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| History of Ancient Egypt | | 2007-11-30 13:06:00 | | Egypt has often been called “the gift of the Nile”, and with good reason. The Nile, the longest river in the world,13 winds its way north from the mountains in east central Africa on up to the Mediterranean Sea. Every year (until more sophisticated dams and irrigation sluices were built in the mid-19th century), rainfall in the tropical belt and the summer monsoons of Ethiopia14 caused the Nile to flood. The maximum territorial extent of EgyptAs it flowed, it picked up rich soil from central Africa and deposited it on the banks of its valley in Egypt, and its delta at the Mediterranean. This produced a layer of excellent topsoil which gave the ancient Egyptians their agriculture and thus their life. It is because of this fertile mud that the Egyptians called their country Kemet, “Black Land” (to contrast it with Deshret, “Red Land”, the desert which surrounded it), and why in Egyptian magic and symbolism, black is not a color of death, but of life. People sometimes say t | | By: Gates of Egypt | | |
| | Gods of Ancient Egypt | | 2007-11-30 12:58:00 | | The ancient Egyptians believed in many different gods and goddesses, each one with their own role to play in maintaining peace and harmony across the land.Some gods and goddesses took part in creation, some brought the flood every year, some offered protection, and some took care of people after they died. Others were either local gods who represented towns, or minor gods who represented plants or animals. The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to recognise and worship these gods and goddesses so that life continued smoothly. The origins of Egyptian religion, like the origins of most things Egyptian, can only be deduced second-hand from the statements of classical authors (who were as far removed from those early events as they themselves are from us) and from the scattered remains uncovered by modern archaeologists. As mentioned above, the Predynastic Period already exhibited some typically Egyptian religious practices in rudimentary form—notably reed-hut shrines devot | | By: Gates of Egypt | | |
| | Daily Life In Ancient Egypt | | 2007-11-30 12:55:00 | | Specialized Jobs· Food surpluses let people do jobs other than farm· Scribes wrote and kept records· Some artisans built stone and brick houses and temples· Others made pottery, furniture, clothing, jewelry· Some Egyptians traded with other Africans on upper Nile· scrolls, linen, gold, jewelry traded for woods, skins, animalsMore about farmers in ancient Egypt Rulers and Priests· Government divided empire into 42 provinces, created army· Priest was one of highest jobs—performed rituals, cared for temples· Together priests and the ruler held ceremonies to please the gods· Believed if gods happy, Nile would flood, crops would growMore about the priests in ancient EgyptSlaves in Ancient Egypt· Slaves were at bottom of society but generally treated well· Except slaves working in mines, who often died from labor· People enslaved if had debts, committed crime, were captured in warUsually freed after timeWomen in Ancient Egypt· Women had almost equal rights, could own property | | By: Gates of Egypt | | |
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| Geography of Ancient Egypt | | 2007-10-12 16:34:00 | | The desert and the Nile River emerged when the ancient sea that covered most of Europe and northern Africa 45 million years ago shifted, forming the Mediterranean Sea basin. This shift occurred when the earth’s plates moved, creating the Himalayas and the Alps. As the Mediterranean basin sank to a much lower level than it is today, the Nile rushed down to it from the Ethiopian highlands. Over thousands of years, it evolved into its present shape. Fossils from the ancient sea can still be found throughout Egypt.The Nile RiverThe northern region of Egypt is surrounded by two deserts, the mountainous Eastern, or Arabian, Desert and the sandy Western, or Libyan, Desert. In ancient times, the Egyptians called the desert the “red land”, distinguishing it from the flood plain around the Nile River, called the “black land”. These colours reflect the fact that the desert sands have a reddish hue and the land around the Nile turned black when the annual flood waters receded.Egypt LandI | | By: Gates of Egypt | | |
| | Ancient Egypt Researchers have uncovered an Ancien... | | 2007-02-22 13:41:00 | | Ancient Egypt Researchers have uncovered an Ancient Egyptian mandible, dated to approximately 2650 BC, with two perforations just below the root of the first molar, indicating the draining of an abscessed tooth. Recent excavations of the construction workers of the Egyptian pyramids also led to the discovery of evidence of brain surgery on a labourer, who continued living for two years afterwards. | | By: Medical surgery | | |
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