Ancient Egypt - The king and ideology: administration, art, and writing: In cosmogonical terms, Egyptian society consisted of a descending hierarchy of the gods, the king, the blessed dead, and humanity (by which was understood chiefly the Egyptians). Of
For the Greeks add an intercalary month every other year so that the seasons agree, whereas the Egyptians, counting thirty days in each of the twelve months, add five days on top of the total number of days in every year. So the completed circle of seasons is made to agree with the ...
There is evidence that the Egyptians used hemp ropes when building the pyramids, and that the Roman Empire was partially responsible for spreading hemp throughout Europe. A sample of paper discovered in China dating back to 140 to 87 B.C. indicates that the world's first paper was made ...
He found it necessary from the outset, however, to pursue a conciliatory policy toward the Egyptians, since Egyptians had to be recruited for his army, which initially numbered only 4,000 men. Ptolemy won over the Egyptians through the establishment inMemphisof theSerapiscult, which fused the ...
The Egyptians dressed their cats in jewels, and they were important members of the family. When a pet cat died, the family had them mummified, so they could join their human companions in the afterlife.2 In addition, when a family cat passed away, all members of the household would shave...
…who nevertheless deserved it. Dateline: last night. We had a great group of Halloween visitors to our porch, with four notable exceptions. We had seventy-one trick-or-treaters. I know this because I keep track, every year, which helps us estimate how much we may need for the next yea...
Exactly lol, I’m saying it’s kinda silly to assume the small head is because he doesn’t need to eat things when it’s a totally made-up monster. But I like the case of evolution gone totally haywire. That’s more fun.
Since at least the First Dynasty (3000 BCE) in ancient Egypt, and possibly before then, turquoise was used by the Egyptians and was mined by them in the Sinai Peninsula. This region was known as the Country of Turquoise by the native Monitu. There are six mines in the peninsula, all ...
(see below). Most of the agricultural lands they had formerly worked were now inaccessible, and little or no industry was allowed, but commerce flourished as Gaza became a kind of duty-free port for Egyptians. Although some Gaza Strip Palestinians were able to leave the territory and gain an...
*I* made the memo and emailed it to the show – but within a week I’d forgotten that I’d done so. As is often par for the course when it comes to hearing your own voice on tape, at firstmoiselfdidn’t even realize that it was my voice, until a couple of sentences in when...