Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan (/ˈraɪərˌdɛn/)‚ Jr. (born June 5‚ 1964)[1] is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the adult mystery series Tres Navarre[2] and helped edit Demigods and Monsters‚ a collection of essays on his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the ten books of The 39 Clues series and wrote the first book in the series‚ The Maze of Bones.[3] In 2012‚ he completed a trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology‚ The Kane Chronicles
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Book of the Dead: The Singer of Amun Nany’s Funerary Procession The Book of the Dead is a textual and visual piece of art that focuses on the funerary aspects of ancient Egypt. One of the parts I liked best in the Book of the Dead at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was the scene of Nany and her passage to the afterlife. I am going to break down this section‚ and address the different characters and symbols‚ both formally and contextually. I will describe not just what is seen on the surface‚ but
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jewelry‚ furniture‚ weapons and tools that were essential to the mummies’ life. On the insides of tombs were decorations of gods in the underworld‚ colorful hieroglyphics‚ and spells that would enchant the mummy to help them reach the Kingdom of Osiris. The paintings on the insides of Egyptian tombs were magic‚ therefore they could supply the needs of the spirit throughout eternity. Even after the cherished Egyptian dies‚ the family still brings gifts and food so the mummy doesn’t starve. As long
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pyramids‚ especially the Great Pyramids of Giza‚ are some of the most magnificent man-made structures in history. The reason that the Egyptians started building these very large structures was because when a pharaoh died‚ they believed that he became Osiris‚ the king of the dead. They thought that in order for a king to fulfill his duty‚ he needed a righteous resting place. This goes to show just how important the pharaoh or kind was in the lives of the ancient Egyptians. After the pharaoh underwent
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01.15.2014 B.C.E. = C.E. B.C = A.D. Form - the visual aspects of art and architecture‚ line‚ shape‚ color‚ light‚ texture‚ space‚ math‚ volume‚ and composition. Style – the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. Content – includes subject matter or meaning and a work of art. School of artists – a group of artist usually working at the same time and sharing similar style influences and ideas Iconography – identify and studying and subject matter and conventional
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Ancient Egypt Introduction Have you ever wondered about Ancient Egypt and its greatest mysteries? Have you ever wondered about the rulers or gods and goddesses? Have you wanted to know more about the wars and weapons that the ancient people used? Have you ever wanted to know why Hatshepsut was pharaoh even though she wasn’t a man? Do you want to know about how Ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods and goddesses? All of these topics are amazing and will interest you. There are different theories
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The afterlife‚ or life after death‚ was a rather common belief among people living in ancient civilizations. In areas such as Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Israel‚ people had differing perceptions of the afterlife; although‚ they shared much more similarities. While some civilizations generally held an optimistic view of the afterlife‚ others held a more dark and gloomy view of it. But from the mummification process down to the netherworlds‚ there is no doubt that the beliefs of these three ancient civilizations
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Afterlife - Top Three Many Egyptians believed in the afterlife and that it was a happy place. After a person passes away‚ a spirit called the Ka lived on. Most pharaohs were mummified by embalmers‚ or people who embalm mummies‚ to preserve the royal Ka. Why did they mummify only Egyptians from the elite? An elite is a person of wealth and power‚ and only Egypt’s elite could be mummified because they were the only ones with enough money to be mummified. The mummification process starts when the
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Venus of Willendorf from Willendorf‚ Austria 28‚000 – 25‚000 BCE Limestone Naturhistorisches Museum‚ Vienna Paleolithic - representation of a woman - female anatomy is exaggerated - serves as a fertility image - no facial features‚ just hair/hat - freestanding sculpture Statuettes of 2 worshipers from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (Tell Asmar)‚ Iraq 2700 BCE (early dynastic/Sumerian) Soft gypsum and inlaid with shell + black limestone Iraq Museum‚ Baghdad - represent mortals praying
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