The Coffin of Pedi-Osiris, Pedi-Osiris was also known as the Lord of the Underworld, was made between the years of 305 BC-30 AD by various Egyptian artists using an Egyptian mummification process. The coffin, standing at more than 7 feet tall and large enough to contain the Priest, who enclosed in numerous layers of linen cloth, was made to resemble religious semiology and linear decorations using wood, polychrome, gold inlay and paint. Egyptian religion believed in resurrection after death and coffins were made to represent the life after death in order to ensure a successful rebirth. The artists used elaborate and detailed scenes using linear designs and hieroglyphs engravings on the sarcophagus to instruct and assist the Priest on his journey the through the underworld into the afterlife. The ancient Egyptian sarcophagi included illustrations depicting animals, religious proceedings and funerals that are painted on both sides of the coffin.
Religion in Pompeii and Herculaneum explores such factors such as temples, household of gods, tombs and foreign cults all of which have a strong impact on the way we perceive the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. A variety of temples will be discussed including the temple of Isis and Temple of Jupiter. Furthermore, the household of gods in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum depicted a private religion as the people of the city had a strong belief in religion, varies household gods that were highly influential include Lares, Genius the god of fertility and Penates whom protected food supply to family. In addition, tombs played a major role in showing the social status of families. The significance of roman religion played a major role on the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
First, we would like present the accepted definition of sociology, and then relate it to our lives. Sociology, according to Henslin, is the scientific study of society and human behavior. With this definition of sociology, we can now relate it to our own lives. Many people, including ourselves have been brought up and raised with a certain set of values. This upbringing is called our culture.
Urbanization- Urbanization led to a need for written records and political organization. Cuneiform was used to records economic and political policy. Religious temples of the pantheon (polytheistic) also acted as cultural and political centers. Ancient Laws- Hammurabi’s codes was a strict hierarchal set of laws based on socio economic status (i.e. wealth) from land.
Jennifer Duncan December 2, 2010 History 4333 Book Review Versailles In Ian Dunlop’s book, Versailles, we take a look at the transformation of the Château de Versailles from the time of Louis XIV to the 1970s. Dunlop argues that the palace is the effect of social, political, and economic influences of those who create it. He provides proof of this theory by looking at the personalities of the kings and queens who lived in the Palace of Versailles. Each had unique qualities that contributed to what we know the palace as today. By examining the personalities of each of the palace’s residents it makes it clear to see why they added certain elements such as art and décor and animals.
Papyrus made it easier for the Egyptians to write. As the Egyptian civilization grew, their way of life expanded based on their achievements. Like Egypt, the Indus River Valley was another great civilization. In the Indus River Valley they found artifacts such as clay, wooden children’s toys, pottery, small statues, and seals used to mark trade items. One of their most remarkable achievements was their city planning.
In a small town, the air is much cleaner and there are more wide open space so that pollution doesn’t build up. Some
Why We Study World History Our past is studied to see what has changes and what is still used today. Like the kiln dried brick for buildings. We also have chairs and traditions for some cultures brought in over the years. We have seen things come and go in our history. We can see the how the architecture from our past has influenced our buildings today.
Allies (6) Conclusion SGT, Tansey Michael S. SFC Robb 711-13 September 12, 2013 Egypt Culture Introduction Egypt is know for its rich history and location to the Arabic World. The Egyptian culture is defined by “Nepotism” (favoritism as in appointment to a job, based on kinship) is favoritism you get because of you family history. In this overview, I will be covering Egypt Culture to include Egypt location and population, values for the traditions and family, greetings when meeting people and gift giving, as well as religion throughout the region. Egypt Culture is defined “the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc”. Geography Egypt, covering 1,001,449 square kilometers of land, is about the same size as Texas and New Mexico combined.
These tools would have been used by the architect, surveyor and the masons. LAYOUT AND ROOMS Depending on how rich the owner was decided the size of their villa. Many villas consisted on a range of rooms, some more typical than others. Common rooms included a reception hall, bedrooms, courtyards, baths, dining room, a library and the villa rustica. The villa rustica was the slaves’ quarters and farm buildings, sometimes the villa rustica was combined with the villa, but in elegant villas it was tucked away out of sight.