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During this dynasty Egyptian culture advanced rapidly. The beginning is dusky with more than one candidate to be the founder. The table of Nabil Swelim below is based on the opinion that the complex of Djoser was a cultural peak that had developed for a period of about 60-80 years of the dynasty. There is no general agreement among scholars on this table. Khaba and Sa are usually put at the end of the dynasty topped by Sanakht followed by his brother Djoser. This era is famous for a new type of tomb which gave Egypt fame through of all times - the great Pyramids.

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Without the Nile, Egypt may never have become one of the most extraordinary civilisations in history. John Baines assesses the great river as a physical, political and spiritual presence in Ancient Egyptian culture.

Contributions of Ancient Egypt poster: a few contributions of Ancient Egypt to subsequent cultures

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Explore these sites to learn about the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Includes illustrations and interactive sites. There are links to eThemes Resources on angles and triangles, Modern Egypt, and ancient culture.

Use this site for help with your culture notes and to study vocabulary terms for your quiz and test

Dictionary of Ancient Egyptian terms from A-Z

Recently, there have been many interesting archaeological finds around the world, suggesting a much longer human history than was previously thought possible. Archaeologists in Indonesia unearthed the remains and tools of hominids that are being referred to in the media as "hobbits." This reference is due, in part, to the fact that, among their tiny remains, diggers discovered even tinier arrowheads, not much larger than a fingertip.\n\nInitially, these "hobbits" were thought to have lived 750,000 years ago, but almost immediately, their age was amended to 1.2 million years ago.\n\nNow, as reported in this article from Planetgreen.com, a 9 year-old youngster nearly stubbed his toe on the skull of a human ancestor that lived 2 million years ago! This new find puts humankind squarely in the Pleistocene era, a period marked by repeated glaciation followed by rapid warming of the Earth's surface.\n\nI pose the following hypothesis. I believe that there are things which humankind may have experienced long ago, things which were tumultuous and traumatic. Because of the upheaval caused by these events, they were passed along at an almost biologic level of understanding. For example, rapid thawing of massive amounts of ice would almost certainly have led to huge floods in at least some parts of the world. To these 2 million year-old ancestors of ours, or those yet to be discovered, these huge floods would have been terrifying to behold.\n\nCould this be why several seemingly disparate cultures maintain, in either their theology or history, that the world or some long-lost mythical place in the world was lost in some great deluge of water? I welcome your thoughts on this most fascinating topic.\n\n\n

Welcome to Life in Ancient Egypt, an introduction to The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Carnegie Museum of Natural History has acquired Egyptian artifacts since its founding and now holds about twenty-five-hundred ancient Egyptian artifacts. The most significant of these objects, over six hundred of them, are displayed in The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt. In the hall the artifacts are displayed in relation to the daily life and traditions of the people who made them, so that the objects are seen in the context of the culture. To present a cohesive picture of ancient Egyptian society, its technology, its social system, and its beliefs, we have arranged the objects in several thematic areas. Life in Ancient Egypt, however, presents the themes in a slightly different order than the hall. You may choose from the links to the left or follow the suggested path by clicking the Next button on each screen. We hope you have the opportunity to come to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and visit The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian History, Religion, Geography and the Arts

How did the Nile River affect the development of Egyptian civilization? Can you improve the answer to this essential question?

Medicine, Astronomy, Math, Architecture and Engineering, Art: some of the many contributions made by the ancient Egyptians

Look at this site to answer your essential question: What were some of the major contributions to other cultures by the Ancient Egyptians?

Welcome to the Theoi Project, a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion.

Vetting thru my bookmarks - this was a plant I studied and also grow here in the states. Thought it would fit in your group ;)