Category: Ancient Egypt

What are the main factors and determinants that can explain the change and the variation in Egyptian women’s political role? · Literature review: The literature review is divided into three main parts; the first part is about the literature written about women in ancient Egypt, the second part is about the literature of women in…

Introduction Throughout history, archaeologists, historians, researchers, and enthusiasts alike, have put in tremendous effort in studying the life and culture of ancient civilizations. Every early civilization, as we know them, had a significantly extensive set of religious beliefs and philosophies. These ideas and beliefs shaped the society and ensured the adherence and conformity of its…

Ancient Egypt started around 5500 BCE when two major kingdoms developed around the Nile. They were known as the Upper and Lower Kingdoms. In the Mediterranean World, Ancient Egypt was known as the most powerful civilization because of its many developments that we now use today. Ancient Egyptians believed in gods and goddesses that told…

Creation myths are used to explain ideas about religion, social structure, cultural values, and beliefs, as well as events in the natural world. In ancient cultures, they are often an accumulation of ideas about the world that people were seeing and experiencing. These myths can have similar themes and influences over each other, especially with…

Do curses really exist? Are there ancient spells that could still be in effect today? These are questions that could directly relate to the story of King Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh. While his death took place centuries ago, the mysteries surrounding what happened to him and those who have disturbed his resting place continue. There…

Howard Carter followed methods to ensure that the contents of Tutankhamuns tomb were accurately recorded. He first had a team set including Harry Burton the Photographer and others to help him carefully remove the artifacts from the tomb. Carter gave each artifact a reference number and photographed the artifact in situ then both with and…

According to National Geographic, in an issue released in 2010, a group of scientists carried out CT Scans on Tutanankhamuns body in 2005. This analysis confirmed that King Tut was not killed due to a blow to the head, as many people believed. The analysis revealed that the hole in the back of his skull…

Who is the most powerful woman that comes to mind when you consider ancient Egypt? Perhaps the first name that comes to mind is Cleopatra. Cleopatra was without a doubt a significant ruler admired by her people and feared by her adversaries. Even though ancient historians had negative things to say about her, we now…

Ordinary citizens in ancient Egypt lived and worked in much the same ways as the average European of the eighteenth century, more than 4,000 years later, but ate better and enjoyed more variety in their food. (Brier, Hobbs 1) Honey and grains were a big part of ancient Egyptian life. The Nile was especially important…

 In ancient Egypt, respect was not based on gender. It was based on their social status. This means that women could enjoy a majority of the luxuries men could have as well. With this being said, they took on roles that could be deemed influential and very important. During this time, they also enjoyed rights…