She concentrated on the development of the concept of Amun-Re, divine oracles, personal piety, ideology of kingship and religious festivals. The emphasis Hatshepsut made on Amun was profound as she developed new ideas of theology that correlate with the divine nature of Aum-Re and the roles he possessed in society. Amun was seen as a god who expressed his will, thus calling people to develop personal piety in their daily lives. The ideology of kingship developed by Hatshepsut was one that addresses the legitimacy of her reign and the strengthening of her relationship to the god Amun; pharaohs that followed Hatshepsut, adapted aspects of her divine birth to suit their reign and communicate their descendance from Amun. The pharaoh stressed the oracle of Amun-Re and how Egyptians could consult with the god during religious festive processions.
Explanation: The first work which will be discussed is An Egyptian Standing Figure of Osiris. The Real figure of the Osiris was an extremely old god in Egyptian history. In these first statutes
Akhenaten, previously known as Amenhotep IV, was one of the most controversial Pharaohs to rule Egypt. As pharaoh, Akhenaten changed the polytheistic religion of Egypt to a monotheistic religion devoted to the Aten, which was depicted as a sun disk. The Egyptians despised this radical idea, but were forced to change their religion, art and their overall way of life. His reign began at around 1353 BC in the 18th Dynasty, following the death of his father Amenhotep III, and lasted until 1336 BC. His father’s reign was peaceful and prosperous, leaving Akhenaten with an Egypt of immense power and wealth.
His illustrations expressed that Egypt culture was adopted from African through time, for geographically Egypt is in Africa and its culture is African
Akhenaten’s reign from 1352BC-1336BC is one of those studies in Ancient History that can be excruciatingly frustrating, due to sheer lack of evidence, Akhenaten just so happened to almost be erased from history. Thus accumulating contradicting interpretations of his reign and effect on Egyptian society. Eberhard Otto stating that “Akhenaten destroyed much, he created little… whatever else he may have been, was no intellectual heavyweight”. Others claim he was “the worlds first idealist… and individual”. Accentuated by his iconoclastic religious reformation and relocation of Egypt’s capital city.
While the entire society likely held these beliefs it is clear that the mythology is centered around the pharaohs right to
Akhenaten, also known as Amenhotep IV, was one of the most intriguing Pharaohs of Egypt. His 17-year old reign (c.1353-1336 BCE) was revolutionary to the country of Egypt. Under his leadership, he transformed the cultural, spiritual, and political life of the people in Egypt during 1353-1336 BCE. The life-giving sun deity, Aten, was a new religion honoring a single God founded by Amenhotep. Following this new religion, he changed his name to Akhenaten; making it known that he will be active on behalf of Aten as the ruler of his country.
There were a few religious changed put in place by Amenhotep III during his reign, a few being quite stark in contrast with what we know about many Pharaohs before and after. Amenhotep III really built himself up higher than any other Pharaoh, doing what could be considered extremely controversial. He built up himself to be a real god in the eyes of the people, oversaw an intense increase of monuments and temples built in Egypt. The 18th dynasty of Amenhotep’s reign would show many religious changes that are actually quite surprising, such as identifying with the gods more than his own royal blood line. Pharaoh Amenhotep really took to the idea that he was a god among mortals.
With the removal of the Hyksos, Thebes became the most prominent city in all of Egypt. With this came Thebes as Egypt's main cultural center and the rise of Amon as the central deity during the New Kingdom of Egypt. The popularity of this deity rose sharply, and eventually was merged with the sun god of Heliopolis, Ra or Re, to form Amon-Re, the creator deity and ultimate advisor of the pharaohs (Wikipedia.) Amon-Re affected Egypt as well as the rest of the world by unifying Egypt, influencing pharaohs that ruled under his name, and his influence on other cultures. Amon was primarily worshipped in Thebes and surrounding areas only.
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote this because he wanted to attempt to capture a connection between his experiences and the Salem witch trials of 1692. He wanted to spread his message of the Communist “witch- hunts” during the 1950s. Joseph McCarthy imprisoned anyone that was a suspect of being a communist. Miller was accused of being a communist because he was a jewish man, with a political advocate against the inequalities of race in America.
Ancient egypt and Mesopotamia both were on river valleys and they relied in it for their everyday lives. They both resided on river valleys Mesopotamia on the Tigris and Euphrates while Egypt on the Nile river. Although, they share the river characteristic the difference lied in the way each civilization views the river.
In conclusion we can affirm that Egypt is without doubt a great civilization that is worth to be studied in depth, importance they gave to the scientific advances of that time make us see the magnitude of this civilization, it’s importance and understand why these vestiges are so studied that until today are found and
The Egyptian Era was an incredible and innovative age. Creating Hieroglyphics, the solar calendar, and many inventions humans still use in everyday life, Egyptians have outlined the rest human history. Throughout the era, Egyptians have created such unique ways to deal with problems and even found a way to preserve their respected rulers and the family of the ruler’s bodies, named mummifying. Th first mummies were found on accident, and archaeologists/scientists have been studying the process ever since then. Mummifying is a complex as well as an unpleasant procedure, and the Egyptians even took a while to perfect it.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were two early human civilizations that lived during the bronze age in harsh desert environments located not far from each other. Both civilizations were built around rivers that they depended on for survival. There is evidence that these rivers had great influence on both the societies politics and culture. Egypt was built around the very strong and reliable Nile River. Ancient Mesopotamia was established in the fertile crescent between the less reliable Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Ancient Egyptian Mythology had originated in 4000 BCE as an underlying from
