Egypt is often divided into two sections –Upper Egyptin the south andLower Egyptin the north. The sections are named this way because the Nile flows from south to north. The river empties into the Mediterranean Sea, on the country’s north coast. Southern Egypt’s landscape contains low mo...
King Tutis famous because he was the youngest pharaoh in the history of Egypt. He took the throne at the age of only nine or ten, then tragically died at the age of 18. His tomb was discovered in 1922 and was significant because it had remained in nearly perfect condition since the kin...
The construction of monumental structures is perhaps the most enduring symbol of Ancient Egypt. The pyramids, such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, were built as tombs for the pharaohs, reflecting their belief in the afterlife and the preservation of the soul. These massive structures stand as a ...
Ancient Egypt Afterlife Ra Isis OsirisBy Sir Wallis Budge
In Ancient Egypt, they believed that there was an afterlife and that the only way of reaching it safely was to follow a strict set of procedures to prepare a dead body. The process took around 70 days. When a body was being prepared for mummification, firstly the organs would have to be...
The people of ancient Egypt were the first known people in the world to believe in life after death. Their belief in the afterlife led them to attempt to preserve dead pharaohs and others as mummies and to build the great pyramids and other spectacular tombs for their leaders. ...
Ancient Egyptian religion, indigenous beliefs of ancient Egypt from predynastic times (4th millennium BCE) to its decline in the first centuries CE. With tombs dominating the archaeological record, it is especially known for its treatment of the dead. It
When Assyria defeated the Cushites in 671 bc, Saite princes, as Assyrian vassals, again gained control of the Nile delta, and the Saite governor Psamtik I (664–609 bc), after expelling his Assyrian masters, conquered all of Egypt (c. 656 bc). Sais became the capital of Egypt under ...
The ancient Egyptian religion was heavily based on a cult of the afterlife. God worshipping practices were intertwined with day-to-day life alongside a variety of rites and rituals, in an attempt to secure a peaceful existence after death. The History of Egypt The Ancient Egyptians built one...
The Evolution of Ancient Egypt's Pyramids | Lost Treasures of Egypt 古埃及金字塔的演变史-埃及失落的宝藏 The West Bank of the River Nile, home to the world's most iconic monuments, the mighty pyramids of Giza.尼罗河西岸，是世界上最具代表性的古迹 - 宏伟壮观的吉萨金字塔群 - 的所在地。The ...