the tomb of Mentuemhet, an important figure of the 25th Dynasty. Mentuemhet is one of the most recognizable non-royal names from ancient Egypt. He was the son of a well known Theban family, he rose through the ranks to become the fourth priest of Amun, mayor of Thebes and Governor of upper Egypt. His tomb is the largest ever constructed for a non-royal in Egypt. (“Framework: An Ancient Egyptian Relief from the Tomb of Mentuemhet.” famsf.org) Generally, the 25th dynastic period in Egyptian history
Words: 809 - Pages: 4
Phoenicia, which was called Canaan thousand years ago, is an ancient culture constituted of independent cities and states. It was located across the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The lands occupied by these states and cities are nowadays known as most of Lebanon, few parts of Syria, and few parts of Israel. The cities of Tyre and Sidon, at that time, were the most powerful states in Phoenicia. Whereas Jbeil, Byblos and Baalbek were known as the most important religious centers. The term
Words: 814 - Pages: 4
Karen Boehnke, Nick Bontis, Joseph J. Distefano (Jan,1999), The earliest works on leadership can be traced back to ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans giving this field a great heritage. . Leadership has been viewed as: a) a personality attribute; b) the art of inducing compliance; c) an exercise of influence; d) a form of persuasion; e) a power relation; f ) an instrument of goal attainment; g) an effect of interaction, and h) an initiation of structure. Researchers in the early decades of this
Words: 1292 - Pages: 6
Dynasty 13, 1750 BC, Abydos. He was the King from Ancient Egypt he was known for having divine natures, so many though he was related to gods. It was evaluated by the Ancient Egyptians, that the king was the son of a god, therefore the king had divine natures. The duty of a god was to maintain the universe under control. He had about three roles as a king: being like a priest, being commander, and being supreme justice. The Ancient Egypt rituals were all passed by him, fortunately he had the help
Words: 1734 - Pages: 7
Egypt's culture and history date back thousands of years to the times of the ancient Pharaohs. While some of these ancient traditions remain evident, modern Egypt has evolved greatly due to influences of immigrants from other Arab nations. The Egyptians had a lot of designs through the years like: The Ancient Egyptian era, Colonial Egyptian style, Napoleonic and Post Napoleonic Styles. A lot of symbols were associated with the ancient pharaohs era. The beetle is unique because it represents strength
Words: 904 - Pages: 4
The Anasazi were an indigenous people group based in the American Southwest. The name “Anasazi” means “Ancient Ones”, which is accurate because they lived from about 200-1300 AD and may be the ancestors of some modern tribes in that area. *They were very well developed for the time, but then, around 1200, they started to disappear. No one knows why they left or where they went.* (1) Archaeologists have found old houses carved intricately in the sides of cliffs, the dwelling places of the Anasazi
Words: 377 - Pages: 2
The piece I found myself most drawn to in this week’s reading was Image 3-6: the blue statue of the pharaoh Khafre from Giza (c. 2520-2494 BCE.) I found myself particularly interested in the contours of his face and body. There is something about him that looks particularly recognizable. He is not simply a figurehead, but it feels like you know him. Perhaps it is the attention to detail in his face, giving him very distinct facial features rather than the more stylized, almost cartoonish, approach
Words: 407 - Pages: 2
The Egypt, Sumer, and Indus have similarities that developed to contribute. The differences that separated them in their own regard . Societies bordered rivers, the people created irrigation systems to trap water. Even though the irrigation systems were different, the methods they used to trap waters, were similar, it was just distinct depending on where the tribes lived . These systems all reached the same goal which it produced the most crops for the individual civilization. For the civilizations
Words: 694 - Pages: 3
pertaining to the Old Kingdom. | Do Now(Have students answer questions pertaining to the Middle Kingdom. | Do Now(complete a venn diagram comparing and contrasting each Kingdom | Modeling/Explore (TEF 1.2A, 1.2B, 3.2) | Youtube video on the Kingdoms of Egypt | Youtube video on the Old Kingdom. | Power point on the Middle Kingdom | Youtube video on the Old Kingdom | Review with students how to write a comparing/contrast essay. | Guided/Explain (TEF 1.2A, 1.2B, 3.3, 3.4) | Hand out blank timelines, and
Words: 591 - Pages: 3
Pyramids and ziggurats both provide archeologists with a great deal of information about the ancient cultures that constructed them. When comparing The Great Pyramids of Egypt with The Ziggurats of Mesopotamia, the differences between them are more apparent than the similarities that they share. The two structures actually only appear to be similar. Both have the general form of a pyramid. Some other similarities shared by these two types of structures can be interpreted from the context of the religions
Words: 308 - Pages: 2
