Over the years, archaeologists have found a lot of evidence in parts of Upper Egypt, but less in Lower Egypt which they blame on the heavy silt deposits found in and around the delta region. During flooding, the silt would get deposited in the region resulting in the burial of all delta ...
Top 10 Most Important Events in Ancient Egypt The history of ancient Egypt dates back to 3100 BC when nomads arrived and created the first settlements in the northern region of the Nile valley. It is believed the civilization lasted for about 3,000 years during which several invasions took pla...
Here is a brief timeline of ancient Egypt:Time Period Important Events Pre-3100 BC Predynastic Period Area around the Nile settled due to overgrazing and weather changes which led to the creation of the Sahara desert. 4000 BC: Use of tomb building and burial rituals started. 3500 BC: ...
Hieroglyphics were used to record important events, religious texts, and administrative documents. In terms of social structure, ancient Egypt had a hierarchical society. At the top were the pharaohs, who were considered divine rulers. Below them were the nobles, priests, and scribes. The common ...
Ancient Egypt - Thutmose IV, Pharaohs, Pyramids: Amenhotep II’s son Thutmose IV (ruled c. 1400–c. 1390 bce) sought to establish peaceful relations with the Mitannian king Artatama, who had been successful against the Hittites. Artatama gave his daughte
Ancient Egypt - Predynastic, Early Dynastic, Nile Valley: The peoples of predynastic Egypt were the successors of the Paleolithic inhabitants of northeastern Africa, who had spread over much of its area; during wet phases they had left remains in regions
Ancient Egypt's Social Pyramid The Pharaoh High government officials like thevizier(the pharaoh's right hand man), the chief treasurer and the army general Priests and nobles (who serve as lesser government officials) Soldiers and scribes (who write down important events and calculate taxes) ...
Particularly important in the development of horoscopic astrology was the astrologer and astronomer Ptolemy, who lived in Alexandria in Egypt. Ptolemy's work the Tetrabiblos laid the basis of the Western astrological tradition. The earliest Zodiac found in Egypt dates to the first century BC, the ...
In his concise and authoritative introduction to that distant culture, a renowned Egyptologist reveals the turbulent events beneath the rigid facade.\nErik Hornung begins his account by taking a brief look at the prehistoric era in Egypt. He then focuses on political events during the period ...
The literature of Egypt exerted an important influence on the literatures of other peoples of antiquity, especially that of the Greeks, particularly during the Greco-Roman period. Several Egyptian plots were passed on through the Greeks to the literature of European peoples. Architecture and fine, ...