a significantly extensive set of religious beliefs and philosophies. These ideas and beliefs shaped the society and ensured the adherence and conformity of its…

Section 1 (Single Artefact) The Scorpion macehead, from the Horus temple at Hierakonpolis (Dynasty 0, Protodynastic period). Limestone. You never noticed that interesting antique lamp in your relatives house before& Thanks to your College studies, you are able to identify this object as the famous Scorpion macehead recently stolen from Oxfords Ashmolean Museum. Explain to…

Ancient Egypt started around 5500 BCE when two major kingdoms developed around the Nile. They were known as the Upper and Lower Kingdoms. In the Mediterranean World, Ancient Egypt was known as the most powerful civilization because of its many developments that we now use today. Ancient Egyptians believed in gods and goddesses that told…

1.0 Introduction Historical spaces are significant as they allow individuals to thoroughly comprehend and make sense of current spaces. Kevin McCloud, a British designer states, I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones (Brainy Quote, 2002). Ancient monumental spaces can be discerned from 2600 BCE in Egypt, where the first identified architect…

What is an ancient civilisation?. An historic civilisation is any complex human society strongly associated with agricultural development and urban organization and have certain characteristics of cultural and technological development. The word civilization comes from the Latin civilis, meaning civil, related to the Latin civis, meaning citizen, and civitas, meaning city or city-state. Civilizations are…