...Throughout history the roles of men and women played a major part of the everyday life, however women in ancient egypt were given a lot more freedom then anywhere else known in that time. Men and women were considered to have equal right, men and woman their different social roles. The roles of women consisted of anything they desired. If women wanted to work they had the opportunity and many different options of jobs to choose from, dancers and singers were highly recommended and was considered one of the good jobs for women. Other jobs included ritual mourners at funeral and what these women would do is display an act of grief by pulling at their hair and throwing dust upom their heads, while dressed in mourning dresses that exposed their breast. Surprsing prostitution was considered a job in ancient egypt, prostitutes in ancinet egypt wore blue fish net dresses and red lipstick and some just prefered being nude. While jobs for men consisted of farming, working on the field, they had a high level of understanding the importance of working that inlcuded growing crops also buying and selling. They worked all day, nut still managed to make some time to teach their son's how to do buisness and trade. Even though men and women were equal, men were stil valued over women to the point where women would make the efffort to appear and dress more like a man to be valued more. Men in ancient egypt were expected to treat women with respect and at the same time hold their ground. Protecting and...
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...Geyer Ancient World History Rough Draft 11/8/2014 In most civilizations in the ancient world, there were vast differences between the lives of men and women. For example, women could not serve in the Roman Senate, own property in ancient Greece, or ask for divorce. All of these rules existed while men had the ability to do all of these things. The life of a woman in the ancient world was in no way equal to men in most societies. The Egyptians believed that joy and happiness were of the utmost importance in life, and regarded the home and family as a major source of happiness. This meant that the Egyptian’s thought better of women who did not work, and took care of the home and family. All other ancient civilizations had one thing in common. Mesopotamia, Rome, Greece, and Israel were all surrounded by other sets of people. This meant that these other civilizations had to be warlike societies, and this meant women would have less of a role because men believed women could not fight as well in battle. Egypt developed under unique circumstances. The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea separated the Egyptians from everyone else in the ancient world. In other words, the Egyptians did not have a warlike society because training like that was unnecessary. Since there was no need for a warlike society in Egypt, women had a more established role in society. Women’s rights in Egypt were more equal to men than other civilizations because of the unique circumstances under which Egypt developed...
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...religion has played essential roles in the creation of civilizations since the beginning of time, even before the existence of the religions we have today. In ancient civilizations, it was believed that rulers were the key to the gods and Ancient Egyptian history is an example of this. Egypt, although primarily known for their pyramids, has...
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...Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest civilizations of ancient times. The lower Nile valley known as the (Kemet) which means the black land, that had rich soil along the Nile river. The Nile river valley was one of the best places to grow your crops, because it had The Nile, which gave the crops water for nutrients/ irrigation. The Nile River shaped ancient Egypt, impacting its economic traditions, religious beliefs, and social interactions. The Nile River was an advancement for ancient Egypt. The Nile helped fill irrigation canals; crops planted and tended (Document b). Ancient Egypt used the brigade water system (The Nile River). The Nile river was easy to trade plants and crops on, because the the Nile river flowed through the valley...
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...Masks have been used for centuries in many religions, whether they are still practiced today or have died out. These artifacts are used as a way to worship a certain god during particular ceremonies, to entertain, and during festivals. Every religion is different and has separate rules, god(s), beliefs, practices, etc. but just like how Christianity and Judaism believe in the Old Testament, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece both used masks as a religious way to worship a particular god. Ancient Egyptian masks were very different than the Ancient Greek masks. There are many similarities and differences between how the masks were made, what they were made from, how they were used, who could wear them, where they were worn, how they were stored and what they looked like....
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...Egypt is a most fascinating country with a rich history. It is the origin point of much speculation and the most interesting structures. It has a most fascinating government and plenty of writing material. Like all countries it has an amazing backstory with a little slavery. There are tons of facts and soon you may be a pro in the history of Egypt. The geography of Egypt is very hot and Erid as it is a massive desert. There are tons of cool things to see like the Sphinx and the pyramids built thousands of years ago. The (almost) whole country of Egypt is desert the two main deserts that make it up are the sahara and Libyan deserts. The climates of Egypt can go as low as 45°F and as high as 110°F. Egypts highest mountain is Mount Catherine and is as high as 2629m high. The longest river in the world the nile is in Egypt. The history of Egypt is most fascinating because of the time of the pharaohs. The pharaohs were responsible for many famous things like the sphinx and the pyramids. In the time of the...
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...Ancient Egypt Nonfiction, Scholastic Inc., New York, Toronto, London, Nel Yomtov, 2013 In Ancient Egypt, the ancient world, it explains all the all complex, and confusing Egyptian dynasties, hieroglyphics, government, and the clothes. The Egyptians had ruled their time 5,000 years ago for about two thousand years. The hieroglyphs are the Egyptian writing that is is so perplexing that people haven’t quite encrypted it yet. The government always has a Pharaoh that is the Egyptian leader, though the Egyptians have been invaded by neighboring countries they have always found a way to bounce back and take back their great country. Egyptians had a very unique idea of fashion, everyone wore eye makeup and footwear was priceless, and most people were...
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...Egypt I- Government: A- Egypt has many constitutions like the U.S., Egypt is a monarchy and in the year 1952 Egypt became a republic just like the U.S. B- The Egyptian constitution proclaims Arabs republic of Egypt to be a democratic state with Islam C- The government is a strong executive, dominates with the Egyptian political system D- Their president is nominated by the national legislatures and serves for a six year term. II- Military,Wars and Battles: A- The military in Egypt is of modern state. In the past they used to fight off invasions of their land B- Egyptians also attacked their neighbors in the past like, the Levant (modern Israel C- They maintains a large military, consisting of army, navy, air force, and the air force command D- About 450,000...
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...Egypt is divided into twenty-six governorates (sometimes called provinces), which include four city governorates: Alexandria (Al Iskandariyah), Cairo (Al Qahirah), Port Said (Bur Said) and Suez; the nine governorates of Lower Egypt in the Nile Delta region; the eight governorates of Upper Egypt along the Nile River south from Cairo to Aswan; and the five frontier governorates covering Sinai and the deserts that lie west and east of the Nile. All governorates, except the frontier ones, are in the Nile Delta or along the Nile Valley and Suez Canal. Ancient Egyptian architecture is the architecture of Ancient Egypt, which developed a vast array of diverse structures in great architectural monuments along the Nile. Egypt was on of the most influential civilizations throughout history. The Karnak is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the east bank of the Nile River in Thebes (modern-day Luxor). It covers more than 100 hectares, an area larger than some ancient cities. To the south of the central area is a smaller precinct dedicated to his wife, the goddess Mut. In the north, there is another precinct dedicated to Montu, the falcon-headed god of war. Also, to...
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...saw the Pharaoh as a god and you always listened to a god like the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh had a lot of people to work for him because he couldn’t work on his own. The people that worked for him were advisors, priests, officials, and administrators and they were responsible for the state's affairs and the people’s welfare. The viziers were the most help to the Pharaoh in the government. A vizier was an Overseer Chief of Ancient Egypt. Like the Pharaoh, the vizier had people working for him while he was on duty. The people that worked for him were called Nomarks. Nomarks would work in a land called a nome which is one of the colonies in Ancient Egypt. Ma’at was a very powerful...
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...Social class is an important because you need your own role in ancient egypt. We are going to talk about makeup, clothing, and the social pyramids. In Ancient Egypt they had eye makeup for man and woman. In Ancient Egypt woman and man who work for the pharaoh would wear eye makeup, and also rouge perfumed oils that made their skin soft and prevent them from the burning of the sun, or sandy winds. Not only the people and the pharaoh, but their gods would also when the perfumed oils, and eye makeup. In ancient Egypt they had the best type of clothing if you could afford it. If you were a rich Egyptian you were able to buy the best type of lien (lien is a type of material they used for clothing and for mummification.) The Egyptians think lien...
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...Antiquity Very often, mainstream media tries to whitewash Egypt and does not accurately reflect the actual essence of Egyptians; they do not like associating Egypt with Africa because Ancient Egypt was too sophisticated to have been in such an “uncivilized place” like Africa. However, “paintings depict the Egyptians as dark skinned,” meaning the depiction that Hollywood tries to shove down our throats is untrue. Race to the ancient Egyptians was of “scant significance” and even Europeans “did not ascribe any intrinsic value or worth to skin color, and, unlike contemporary notions of race and racism, did not equate blackness with inferiority.” When reading, I was slightly confused on how and when racism was created and how the view of Africans...
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...I. Egypt, the Gift of the Nile (Question A.) The Nile River provided so much for the Egyptians. Without it, they probably would’ve died! Some people called it a freeway, because of how much it was used for transportation and traveling. When there were southerly winds and northward currents, people could ride in their boats with smooth, easy sailing down the Nile. This is like what cars do on the highway without traffic and bad weather, but with sailboats in ancient Egypt! The calm sailing led to good means of transportation, which meant the Egyptians could go between Upper and Lower Egypt with ease. This is similar to what a freeway does. It allows people to go back and forth from place to place. The Nile River was definitely Egypt’s chief resource.Ancient Egyptians pretty much lived off this river! Some resources that didn’t come from the Nile were extremely less important and didn’t matter that much. Those include ores and minerals such as gold, and also precious stones. The reason these natural resources weren’t as important was because they didn’t really help the...
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...Ancient Egypt is a wonderful land of mystery. People today still have no idea how to duplicate some of the achievements of Ancient Egyptians. Egypt became a great civilization due to many things, but there were three that seem to stand out above the rest. They were the geography, culture, and Architecture. Egypt can be divided into four major regions: the Nile Valley and Delta, the Arabian Desert, the Libyan Desert, and the Sinai. The Nile River valley is about 950 mi. long. In the south the valley is rarely more than 2 mi. wide. "North of EDFU (Idfu) the valley averages 5 to 10 mi. in width, with steep cliffs on either side" . From Cairo to the north, the valley merges with the fertile delta. "Southwest of Cairo near...
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...Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia, two of the earliest civilizations, both established around river valleys. Although these civilizations were located in close proximity to each other, their differing geographical features such as rivers and environmental factors led to the development of two very different societies. Rivers in the Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies played enormous roles in the growth of their civilizations. Egypt, located on both sides of the calm and predictable Nile River, agriculturally prospered from annual flooding that left behind rich, fertile soil known as silt. Flood waters would rise in July, slowly saturating the lands of the Nile River valley and recede in October leaving behind silt for farmers to cultivate and grow numerous crops. In contrast, Mesopotamia was located between the capricious and violent Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the valley known as the Fertile Crescent. While Mesopotamians relied on flooding for the fertile, silt rich soil as well, the unpredictability of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers caused unimaginable damages, some of which resulted in the destruction of entire villages. Environmental factors played a role in the creation of these civilizations, especially in their views of their gods. While Egypt experienced hot, dry, mild weather, Mesopotamia was subjected to, more destructive weather that included severe rainstorms, drought, hail, flooding...
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