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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.
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Why did the ancient Egyptians have an army?
They were the nominal war leaders. Sometimes the fought personally, more and more they left it to their generals.
How was the ditch used in ancient Egypt?
water from the nile was diverted by digging ditches in the ground in fields, when the river raised the water would go down the ditches. the ground would then soak up the water and plants would grow.
What is a large stone box that enclosed a mummy's coffin?
A tomb; by all accounts pyramids were not necessarily designed or intended to house dead Pharaoh's. The majority of all excavated pharaohs were discovered in simple underground, stone tombs.
What is the oldest pyramid and when was it built?
The oldest pyramid in the world is actually not even in Egypt, the home of pyramids. It is the Visocica Pyramid which is located in Bosnia and Herzigovinan town of Visoko. It is over 1500 years old! If you read articles that say that it is not true, don't belive it. The people that made that rumor is archeoligists from Eygpt. They are actually quite jealous that their title has been taken away from them. The locals thought that this was just a hill for over 500 years. But Semir Osmanagic was determined that it was much more. You can read more about this and see more photos at the link below.
How did Egyptian art change under Akhenaton?
they inroduced monothesis which worshipping one god named aten the son god akhenaton wanted any timples that represented the other gods to be distoryed because he wanted them to believe in one god (sry 4 spelling im not that gud yea yea yea ik that is what spell check is for wateva) written by alana
They weren't invented, but made over 5,000 years ago by the Egyptians.
What did ancient Egyptian girls do on a daily basis?
Girls did not go to school, only boys from wealthy schools went to school. Girls stayed home and did housework. Whatever they learned was from their mother or father or from a private tutor (particularly a slave).
The is to ancient Indian civilization what the nile river is to ancient Egyptian civilization?
The Indus River is to ancient Indian civilization what the Nile River is to ancient Egyptian civilization.
Why was Tutankhamen allowed to marry his sister?
Tutankhamun married his sister because they are royal and they want to keep their blood pure by marrying one of their family members. If there are a different royal family then they can marry the other family member so that the blood still stays pure. That's what my teacher said
What group of outside invaders defeated the Egyptians and ended the Middle kingdom?
The Assyrians and Babylonians defeated and overtook the Egyptian civilization.
When did the construction of the pyramids end?
It is not possible to answer that question with our current level of knowledge.
Recent amazing satellite imagery has identified large numbers of previously unknown pyramids in Egypt which have been completely buried by sand or are in various stages of decay or construction; since these have not yet been scientifically investigated no dates can be given for their construction.
Based solely on our understanding of known pyramids, the building programme was abandoned by the end of the Middle Kingdom (around 1786 BC). This view may change when studies on the newly-discovered pyramids are completed, but it may take over 100 years to carry out that work, which will be considerably hampered by the large amounts of sand to be cleared.
Why did the ancient Egyptions respect their pharaohs so much?
They believed that the Pharaoh was Osiris on earth. Osiris was the god of the underworld, only after his jealous brother Seth chopped him up and spread him throughout Egypt. This allowed all Egyptians to have a special connection to Osiris. Isis, Osiris' wife/sister bound him up (the first mummy) and put him back together, and that is why he is the god of the underworld, who weighs your heart against a feather, judging your ethics and deeds.
This is where mummification starts too.
The Pharaoh was the living representation of Osiris.
Who built the great pymarid of Giza?
About 100,000 Egyptians. Mostly unemployed civilians, but slaves still helped too.
Although, some people (such as myself) believe the Egyptians had contact with aliens and they helped build the great tombs. Along with Stonehenge, there is always the question: How would they move such huge boulders? There are many theories, but I choose to believe aliens have bee here and helped build these structures.
Does Egypt still have a king or queen as of 2007?
No. The monarchy was overthrown in 1952. King Farouk was forced to abdicate in favour of his young son Fuad II, who was almost immediately also sent into exile.
What was the male gender role in ancient Egypt?
The Ancient Egyptian civilization spans more than 3.000 years, and the roles of males and females changed considerably during the different eras of this civilization.
For example, in the early dynastic periods women were allowed into priesthood (and even the position of Pharaoh, like queen Hatshepsut), but by the era of the New Kingdom (ca 1550 BC) this was exclusively reserved for men. In the Graeco-Roman period, women again had access to clerical positions until the rise of Christianity.
