Giza‚ where the sphinx is majestically perched and three great pyramids adorn the horizon‚ is well known through the realm of Egyptian history and in people’s mind in a general sense. When students and researchers are shown one picture of these great monuments‚ it sparks a response saying “Hey‚ that’s Egypt!”. However‚ there is more to Giza than the sphinx and the pyramids. People lived there and built the entire thing. They are normally the forgotten ones. Fortunately‚ there are two men named Mark
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In the middle of the desert there is a monument memorializing a civilization wrapped in mystery. For many years‚ archeologists have tried to decipher the origins of the Sphinx through analysis of whatever records that they could find and by studying the statue itself. Although it is easy to believe that the Sphinx was an Egyptian made wonder‚ researchers have found that the Egyptians may not have built the Sphinx. Instead‚ the Sphinx having been built by an earlier civilization‚ then found by the
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ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY I: MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT (CLAA05H3F) UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AT SCARBOROUGH COURSE SYLLABUS FALL TERM 2011 TIME: Wednesdays‚ 1:00 – 3:00 pm LOCATION: AA112 The large lecture hall in the AA building INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Douglas R. Frayne Dept. of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations‚ University of Toronto OFFICE: (At Scarborough) HW 404 At. St. George
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GUIDE 3 UNIT 1 EGYPTIAN ART [pic] Children of the Deceased (detail of a limestone relief). Tomb of Ramose in Thebes. 1375 B.C. Many students find ancient Egypt a fascinating subject‚ and so do I. This is why I have provided some additional information in this guide. The last pages are offered for extra learning. [pic] EGYPTIAN
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The yearly Nile flood happened due to heavy summer rains far away to the south in the highlands that typically occurred around September. Rivers from these areasflowed into the Nile. Each year‚ the floodwaters deposited new fertile silt into natural basins. Farmers did not have to add fertilizer to the soil. After the water soaked into the earth in the late fall‚ farmers cast seeds onto the rich soil and turned it over with wooden plows pulled by oxen. Nature did the rest until it was time to harvest
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Chapter 3: Egyptian Art c. 3500 – 30 BC • Ancient Egyptian civilization‚ like the civilizations of Sumer and the Indus Valley‚ grew up along a great river (Nile) that provided irrigation for agriculture and also a thoroughfare for transport of men and materials. • Largely a desert country crossed on a SN axis by the Nile river Nile: • Central role in Egyptian economy • Annual floods –constant & dependable occurrence (the flood water carried rich slit which was eventually deposited over the
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The first important questions are centered on what and how‚ what the Sphinx was‚ what it was made of and how it was made. It sits in front of the great pyramids of Giza‚ most likely built by Khafre 4‚500 years ago. This large limestone statue of a lion with a human head has suffered the elements and under human hands over the years. Due to the damages it looks very different today than it did when it was first constructed. The Sphinx was extremely
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located on the Giza Plateau. The Great Pyramid was also the first pyramid to be built starting in around 2550 BC. This pyramid was built for the pharaoh Khufu‚ who ruled Egypt from about 2547-2524 BC. Along with the Khufu’s Great Pyramid his son‚ Khafre had one built on the Giza Plateau that at a first glance seems larger than his fathers‚ and Menkaure‚ Khufu’s grandson‚ also had one built on the Giza Plateau. The first question asked when looking at these ancient works of art is what purpose was
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Chapter 1 Notes - Prehistoric Period o Paleolithic Period "Old Stone Age"  Old and primitive period  Around 50‚000BC  Artwork consisted of cave paintings  Brutal period  Average life expectancy was about 20 years o Neolithic Period "New Stone Age"  Begins around 9‚000BC  Neolithic Revolution Agriculture o Allows people luxury of staying in one place; stability and performance o Cornerstone of civilization Domestic Architecture
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Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter one: Introduction 1. Introduction………………………………………….4 2. What is Art ………………………………………….5 3. What is Architecture………………………………...5 Chapter Two: Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt 2.1 Ancient Egyptian art……………………………..…....7 2.2 Symbolism…………………………………………….8 2.3 Papyrus………………………………………………...8 2.4 Pottery……………………………………………........8 2.5 Sculpture………………………………………....…....9 2.6 Hieroglyphs………………………………………….11
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