Essays on Ancient Egypt

There were many different occupations in Ancient Egypt including physicians, farmers and priests. Even though these people were important to the society, scribes had the most important occupation because they provided a way for us to know about ancient Egypt. The scribes kept detailed and important records about ancient Egyptian life with the use of…

In ancient Egypt. they held cats up high for poise and grace ; they even had a goddess cat. named Bast ( Bastet ) . When Egyptians lost their cat. they would mourn as if they lost a household member. To kill a cat. even by chance. was an automatic decease sentence. Cats were believed…

Recently, I made a visit to the Field Museum of Chicago, which is located on South Lake Shore Drive in downtown Chicago. Formerly named the Columbian Museum of Chicago, the Field Museum was founded on September 16th, 1893, and was created for the infamous World Fair that was to be held in Chicago. The official…

For most archaeologists and historians, it’s a clear fact in analyzing ancient cultures “Human societies have a long history of incorporating elements of the past into the present” (Scarre & Coningham, 2013, p. 195).  Technology is no exception to this concept due to the fact it appears in numerous ancient civilizations, has had unique examples…

Throughout history, most societies held women in an inferior status compared to that of men. This was often justified as being the natural result of biological differences between the men and women. In many societies, people believed women to be more emotional and less decisive than men and not that strong. But it’s different from…

Back in ancient Egypt temples where widely regarded as the most important aspect of any persons life at the time. A relationship to the gods was as integral to their life as food or air was. Temples as a whole can be split into two categories: Cultus, the religions side of things and Mortuary these…

Along with her development of Egypt. Hatshepsut’s expedition to Punt was one that she took great pride in. sufficiency for it to be recorded in her mortuary temple. Along with the expedition came many positive results. which included spiritual. economic and political benefits. Bentley believes that it was one of the most ‘important events of…

I would have preferred to live in an ancient Egyptian society. There are many reasons as to why I would be in favor of living in an ancient Egyptian community instead of a Roman one. For example –Life in ancient Egypt is often viewed as a “death- obsessed” culture, where dominant individuals forced subservient people…

Ancient Egypt is known for its incredible relics and massive, intricate monuments. The context of the vast majority of these artifacts are religious in nature or tied to it in some way. In ancient Egypt, their religion was not merely a life-style choice; the religion dictated their entire social structure, from leadership and administration, to…

The Pharaoh Who Was Called Akhenaten A research paper submitted to Mr. Touma in partial fulfillment of the requirements for World Cultures Akhenaten will always be remembered as a great heretic ruler, who uprooted traditional Egyptian religions, and conjured a monotheistic religion that is very close in nature to Christianity and Judaism. His political power…