Ancient Egypt History And Culture

Culture ultimately can be broken down into many different categories. Some of those categories can be important to a nation’s way of living and future. Egypt has an enormous amount of history that takes them back 3100 B.C.E. “The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations”. (World Factbook, 2016). Egypt’s location is in northern Africa, which is made up of a vast desert plateau. This means Egypt usually has very dry and hot summers with moderate winters depending on the region. In this essay there will be information on the history and culture, leaders and their direct impact on Egypt

The history and culture of Egypt dates back to the times of the ancient Pharaohs known as “god-kings”. “This era of the Pharaohs lasted 30 centuries (2625-1075 B.C.E)”. (Ancient Egypt, 2011). Egypt was sought out to be the main focus of some foreign nations. There have been countless conflicts between different nations to see who will conquer Egypt overall. Most of the history is etched in stone within the pyramids to forever display the significant events that took place to initiate the legacy of the Pharaohs who initially ruled Egypt. Britain was the last known colonial power to have had control of Egypt but then released the nation in 1954. Large influences of Arab and Muslim cultures are also a big contribution that helped shape Egypt. This led to somewhat of a cross culture contamination of Arabic languages and the study of Islamic religion. “The Islamic values are fundamental in personal and political aspects for all citizens, including Christians”. (Amelia Allonsy, n.d.). There were some significant events that took place to initiate that start of the Egyptian culture and history. Egyptians are typically known to be faithful to one another and have strong family

Most of the knowledge that came from the ancient leaders is based on a Kinglist that was made by the ancient Egyptians themselves. The latest one is the Abydos Kinglist which Seti I carved into templets himself. “We also rely on the History of Egypt written by Manetho in the third century B.C. A priest in the temple at Heliopolis, Manetho had access to many original sources and it was he who divided the kings into the thirty dynasties we use today”. (Metropolitan Museum, 2002). Leaders would use Egypt for their cultural resources, for example, cotton was in high demand after the Civil War. Great Britain decided to look elsewhere after the U.S production of cotton fell after the Civil War. They turned their attention to Egypt which sold them raw cotton which led them to gain more interest because of the positive outcome Great Britain had from selling back to their colonies. Leaders would look for a striving power ready to make deals and help Egypt for more stabilization in their