From gathered sources and facts ramses the second is suggested to be the greatest builder as well as ruler of all Egyptian history. His works remain unsurpassed when compared to other works of the same era. The rule of Ramses the second commenced in 1304 BC, becoming the 3rd pharaoh of the 19 dynasty. There are many faults in his reign, but also very notable positive things. Ramses fought in many battles during his rule over Egypt.
to 330 B.C. Even though The Achaemenid Empire took place long ago, it is still known as one of the most culturally diverse and religiously open empires in history. The Kings of the empire decided to bring in new members with talent like Greek doctors, Lydian woodworkers and Ionian stonecutters, as well as foot soldiers from Ethiopia, Sogdiana and more places within the empire. This empire was the first hyperpower in history ruling about 42 million people. Chua concludes that a small number of Persians administer a very vase territory and population because of tolerance.
The Conquest of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar was born 100 B.C. in Rome to the impoverished patrician Julian Clan, and know knew controversy early age. Through this conflicts he slowly but surely throughout his lifetime worked his way up the political ladder, becoming Consul and finally Dictator Perpeteus, or Dictator for life. He is deemed as one of the most influential political and military leaders of all time, a highly intelligent man and an exceptional orator. Acquiring this absolute power however, was no easy feat, and Caesar had well equipped himself through previous expeditions of Europe and the ancient world with all the resources necessary to gain power in Ancient Rome.
Name Instructor Course Date Module 3: Egyptian Civilization, Mythology and Culture Ancient Egyptian civilization began almost 5000 years ago along the banks of river Nile. Ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the most spectacular and fascinating civilization of time, even after it grew into the Greek and Roman civilizations. Ancient Egypt has left traces and preserved themselves more than any other civilization in the world; through the pyramids, Mummies, Papyri, Tomb paintings and death masks that have been preserved by the desert climate to date. [ (Moscovitch) ] The ancient Egyptian history is broken down to Culture, Civilization and Methodology. The Culture of ancient Egypt was born 5000 years ago, and for many centuries powerful rulers called pharaohs ruled the land.
He later marched into Egypt where he was welcomed as a savior. One of the most important battles was the battle at Gaugamela, in which Alexander finally defeated Darius III. Alexander eventually goes on all the way to India until he decides to return. His military prowess is important because it unifies the East and West. He establishes a multiracial kingdom in which he sets to establish a unity of common Greek culture.
There were great emperors like Alexander the great, Julius Ceasar, and Louis XIV in history these three men stood out the most because of their accomplishments during their time and how they changed history. Alexander the great was a great conqueror, in 13 short years he amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world. Alexander conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, including Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria, and Mesopotamia, and extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as Punjab, India. By doing this he also founded more than a dozen cities, the most notable being Alexandria in Egypt, which became the capital of the Western world for the next three centuries until the rise of Rome. Julius Caesar
Both governments focused on expanding their empire. Cyrus, founder of the Persian Empire, took over the Babylonian civilization when the Babylonians welcomed Cyrus as their king, and his son, Cambyses II, captured Egypt. The Persians expanded even further during the rule of Darius I, who extended Persian control eastward as far as the Indus river valley, westward into Europe. As well as that, the empire erected forts in Thrace, promoted the development of maritime routs and completed a canal linking the Red Sea to the Nile. The massive expansions made it so that Darius I’s empire was the largest the world has ever seen.
Modern Egypt continues to have the ancient Egypt 's culture including the influence of modern Western culture , itself with roots in Ancient Egypt (Wikipedia n .pag , 2007 . Ancient Egyptian In the ancient Egyptian culture religion played a very important role . In fact without the ancient Egyptian Religion , there would perhaps not much reason for today 's increasing tourism . The great Pyramids of Egypt 's are a major attraction . These huge structures would not exist , nor the fabulous temples , the tombs on the West Bank of Thebes and their mummies , or the colorful decorations on these structures that have attracted travelers to Egypt over the past three thousand years or more .
Egypt returned to unity and the climax of wealth and power with the New Kingdom. The New Kingdom’s pharaohs conquered many nations that brought great prosperity. The raids of the Sea people brought upon another decline of Egyptian empire. The Persian, Greek, Roman, and Muslim later absorbed the Egyptian kingdom. The Greek empire began with consolidation of Macedonia and the Greek city-states to fight the Persians in war by Phillip II.
Bryan Kurtz Professor Anderson SOC 130 ME 5/12/11 The Rise and Fall of Revolutions in Egypt Egypt is the world’s oldest complex civilization and has been one of the greatest centers of Arab culture during the past thousand years. A byproduct of this legacy has been that Egypt has had extensive experience with regime change and shifts in its social ideologies. Amongst these changes, Egypt was particularly volatile from the 1950’s to the present, where its political landscape had virtually traversed all ends of the spectrum. In 1952, radical nationalist officers led by Gamel Abdel Nasser known as the Free Officers movement, had successfully ousted the last pro-British king, in what is known as the Egyptian Revolution. During this time, Nasser created a strong nationalist government which enacted a wave of various social reforms that for the most part benefited the lower classes and gave distribution of land to the peasants.