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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt started around 3150 BC. It is a time known marked by pharaohs, pyramids, gods and goddesses, science, math,and art. This era ended when Egypt was conquered by the Roman empire in 31 BC.
16,209 Questions
When was the first Sarcophagus made?
The earliest known pharonic burial is of Hor-Aha, circa 3050 BC.
The tombs are undecorated and simple from that times. Satellite(sacrificial) burials were used.
What is the order of the Egyptian social pyramid?
From top to bottom;
Pharaoh ,
Government officials ,
Soldiers ,
Scribes ,
Merchants ,
Artisans ,
Farmers ,
and the Slaves .
What ruler avoided military conquest and expanded Egypt economy through trade?
I have an official test and it is not one of the choices. It is actually queen Hatshepsut.
What 3 rights did the slaves have in ancient Egypt?
None as the modern concepts of human rights and civil rights did not exist. A slave's master owned the slave like any other property and could do anything he/she chose to the slave at any time even without a reason, including kill the slave as he/she would cattle.
How did the egyptians believe the sphinx?
No the Egyptians actually did not worship the Sphinx. The Sphinx was put in front of a pharoh's pyramid to protect the pharoh's ka. (The ka is the spirit of the pharoh, and the body must remain intact for the ka to recognize its body) The pyramid was the son of Khufu's. (I can't remember the son's name) Khufu was a pharoh.
What are 4 examples of pharaohs?
1 the ability to make the Nile flood every year
2 to let the crops grow large enough to harvest
3 to say some thing and have it be law
4 to rule upper and lower Egypt
Did lemons grow in ancient Egypt?
First known mention of a lemon in Egypt is supposedly 11th c CE. Lemons come from Assam, and then spread to India. No evidence that ancient Egyptians had them. We believe that there was knowledge of them in the Mediterranean transmitted by travelers, before the actual fruit was grown in the area. Just as the Romans were aware of lions, elephants and animals not indigenous to their climate, they were aware of some exotic things that existed in India.
Why does the Egyptian god ra have an eagle head?
it is an hieroglyph it stands for what he was im guessing because every day he'd travel in his boat over the sky which means he fly's even though he never drove his boat he had drove for him he'd just ride along and they were pulled along by evil GOD's and he fought them and would win the battles against them so that th sun could rise the next morning so what does an eagle do it fly it fights so that it will be alive tomorrow to fight another day
The Hyksos were the Amorites who invaded Lower Egypt and ruled in Avaris.
Maabra was an Hyksos he ruled as a King in Avaris, his name was changed to an anagram in Hebrew bible to Abraam.Circumcision came out of Egypt see the painting on the tomb wall of Ankhmahor, it is of two Egyptian youths age 13 being circumcised.
Another Hyksos king was called Yaqubel.
Read in the Book of Genesis chapter 50, how Yaqub was embalmed as a mummy, and had an Egyptian state funeral.
See also in same chapter of how Joseph was also embalmed as a mummy.
Abraam and Jaqub both came from their native land of Mesopotamia.
The exodus was an Hyksos exodus they were expelled from Avaris in Egypt, 240,000 of them. This is written in the Egyptian history.
There was no Exodus of Hebrew slaves.
See YouTube - Bible Unearthed.
What effect did it have on the body ancient Egypt?
It usually angered them that the Pharaoh could build things like that and they had to live in their tiny houses.
In the peaceful period of the middle kingdom what three areas of culture thrived?
If by 'areas of culture' thriving during the peaceful period, you mean religious 'cultures', then they were Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believers.
What is a Chinese pictures writing symbol?
a chinese character is called hanzi and in japan it called kanji
His tomb was in the Valley of the Kings. It was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter.
How many gods did the egyptians believe in?
Obviously not all Hebrews believed in one God, but all the Prophets of the Hebrews Surely did, and spent their days preaching to the Hebrews, that they should return to the one True God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
A couple Examples: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt-Exod.32:8
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worshipthem;Deut.11:16
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded Deut.17:2-3
Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.1Kgs.11-33
Way too many to list-
Jewish answer:
The loyal ones among the Israelites had always worshiped the One God; they had always kept the entire Torah. The idolaters who had existed among us never made up the entire nation. This is clear from various Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) verses as well as our tradition in general. The prophets always had hundreds of very religious disciples, if not larger numbers.
God wrecked the Egyptian idols (Exodus 12:12) and warned against idolatry (Exodus 22:19). Abraham worshiped "the Lord God of Heaven and Earth" (Genesis 14:22 and 24:3) and complained about the Philistines' lack of fear of God (Genesis 20:11). Jacob confiscated the idolatrous images taken from Shechem (Genesis 35:2) and got rid of them (Genesis 35:4); and refrained from invoking the gods of Nahor (Genesis 31:53). Rachel pilfered Laban's statue-images (Genesis 31:19) in order to prevent him from idolatry (Rashi commentary, ibid.). Joseph placed his hope in the God of the Forefathers (Genesis 50:24). Moses characterized the Golden Calf as "a great sin" (Exodus 32:21, 30) and punished the worshipers (Exodus ch.32). During the rest of his lifetime and that of Joshua (Judges 2:7), no incidents of Jewish idolatry were reported.
Shortly before he died, Moses warned the people that he suspected that they would eventually succumb to the lure of the idols (Deuteronomy 29:17). Joshua gave a similar warning (Joshua ch. 24).
These warnings came true. Many of the Israelites went astray after the foreign gods (Judges 2:11). However, the Jews never invented their own idol. It was always the baneful influence of other peoples. And there were times when the entire Jewish nation repented (Judges 2:1-4) and prayed to God (Judges 3:9, 3:15, 6:6, 10:10).
It should also be noted that idolatry was never universalamong the Jews. The tradition of the One God was handed down in every generation, whether by the few or the many; and it is those who handed down the tradition whose beliefs we Jews continue today. Deborah ascribed victory to God (Judges 4:14), Gideon tore down the idolatrous altar (Judges 6:25-27); Samson prayed to God (Judges 16:28), as did Hannah (1 Samuel 1:11) and Samuel (ibid. 12:18); Eli blessed in the name of God (1 Samuel 2:20), Saul built an altar to God (1 Samuel 14:35); Jonathan ascribed victory to God (1 Samuel 14:12), as did David (1 Samuel 17:46); and Solomon built the Temple for God (1 Kings 8:20). A number of the kings "did what was right in God's eyes": Asa (1 Kings 15:11), Yehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:43), Yehoash (2 Kings 12:3), Amatziah (2 Kings 14:3), Azariah (2 Kings 15:3), Yotam (2 Kings 15:34), Hizkiah (2 Kings 18:3), and Josiah (2 Kings 22:2). Even at the height of the unfortunate spread of idolatry among the less-loyal Ten Tribes, there were thousands who remained loyal to God (1 Kings 19:18).
And, of course, the Prophets, who spoke in the name of God and warned against idolatry: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea and so on.
The sages of the Talmud, who ridiculed idolatry (Megillah 25b), were simply continuing in the tradition of the Prophets whose verses are quoted in that context (ibid.).
Why was Cleopatra the last Macedonian Ptolemaic Dynasty?
He wasn't the last Pharaoh as many ruled after him such as Rameses I, II, III.
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he was the last blood related pharaoh of his 18th dynasty ancestors. Ay and Horemheb succeeded him right after but they weren't blood connected
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The 18th dynasty concluded the Middle Kingdom, but the Pharaonic system continued through the Late Kingdom.
How were the steps to Tutankhamuns tomb discovered?
A young water boy (his job was to give the workers water) was poking in the sand with a stick he hit something hard, he dug furiously until he uncovered a step he covered it up again and told carter later they uncovered 12 more steps!
Why was the farming calendar important for ancient Egyptians?
It was important because of the flow of the Nile. When the Nile flooded, rich fertiled soil called silt was moved along by the river and dropped in piles. Farmers would use to Plant their crops. If the flood of the Nile was to little, the crops would be flooded and Egypt would go through famine. If the flood of the Nile was to much, The crops would be destroyed.
Was Akhenaten wise in opposing the priests of Amon-Re?
yes. if he needed to oppose monotheism he need to devaule the priests incfulence one polythesim so that they only belive in amon-re not other supernatural forces
What is a paper like material made from reeds in ancient Egypt?
That is papyrus, and that is where we get the word paper.
