The Archaic or Early Dynastic Period of Egypt immediately follows the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt c. 3100 BC. It is generally taken to include the First and Second Dynasties, lasting from the Protodynastic Period of Egypt until about 2686 BC, or the beginning of the Old Kingdom. [1] With the First Dynasty, the capital moved from Abydos to Memphis with a unified Egypt ruled by an Egyptian god-king. Abydos remained the major holy land in the south. The hallmarks of ancient Egyptian civilization, such as art, architecture and many aspects of religion, took shape during the Early Dynastic period.
1.Evidence of stone carvings found in the Serengeti Plains of Africa has proven that ancient man worked with stone as long as 500,000 years ago. 2. In ancient times people used inlay to honor their gods and rulers. a. Beautifully carved gemstones, known as cameos, have been found in Egypt and Rome.
The Wonders are dated in the past by about 1,500 years prior to our existence today (Sushma Gupta, 2001). Although the Wonders are an exclusive listing of seven works, four of these are being highlighted and examined in this analysis. The full exclusive set of the seven wonders include, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pharos of Alexandria, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Statue of Juniper by Phidias, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, and the Tomb of Mausolus (Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 2013). In the descriptions of a few of these great wonders of the world, a compilation of data will give clarity and detail to the ancient artworks. In the first art analysis, The Pharos of Alexandria is on a secluded coastal area of land on its own island.
Ancient Egypt - Land of the River "All of Egypt is the gift of the Nile." It was the Greek historian Herodotus who made that observation. The remarkable benefits of the Nile are clear to everyone, but through history he was the first to talk about it and consider its fascination. Through history, the Nile played a major role in the building of civilizations. The first civilizations to appear in history started on a river valley or in a place where resources are numerous and example of these are in India where Indus river is found and Tigris where Euphrates is found and many other places (cradles of civilization).
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.
Khufu’s Last Wish Three monolithic structures stand in testament to great kings of old in the vast necropolis of Giza. Known to us as pyramids, they were built in 2560 BC, known to us it stands at 140 meters tall, known is that upon completion these colossal structures were incased within an integument of limestone. Unknown however is why the Egyptians had built this monument to their God incarnate king. It was initially believed that the Pyramids were constructed with a plethoric assembly of slaves, In fact Herodotus wrote of seeing 100 000 slaves straining themselves at the mercy of a whip man, this group would be relieved by another group every annual quarter. This recount however is rife with discrepancies as King Khufu - 4th Dynasty ruler of Egypt - the royal responsible for the commissioning of the Great Pyramid, did not have a vast body of slaves at his disposal, and even if he had, there was no way that 100,000 could work simultaneously on one pyramid.
Art of the Paleolithic Art of the Paleolithic The Paleolithic Period, which is Greek for “Old Stone Age”, is the earliest period in human history. Today, the Paleolithic is divided into three categories, the first being the Lower Paleolithic (between 2.5 million – 200,000 BCE). During this time, our ancestors, such as Homo erectus and Homo ergaster, lived in nomadic groups and began making the first stone tools. The second Paleolithic category is the Middle Paleolithic (200,000 – 45,000 BCE), marked by the first Homo sapiens sapiens beginning to develop modern behaviors: more sophisticated tools, hunting, and the start of symbolic/ritualistic behavior. By the Upper Paleolithic (ending approximately 10,000 BCE), Neanderthal man had disappeared completely, and our ancestors were exhibiting fully modern behaviors such as making a wide range of even more sophisticated tools out of stone, bone, and ivory; hunting and fishing; and creating various forms of art such as figures and cave paintings.
The Pyramids of Giza was built in 2570 BC which is 4578 years ago, by the ancient Egyptians. It’s located at Cairo, Egypt in Africa. The pyramid of Giza was 146.6m tall, because the top stone of the pyramid was stolen and erosion, the pyramid is now 138.8m tall. Each side of the pyramid was 231m long and covered 53000 square metres, and the pyramid also has a slope of 51°. The pyramid is also the tallest man made structure for over 3800 years, and was later surpassed by Lincoln cathedral.
Catharine Roehrig, Egyptian Art Curator for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, observes, "Egypt's Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6, ca. 2649-2150 B.C.) was one of the most dynamic periods in the development of Egyptian art. During this period, artists learned to express their culture's worldview, creating for the first time images and forms that endured for generations" (1). According to Roehrig, Egpytian art served two primary functions, "to ensure an ordered existence and to defeat death by preserving life into the next world" (1).
Hammurabi’s Code, also known as the Codex Hammurabi and the Code of Hammurabi was said to be the oldest surviving legal system. This code or set of laws was written by Hammurabi, who was the sixth king of Babylon. Many have said that Hammurabi had two different identities, one being Hammurabi and the other was Amraphel, who was the King of Shinar in the Book of Genesis. His laws were Written on a stone tablet and they stood over eight feet tall. They were found in Persia in 1901.