Jennifer Lawless believes Hatshepsut “did more than anyone before her to elevate the cult of Amun.” Her reliance on Hapusoneb, chief priest of Amun and Senenmut, chief steward of Amun, also ensured proceeding rulers were supported by the Amun priesthood. She enhanced the importance of the state god and this strengthened Egypt’s religious foundations. The expedition to Punt can be considered Hatshepsut’s most successful endeavor, as it re-opened a trade route that had been closed for over five hundred years. The relief on the
It could be argued that salutary neglect weakened the relationship, however the colonist's may have enjoyed this freedom to do what they wanted and make there own decisions. The colonies and the mother country had little to do with eachother, which caused a peaceful relationship between the two. Britain and the American colonies fought on the same side, as seen in the Seven Years War. When in 1756 Britain finally declared war on France, the colonists and the British joined forces against their Catholic French enemies. The fact that 25,000 American colonists agreed to risk their lives for their mother country clearly shows agreement in action, signalling a harmonious relationship.
The Ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land, the “black land” and the “red land. “ The “black land” was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile, and was mainly used as a growing land for their crops because of their deposition of rich, black silt every year after the Nile flood. The “red land” consisted of a barren desert and acted as natural barrier to protect Egypt from invasions by neighboring countries. Despite being a desert, it was a source of precious metals and semi-precious stones. The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to record and communicate information about the religion and government.
Introduction Eleanor Roosevelt is considered to be one of the most influential women of all time. Not only did she achieve an incredible amount on behalf of the United States throughout her life, but more importantly, she shattered the boundaries that defined the typical gender roles of her era. “She continues to haunt our memories and inspire our days, because she never gave up on life; she never stopped learning or changing. She worked to transform our world on behalf of greater dignity and more security for all people, for women and men in equal measure” (Cook 3). Born into a white, aristocratic family in New York City, Roosevelt began her life standing on the perfect foundation off of which she could propel into future success.
Britain could not allow her investments in Egypt jeopardized, as Egypt was a vital route to India. As a consequence of trying to protect these investments Britain occupied Egypt for 40 years longer than anti imperialist Gladstone had hoped. This resulted in further territorial control for Britain; unconsciously Gladstone had expanded the British Empire and ignited the change from informal rule to formal occupation in North Africa. This was all necessary as it was done to protect economic interests of the empire, as well as securing the route to India. The expansion into the Sudan was comparable to that of Egypt as it was unintentional.
Though Mesopotamia and Egypt were alike there were some differences between the two. With Mesopotamia gaining all the wealth from agriculture and with a few natural defenses, this made the people susceptible to have more invasions and to have internal conflicts. Egypt on the other had didn’t have as many interruptions as Mesopotamia, because of the high mountains and deserts helped to protect the Nile Valley. In Egypt their main focus was the funerary practices. The rulers devoted their time to the design and decoration of extensive funerary complexes, as well as the pyramids and subterranean tombs.
The king would perform religious rituals to help the harvest because this would ensure prosperity in Egypt. Likewise, the Chinese government also consis ted of an emperor that would belong to a dynasty. Like in Egypt, a dynasty could rule until it woul d be eventually overthrown. The Chinese kings would also perform religious duties; they prayed, sac rificed, gave offerings and used oracle bones to call upon their ancestors. Both the Chinese and the Egyptian governments had similar structure and duties.
Long-distance trade played a major role in the cultural, religious, and artistic exchanges that took place between the major centers of civilization in Europe and Asia during antiquity. Some of these trade routes had been in use for centuries, but by the beginning of the first century A.D., merchants, diplomats, and travelers could (in theory) cross the ancient world from Britain and Spain in the west to China and Japan in the east. The trade routes served principally to transfer raw materials, foodstuffs, and luxury goods from areas with surpluses to others where they were in short supply. Some areas had a monopoly on certain materials or goods. China, for example, supplied West Asia and the Mediterranean world with silk, while spices were obtained principally from South Asia.
Even before Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, there was communication going on across the Atlantic. Since 400 C.E. there were groups going out to explore and bridge the gaps between cultures. It is also evident that the Portuguese had their own plans in expansion and conquest, particularly under Vasco da Gama. The cross-cultural contact and exchange was influenced by the rules of kings and queens, different ideas were pushed, those of religion, or those of economy (trade, and land occupied).
The Culture of ancient Egypt was born 5000 years ago, and for many centuries powerful rulers called pharaohs ruled the land. The people of ancient Egypt respected their Pharaohs and helped them by constructing the buildings to honor their leaders and gods. This is evident from the remains of the breath taking architecture left behind by their civilization. Today over 80 pyramids remain all over Egypt, most of them found along river Nile up to the capital Cairo. The Egyptian culture mixes African, Asian and European ideas.