The Egyptians
Articles on the culture, history, and peoples of Ancient Egypt
Articles on the culture, history, and peoples of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt: Pharaohs, Pyramids, Hieroglyphs, and Everything Else Ancient Egypt, centered in North Africa in the Nile Delta, is arguably the most powerful and influential civilization of the ancient world. Its political structure, language, religious traditions, and philosophy dominated the Bronze Age and continued during its long twilight in the…
Ancient Egypt: Pharaohs, Pyramids, Hieroglyphs, and Everything Else Ancient Egypt, centered in North Africa in the Nile Delta, is arguably the most powerful and influential civilization of the ancient world. Its political structure, language, religious traditions, and philosophy dominated the Bronze Age and continued during its long twilight in the…
Ancient Egypt: Pharaohs, Pyramids, Hieroglyphs, and Everything Else (See Main Article: Ancient Egypt: Pharaohs, Pyramids, Hieroglyphs, and Everything Else) Ancient Egypt, centered in North Africa in the Nile Delta, is arguably the most powerful and influential civilization of the ancient world. Its political structure, language, religious traditions, and philosophy dominated…
This article lists unexpected facts about ancient Egypt in regards to its culture, customs, and religious ceremonies that are mostly unknown. Ancient Egypt was a fascinating place. Its mysterious civilization, powerful gods, and stunning pyramids have captured our imagination for thousands of years. Thanks to the abundance of evidence left…
Period Date Dynasty Important People Important Events Late Predynastic 3100 BC – 2950 BC 0 Menes North and south Egypt united Hieroglyphic writing developed Early Dynastic 2950 BC – 2575 BC 1 Menes Imhotep Dzoser Memphis capital of Egypt First writing on papyrus First pyramid built – step pyramid at…
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The Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs using symbols for both numbers and words There were different hieroglyphs for 1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000 =1 = 10 = 100 = 1,000 = 10,000 = 100,000 = 1,000,000 Numbers were written with the highest number first For example: 1,111 =…
The Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs using symbols for both numbers and words Different symbols were used for the most commonly used words. For names and words without symbols they used the symbols below. Hieroglyphic writing could be written in rows or columns. They could be written from left to right…
The topics of Mummies occupy an interesting spot the intersection of history and lore. Regarding mummies, the Ancient Egyptians believed that each individual possessed a ka, a life force, that departed the body after death. Upon death, the ka needed to continue to receive offerings of food, whose spiritual essence it still…
The Egyptian Pyramids are more than a massive tombstone for deceased pharaohs. The Ancient Egyptians believed that when a pharaoh died he became Osiris, the king of the dead. They believed that for the dead pharaoh to carry out his duties as king of the dead his ka (soul or…