Architecture
Despite many modern inventions, and the mastery of materials such as steel, concrete, power glue etc., the achievements of Ancient Egypt remain unsurpassed. In many ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians' and Mesopotamians' architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural (Wikipedia). Somehow highly sophisticated craftsmanship developed over not much more than a hundred years, starting in the 3rd dynasty. Several design elements of the Kufu’s Pyramid, such as highly complex shafts remain a mystery.
Art Deco
With the onset of the 20th century, systematic archeology exploration led to spectacular discoveries. Several royal tombs, such as King Tut’s, yielded treasures of jewelry …show more content…
Early mining targeted gold and copper deposits (as nuggets and clean copper from the desert) first.
The arsenic copper age, that preceded the Bronze Age in Egypt, required probably already mining of Malachite (a copper silicate), and advanced smelting technology.
A recently discovered papyrus, showing a very detailed plans of shafts are believed to have been drawn by Pharao Seti, the father of Ramses II.
Monotheistic Religion ?
Today’s surviving monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The latter two are based on (or copied from) Judaism, which also seems to have a variety of spiritual roots. Many passages in the Bible infer polytheistic worshipping by the Israelite tribes, with only rudimentary concepts of Monotheism being in place.
There seems to be little historical evidence for the Jewish exodus from Egypt and the person of Moses. It is quite possible, for example, that Moses was an Egyptian nobleman or prince influenced by the religion of Aten, since Moses is an Egyptian name meaning "son" and was often used in pharaohs' names. Some rightfully speculate that the ‘Heretic’ Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton, who tried but failed to establish a monotheistic system in Egypt around 1353 BC, might have influenced …show more content…
Freud postulated that Moses was an Egyptian nobleman who adhered to the monotheism of Akhenaton. Freud also believed that Moses was murdered in the wilderness, producing a collective sense of patricidal guilt which has been at the heart of Judaism ever since. "Judaism had been a religion of the father, Christianity became a religion of the son," he wrote (partly from Wikipedia).
Obelisks
Carved from granite or basalt with Bronze-Age tools, these marvelous sculptures became synonymous of centralized government, and power. Go to any western capital and you might find Egyptian obelisks – purchased or stolen during recent history.
Paper
Papyrus is an early form of paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that grows to 5 meters (15 ft) in height and was once abundant in the Nile River delta. Papyrus was first used in Ancient Egypt around 3000 BC, but by 1000 BC, peoples from West Asia started to buy it from the Egyptians and use it themselves as it was much more convenient than clay tablets. The Egyptians called it pa-per-aa which means "property of Pharaoh", denoting that the Egyptian Pharaoh owned the monopoly of papyrus production. The Greeks adapted the name and changed it into papure from which the English word "paper" derives. The study of manuscripts written on papyrus, or papyrology, is an essential
Despite many modern inventions, and the mastery of materials such as steel, concrete, power glue etc., the achievements of Ancient Egypt remain unsurpassed. In many ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians' and Mesopotamians' architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural (Wikipedia). Somehow highly sophisticated craftsmanship developed over not much more than a hundred years, starting in the 3rd dynasty. Several design elements of the Kufu’s Pyramid, such as highly complex shafts remain a mystery.
Art Deco
With the onset of the 20th century, systematic archeology exploration led to spectacular discoveries. Several royal tombs, such as King Tut’s, yielded treasures of jewelry …show more content…
Early mining targeted gold and copper deposits (as nuggets and clean copper from the desert) first.
The arsenic copper age, that preceded the Bronze Age in Egypt, required probably already mining of Malachite (a copper silicate), and advanced smelting technology.
A recently discovered papyrus, showing a very detailed plans of shafts are believed to have been drawn by Pharao Seti, the father of Ramses II.
Monotheistic Religion ?
Today’s surviving monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The latter two are based on (or copied from) Judaism, which also seems to have a variety of spiritual roots. Many passages in the Bible infer polytheistic worshipping by the Israelite tribes, with only rudimentary concepts of Monotheism being in place.
There seems to be little historical evidence for the Jewish exodus from Egypt and the person of Moses. It is quite possible, for example, that Moses was an Egyptian nobleman or prince influenced by the religion of Aten, since Moses is an Egyptian name meaning "son" and was often used in pharaohs' names. Some rightfully speculate that the ‘Heretic’ Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton, who tried but failed to establish a monotheistic system in Egypt around 1353 BC, might have influenced …show more content…
Freud postulated that Moses was an Egyptian nobleman who adhered to the monotheism of Akhenaton. Freud also believed that Moses was murdered in the wilderness, producing a collective sense of patricidal guilt which has been at the heart of Judaism ever since. "Judaism had been a religion of the father, Christianity became a religion of the son," he wrote (partly from Wikipedia).
Obelisks
Carved from granite or basalt with Bronze-Age tools, these marvelous sculptures became synonymous of centralized government, and power. Go to any western capital and you might find Egyptian obelisks – purchased or stolen during recent history.
Paper
Papyrus is an early form of paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge that grows to 5 meters (15 ft) in height and was once abundant in the Nile River delta. Papyrus was first used in Ancient Egypt around 3000 BC, but by 1000 BC, peoples from West Asia started to buy it from the Egyptians and use it themselves as it was much more convenient than clay tablets. The Egyptians called it pa-per-aa which means "property of Pharaoh", denoting that the Egyptian Pharaoh owned the monopoly of papyrus production. The Greeks adapted the name and changed it into papure from which the English word "paper" derives. The study of manuscripts written on papyrus, or papyrology, is an essential