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    Have you ever wondered how Ancient Egypt helped shape the world today? Ancient Egyptians were a group of folks who were heavily influenced by religion. They feared dying anywhere but Egypt. The Egyptian Empire held a fascinating and very distinctive culture. Being one of the world 's most advanced cultures and creating tons of wealth is what separated them from everybody else. Between the outstanding artwork, teaching methods, and amazing pyramids is what helped their society advance altogether.

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    Ancient Egypt was a civilization because it had all of the 7 indicators of a civilization. One part of the civilization was a government which is there to protect the people. Another indicator of the civilizations is religion. Religion is to inspire them and to explain things they don't understand. Something else that a civilization has is jobs. Jobs were ways to help people thrive in society. One other indicator of a civilization are social classes; those help determine where people rank in the

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    The Egyptians believed in a lot of things that would be looked at as craziness nowadays. They would mummify people, mainly the Pharaohs, when they died. They strongly believe in the “afterlife” and would do things to make the people that died happy in the afterlife. There were many kingdoms in Egypt, but there were also hardships as well. Egypt has had one of the longest civilizations, going from 3000 BC to the 4th century AD. The Egyptians lived mainly off of the Nile River because it was how

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    the art of specific eras, such as Ancient Egyptian art. Ancient Egyptian art possessed a very specific propaganda function: to promote the divine origins and authority of the Pharaoh and thus a hierarchical social system. The most explicit example of art as propaganda in Ancient Egypt is the Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed under the rule of Pharaoh Khufu. Indeed, the monument served a particular religious function, according to the tenets of Ancient Egyptian theology and cosmology. The housing

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    major role in Ancient Egypt foods. They ate garlic, lentils, figs, dates, onions, fish, birds eggs, cheese, and butter. The normal food and drink was bread and beer. This essay is about ancient Egyptians foods and what the higher part of Egypt ate and what the lower ate. Beer was the most common drink in ancient Egypt. Most Egyptians didn’t want to drink the water from the river because of all the germs from animals, and all the dirt that ran thru the water. Some of the Egyptian drank the water

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    Ancient Egypt was a civilization because it has all of the seven indicators in it. It shows this through how it trades, language, their religion, their cities, social classes, jobs, record keeping, and government. All well-developed cities need a government. If they didn’t, there would be chaos. Everyone was affected by the law.(1) No one could get out of the rules affecting themselves. Even high-class jobs like scribes did something wrong such as putting out fake news about someone, they would be

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    Much of the family roles and expectations in ancient Egyptian society were a direct consequence of what a father’s job was and what that entailed, this remained a constant factor wherever or whenever you look. Conquering or invading cultures usually assimilated into ancient Egyptian culture and not vice versa. As a cause of this, examples of family roles and expectations are very general and relevant throughout most of Egypt regardless of the time and place but one clear period and city stand out

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    In the early years of Ancient Egypt there were two ‘kingdoms’ that operated like two different countries. Each had a ruler and their own religious beliefs and ways of doing things. The egyptian hierarchy was a lot like the pyramids that they built. At the top there was the pharaoh and their gods then there was the viziers then the high priest and noble then the officials and scribes then the craftsmen and finally slaves, labourers, and peasants. The pharaoh job was to make sure that all farmers paid

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    Ancient Egyptian Beliefs

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    the ability to burn a house down. Ancient Egyptians’ religious beliefs were influential to their sustainability. We see some of their ancient values in honoring the earth and living a life of balance has globalized and manifested in many religions around the world. Ancient Egyptians practiced a religion that celebrated the afterlife, honored the earth we live on, and shared many similarities and differences with other religions around the world. Ancient Egyptians believed in polytheism, and worshipped

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    The ancient Egyptian civilization is arguably the oldest civilization in the world. It is believed to have emerged around 5,500 years ago, although some scholars have estimated an even earlier date. During the predynastic period the Egyptians were not united, but as the Sahara desert expanded many people began moving their settlements around the Nile River. These settlements started coming together to form towns. As these towns progressed they developed many new ideas to help the society run smoother

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