The Story of Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt Cleopatra was determined to preserve Egypt. Her personal ambitions will show her unwavering love, compassion, and commitment to making Egypt one of the greatest empires man has ever known. Her contributions to Egypt and the world have continued to be discussed and debated over the years. Cleopatra was [...]
Pyramids: The Prodigious Prodigy How old are the pyramids? Who built them and what do they stand for? Why can’t the pyramids be reconstructed, today, in the same fashion as they were built thousands of years ago? The pyramids of ancient Egypt are phenomena that cannot be explained exactly. Many people have perceived different understandings [...]
The Egyptian Goddess Bastet The country of Egypt consisted of two narrow strips of arable land lining either bank of the river Nile, from Aswan to the northern Delta. Ancient Egyptian society treated men and women equally. Women participated in the political, economic, and judicial world of ancient Egypt on the same terms as men. [...]
The Beliefs and Process of Mumification in Egypt In ancient Egypt, life after death was an enormous part of the Egyptian life. The Egyptians believed that life after death was the greatest accomplishment of all, and with this belief the people of Egypt would spend most of there time preparing for the cross-over between life [...]
The Ancient Egyptians had a specific social pyramid, consisting of Pharaohs at the top and pheasants, tomb builders and farmers at the bottom. The social pyramid had a definite effect on how people of different status lived. The population lived as stereotypical rich and poor people. The life of the poor man greatly differed from [...]
Synopsis of Egyptian Mythology Egyptian Mythology is the religion of ancient Egypt. The Egyptian faith was based on a collection of ancient myths, nature worship, and many deities. The most interesting and famous of these myths are a divine hierarchy that is developed and the creation of the earth is explained. According to the Egyptian‘s [...]
Study of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids During the Old Kingdom, Egypt’s greatest period of glory and power, massive pyramids were created. Though believed to be “astronomical observations” because of an uncanny alignment to the stars, the pyramids were built to house a pharaoh’s remains, while protecting his body and possessions from weather and thieves. These [...]
Research Paper on Egyptian Gods What caught our attention about Egyptian gods was that there were so many of them and they each served their own purpose. The Egyptian gods each were used to explain a certain aspect of nature, such as the sun, stars, or rain. Nut and Geb The sky is Nut’s body, [...]
History of the Tomb of Tutankhamen During the winter of 1906 Theodore Davis, who was excavating in the Valley of the Kings, discovered in a hidden reserve near Howard Carter’s future working site a blue varnished pitcher with the name of Tutankhamen imprinted on it. The following year he entered an underground chamber, more than [...]
Geography of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt was divided into two primary sections known as Upper and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt. The Mediterranean Sea borders it to the north. The Nile River breaks up into tributaries in Lower Egypt and they mostly empty into the Mediterranean Sea. One branch goes to [...]
