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How Did the Libyans Impact Ancient Egypt?
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What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
...sis's book. Around the same time, Arab and Persian writers postulated that Egypt's pyramids were actually vessels of esoteric knowledge of a previous age. A ...omplexes that played an integral role in the religious life of Old Kingdom Egypt. Pyramid construction also evolved considerably during the Old Kingdom, dem

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What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt?
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How Was Marriage in Ancient Egypt Different than the Modern Concept
...f marriage, but was it like the modern concept? Much like modern marriage, ancient Egyptian couples lived together, formed households, and were eventually bur ...view. There was no known marriage ceremony in ancient Egypt and as much as Egypt was a fairly homogenous society, marriage practices were different for non-

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What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt
...mbs and temples for their gods and kings. The reality is that although the ancient Egyptian social system was quite different from that of the modern world, a ...ohol was the primary drink in their diets. Alcohol was also significant in ancient Egyptian religion as it played a central role in some of the myths and was

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How Did the Nubians Impact Ancient Egypt
...n state was strong, Nubia was usually weak and vice versa. To the Nubians, Egypt was the source of high culture and civilization that they admired and event ...Dynasty lasted less than 100 years, its kings were very active in shaping Egypt’s political situation.

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Ancient Egypt Study Guide
====Ancient Egypt==== ...hy Was Ramesses II “Great” and How Did He Influence the History of the Ancient Near East?]]

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New Kingdom Ancient Egypt Top Ten Booklist
...ampaigns, constructing many of the temples and monuments in Upper/southern Egypt that still attract countless visitors every day. ...yptians through well-documented correspondence letters. Truly, New Kingdom Egypt was one of the world’s first superpowers.

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What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt?
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How Did the Libyans Impact Ancient Egypt
[[File: Libyans.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Modern Recreation of an Ancient Egyptian Relief Depicting the Races of Man Known to the Egyptians – From The ancient Egyptians were quite conscious of the cultural differences between them and

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Was Regicide Common in Ancient Egypt
...iod (ca. 728 - 332 BC) regicide became quite common in the Nile Valley. As Egypt was invaded and ruled by wave after wave of foreign dynasties, regicide bec ...not stop the act from happening totally, as one king was killed in each of Egypt’s three kingdoms.

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Was Regicide Common in Ancient Egypt?
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How did climate change influence the rise of ancient Egypt
...e.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Figure 1. Climate data showing wetter conditions in Egypt and surrounding regions before 5000 BC.]]__NOTOC__ ...in a complex web of influences. This could have been the case for ancient Egypt as well.

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How Was Marriage in Ancient Egypt Different than the Modern Concept?
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How Did Ptolemy II Revitalize Ancient Egypt
...it may have seemed like just another group of foreigners was going to rule Egypt from afar, making sure to deplete as many of her resources in the process. ...to Egypt while respecting native Egyptian traditions, and by revitalizing Egypt’s military.

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How Did Psamtek I Save Ancient Egypt
...gn rule. Beginning in the middle of the Twentieth Dynasty, around 1150 BC, Egypt began a long yet steady decline where it first lost its imperial possession ...n descent. The lowest point was when the Assyrians conquered and decimated Egypt in the seventh century. But out of the ashes of Assyrian dominance came Psa

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How Did Writing Evolve in Ancient Egypt
...sopotamia can be followed along a very gradual yet definite path, while in Egypt, the appearance of the first written texts was somewhat sudden. ...ents written on papyrus. When the Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs ruled over Egypt, the native forms of the written language eventually died. However, a vesti

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Why Did Seth Worship Become Popular in Ancient Egypt
...nd Heliopolis for Atum. These were three of the best known gods in ancient Egypt and their cities were among the most important, but there were a host of le ...cunning, which were all admirable traits, making him worthy of worship in Egypt. Seth became a particularly popular god during two far separated periods in

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How Did Writing Evolve in Ancient Egypt?
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How Did the Nubians Impact Ancient Egypt?
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How Did Ptolemy II Revitalize Ancient Egypt?
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How did climate change influence the rise of ancient Egypt?
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How did Akhenaten Radically Change Egyptian Religion and Culture
...haraoh’s loyalty was not enough, and soon Akhenaten required that all of Egypt adopt his new god and abandon their old pantheon in favor of sun worship. ...tian gods Ra and Horus, the sun god and sky god. It was common in ancient Egypt for gods to merge identities, and Akhenaten may have been attempting to eas

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The Bronze Age Economy and Trade Top Ten Booklist
...ronze Age, the economies of the ancient Near East became linked to broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe through long-distance commerce ...-i-ii-i-9789070192037?partnerid=41307&p_ti State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference]'' Orientalia Lovani

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How did Early Empires facilitate the Rise of Investment Banking
...ly were family-run business, and forms of investment banking appear in the ancient Near East. ...trading hub for the region that had a group of Assyrian settlers from the ancient city of Aššur who had settled in the area (Figure 1). These Assyrians cre

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Bronze Age (3200-1200 BC) Economy and Trade in the Near East Top Ten Booklist
...important element that helped link the ancient Near East with the broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe through long-distance commerce ...versiteit te Leuven (1970- ), eds. 1979. ''State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference''. Orientalia Lovani

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How did Monotheism Develop
The first monotheistic religion developed in Ancient Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten, but it failed to gain a foothold and disappe ...ode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=677e84cbaa3df8a547a903e9e58c82b0 Akhenaten: Egypt’s False Prophet]''. 1. Aufl. London: Thames & Hudson.</ref> The king was

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How did ancient Professional Armies develop
...onal armies in Mesopotamia, see Bauer, S. Wise. 2007. ''The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome''. 1st ed. New York: ...ry, see: Foster, Benjamin R. 2015. ''The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia''. New York, NY: Routledge.</ref> While it is not clear what he

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How the Rise of Common Languages Developed in the Ancient Near East
...wide territory and influenced the development of subsequent languages. The ancient Near East displays some of the world’s earliest common languages shared b ...ke these other languages, Akkadian spread in use throughout the Near East, Egypt, and even reached Cyprus by the 2nd millennium BC. Written Akkadian utilize

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How did Manufactured Glass Develop in the Bronze Age
...> Perhaps the earliest glass anywhere comes from the ancient Near East or Egypt, by roughly 3500 BC, when temperatures in kilns started reaching higher tem ...on chemical minerals used for decoration, see: Henderson, Julian. 2013. ''Ancient Glass''. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, pg. 163.</ref>

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How did the Silk Road develop
One very influential connection made between Europe and China in ancient periods was the so-called Silk Road. While this did not mean a specific roa ...nd Egypt, see: Boyle, Katie, Colin Renfrew, and Marsha Levine, eds. 2002. Ancient Interactions: East and West in Eurasia. McDonald Institute Monographs. Camb

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How did Medicine develop in the Ancient World
==Egypt and Mesopotamia== ...er, Markham J. 2010. ''Ancient Babylonian Medicine: Theory and Practice''. Ancient Cultures. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.</r

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What has been the Role of Horses in Human Societies
..._Maler_um_1355_v._Chr._001.jpg|left|thumbnail|300px|Horses used in Ancient Egypt to pull chariots.]] ...Postgate, JN. 1986. “The Equids of Sumer, Again,” In: ''Equids in the Ancient World'', Meadow RH, Ueopmann H-P (Eds.). Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag: Weisba

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How did climate change influence the rise and collapse of the ancient Maya
Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World, the ancient Maya thrived and relatively rapidly disintegrated as a major political forc ...dominant entity. Scholars have compared it to the period of city-states in ancient Greece or Medieval Italy. Some of the largest centers likely had population

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How Did Early Mathematics Evolve
...e: Katz, Victor J., and Annette Imhausen, eds. 2007. ''The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: A Sourcebook''. Princeton: Princeton ...e: Katz, Victor J., and Annette Imhausen, eds. 2007. ''The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: A Sourcebook''. Princeton: Princeton

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Is the Film the Prince of Egypt Historically Accurate
[[File: Prince_of_egypt.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|The Prince of Egypt]]__NOTOC__ ...than some other films, and correctly portrays many details of New Kingdom Egypt while adding a healthy dose of fiction to make it an enjoyable family film.

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How Did the Libyans Impact Ancient Egypt?
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How did the Ionian Revolt (499-493 BC) change the Ancient World
...f events that resulted in the Greek and Persian Wars, that transformed the ancient World. ...s and gave regions their realms' considerable autonomy.<ref> Fine, JVA The Ancient Greeks: A Critical History (Harvard, Harvard University Press, 1983) </ref>

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How has the Roman Lex Mercatoria evolved to play a role in modern International Trade and Commerce Codification
...trans-lex.org/104970/_/malynes-gerard-consuetudo-vel-lex-mercatoria-or-the-ancient-law-merchant-/ |Lex Mercatoria printed in London 1622]] ...the origins of Lex Mercatoria can be traced back even further, in Ancient Egypt and even back to Greek and Phoenician trade. <ref>Historical background of

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When did Social Inequality Develop in the Ancient World
...c-20&linkId=ba5989033a645ff589d8c3e61a6eb8a1 The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt]''. New ed. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, pg. 39.</ref> Du ...nkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=3232ebc8efd2bef729de00020670aa73 Ancient Egypt: State and Society]''. First edition. New York: Oxford University Press, pg

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How Did Early Judicial Systems Evolve
...iest laws, although very likely even earlier laws existed, derive from the ancient Sumarian city of Lagash, located in southern Mesopotamia (southern Iraq), d ...agina, is one attributed to king Ur-Nammu, who ruled the Ur III state from ancient Ur (located in southern Iraq). The law code may have been written sometime

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How Did Gold Become Desired by Ancient Civilizations
Gold is first known to have been acquired by ancient human societies in the 4th millennium BC, a time when copper and metals wer ...analysis of the Nahal Qanah finds, see: Shalev, Sariel. 1995. “Metals in Ancient Israel: Archaeological Interpretation of Chemical Analysis.” ''Israel Jou

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Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
...970. From Tribe to Empire, Social Organization among Primitives and in the Ancient East. New York: Cooper Square, pg. 236. </ref> ...dversaries, see: Foster, B. R. 2016. The Age of Agade: Inventing empire in ancient Mesopotamia. London ; New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.</re

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What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
...sis's book. Around the same time, Arab and Persian writers postulated that Egypt's pyramids were actually vessels of esoteric knowledge of a previous age. A ...omplexes that played an integral role in the religious life of Old Kingdom Egypt. Pyramid construction also evolved considerably during the Old Kingdom, dem

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How Did Nebuchadnezzar Impact Ancient Near Eastern History
...ounding Nebuchadnezzar II, it quickly becomes evident that he affected the ancient Near East in several profound ways. ...barked on an ambitious building program that made his city the envy of the ancient world.

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Why did museums develop
...ld be in the city of Ur, in the temple of Ennigaldi-Nanna, which did house ancient collections, this structure may date to a slightly later time than that of ...s continuing to have important relevance. The importance and continuity of ancient religion, in fact, was another motivation to develop museums, in this case

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Why was Alexander the Great So Successful In His Conquests
...more, Alexander began a process where Greek culture began to intermix with ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Central Asian, and Indian cultures that influenced ...l the social change that would eventually influence Europe, the Near East, Egypt, and much of Asia rested in his ability to conquer many territories and do

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How did Athens become the leading Greek city-state
...od of Cleisthenes' rise to power, see: Fine, John Van Antwerp. 1983. ''The Ancient Greeks: A Critical History''. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Pr, pg. 122.< ...ijf, Onno van, and Fik Meijer. 2014. ''Trade, Transport and Society in the Ancient World a Sourcebook'', pg. 33.</ref> The region of Attica is not highly fert

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How Did Ancient Alexandria Rise to Prominence
...the beacon known as the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. ...is little doubt that Alexandria was unique among other notable city in the ancient Near East or Mediterranean. Unlike Rome, Athens, or Babylon, Alexandria was

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Why Were the Philistines and Israelites Enemies
...after 1177 BC. <ref> Kitchen, Kenneth. The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt: (1100 to 650 BC). Second Edition. (Warminster, United Kingdom: Aris an ...n weapons sometime between 1060 and 1050 BC. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. Volume 2. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 440<

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How did modern boxing emerge
...hed by millions. Although modern boxing has a lot of similarities with its ancient cousin, the mix with television, big money, and big personalities has forev ...d millennium BCE show boxers fighting and possibly wearing gloves. Ancient Egypt also has depictions of what appear to be boxers. We don't know the reasonin

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How did the modern tennis emerge
...these early games looked like, making it hard to know if there was a clear ancient origin for the sport.<ref>For more information, see: Gillmeister, H. (1998)

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How Did Slavery Develop
Slavery has been an ancient institution that likely goes back to periods of the earliest writing if not ...ome levels even before the rise of states and cities. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt likely have some of the earliest evidence of larger-scale slavery as confli

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Ancient Egypt’s Third Intermediate and Late Periods Top Ten Booklist
...ag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=a005059adeed3f030e20f38cffd4cba2 The Black Pharaohs: Egypt’s Nubian Rulers]]] ...hird Intermediate Period ended with the Nubian King, Piye’s, conquest of Egypt in 728 because that date also marked the beginning of the Twenty-Fifth Dyna

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How Did Hospitals Emerge
...re seen as a way to address healthcare in increasingly urban spaces in the ancient world. In the Medieval and Modern periods, new practices emerged that allow ...dealing with c-section and removal of boils. <ref>McIntosh, J. (2005). Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, pg. 275.

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How did universities develop
...dy and apply their knowledge. <ref>For more on learning in Mesopotamia and Egypt, see: Krebs, Robert E. 2004. Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Invent ...John R. Catan, and Giovanni Reale. 1990. Plato and Aristotle. A History of Ancient Philosophy, Giovanni Reale ; 2. Albany, NY: State Univ. of New York Press

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History of God Top Ten Booklist
...elite worshiping Yahweh, who becomes the foundation and name of God in the ancient Jewish faith.]] .... Later cultures developed concepts that derive from ancient Iran, Greece, Egypt, and perhaps other regions. In a period over several hundred years, in the

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How did police departments form
...security became a major priority for governments. Although threats in the ancient world and late antiquity were seen as external, it was also internal unrest ==Ancient Roots==

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How Historically Accurate is Alexander
...lexander's generals and became the Ptolemaic dynasty founder that ruled in Egypt until the Roman conquest. The story depicts Alexander's complex personality ...of the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire). Alexander was declared a god in Egypt and then fought the pivotal Battle of Gaugamela, where the Persian army was

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How Did Firefighting Develop
Early fighting developed in the early urban societies of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus. However, these were not dedicated fire departm ...of these states' firefighting, see: Sarker, K.R. 2003. Public Finance in Ancient India. First edition Edition. Abhinav Publications, India</ref>

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How Did Honey Evolve in our Diet
Honey is probably one of the most ancient sweeteners used by humans. Additionally, it was perhaps consumed not only b ...llennium BCE, both ancient Mesopotamia, Sumer or modern southern Iraq, and Egypt show evidence of beekeeping having developed. Honey, at this point, was use

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When did Men Start Wearing Pants
...Adrienne. The Amazons: lives and legends of warrior women across the ancient world. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014, 96.</ref> ...erial Russia and Regency England.<ref>Mila Contini, Fashion, from ancient Egypt to the present day (New York: Odyssey Press, 1965), 183.</ref>

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How Did Black Pepper Spread in Popularity
...in South and Southeast Asia. The spread of this pepper is intertwined with ancient trade expansion that once connected the length of the Old World. In more re ...difficult to detect, so this can only be a conjecture.<ref>For more on the ancient use of black pepper, see: Ravindran, P. N., ed. 2000. Black Pepper: Pipe

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How did bath houses become popular
...500-300 BC.<ref> For more on the development of bathing and bath houses in ancient Greek and east Mediterranean cultures, see: Lucore, S. K., & Trümper, M. ( ...self, had 952 baths of varying size, with the largest public bath from the ancient world being the Baths of Diocletian built in 306 AD (Figure 2). Sometimes b

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How Did Croesus Become the Wealthiest Man in the Ancient World
...to teach his people, which ultimately made the king the richest man in the ancient world in more ways than one. ...Y&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=79dd0784e66204ce6c9be62294524f3a The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. Volume 2]. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 547

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How did the Throne Develop as a Royal Symbol
...monarchs and thrones in Egypt and Mesopotamia, see:Houston, M.G. (2002) Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian & Persian costume. Mineola, N.Y, Dover Publicati ...figures, see: James B. Pritchard & Daniel E. Fleming (eds.) (2011) The ancient Near East: an anthology of texts and pictures. Princeton, N.J, Princeto

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How did kitchens develop
...le:Egyptian kitchen Berlin 1.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Model from Egypt, found in a wealthy tomb, showing a food preparation scene. ]] ...in the Mediterranean region, see: Klarich, Elizabeth, ed. 2010. Inside Ancient Kitchens: New Directions in the Study of Daily Meals and Feasts. Boulde

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What Are the Origins of Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
...dom (ca. 2055-1650 BC) is often overlooked in popular histories of ancient Egypt in favor of the Old and New Kingdoms. Even among scholars, the Middle Kingd ...rol over the entire Nile Delta, unifying Egypt once more and ensuring that Egypt would be among the longest enduring civilizations in human history.

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What is the Deep Impact of Ferrous Metallurgy
...ons. The innovation of iron smelting opened many new possibilities for the ancient and modern worlds, forever changing how our own societies today have evolve ...nium BCE, iron tools were increasingly found in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. In fact, in the Late Bronze Age, from around 1400-1300 BCE, iron weapons a

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What was the contribution of Pompey the Great to Roman History
...the Battle of Pharsalus in the Balkans. In 48 BCE, he was assassinated in Egypt by a renegade Roman soldier.<ref>Goldsworthy, p 213</ref> Pompey established a system whereby grain from Sicily, Egypt, and North Africa was exported to Rome by sea. This grain was then distribu

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What is the Deep Impact of Gold
...unt, plaster cast of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri, Western Thebes, Egypt - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09766.JPG|thumbnail|300px|left|Figure 1. Relief ...d. We often think of gold as something decorative or worn. However, in the ancient and modern worlds, gold was also the standard in which economies and value

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Why Was Ramesses II “Great” and How Did He Influence the History of the Ancient Near East
...gypt and that of the adjoining kingdoms of the Near East. Empowered by the ancient gods Re and Seth – his name is translated into English as “He is born o ...sses II the greatest of all his namesakes and arguably of all kings in the ancient Near East.

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How Was Marriage in Ancient Egypt Different than the Modern Concept
...f marriage, but was it like the modern concept? Much like modern marriage, ancient Egyptian couples lived together, formed households, and were eventually bur ...view. There was no known marriage ceremony in ancient Egypt and as much as Egypt was a fairly homogenous society, marriage practices were different for non-

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How Were the Assyrians able to Conquer the Ancient Near East
...venerable kingdoms of the region including: Babylon, Mitanni, Israel, and Egypt. An examination of Assyrian military campaigns reveals that they were able ...atolia in the north to Babylon in the south. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. Volume 1. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 192<

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How Did Universal Religions Change the World
...s they created, see: Johnston, S. I. (Ed.). (, 2004). Religions of the ancient world: a guide. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Pr ...s, such as the temple of Philae in Egypt, led to the ultimate death of the ancient polytheistic religions and related knowledge. ]]

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What was the impact of Augustus' victory over Mark Anthony and Cleopatra on Rome
...sar’s grand-nephew and principal heir's victory allowed him to integrate Egypt and its territories into the Roman Empire fully. Perhaps most importantly, ...This was because of Anthony’s brazen affair with Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, and what was seen as the public humiliation of Augustus' sister, who was M

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Could Another Alphabet Have Developed
The alphabet used in most languages derives from the ancient Canaanite alphabet that developed in the early to mid 2nd millennium BCE in ...q and Syria). The cuneiform-based alphabet that developed took hold in the ancient city of Ugarit, which was an important Late Bronze Age city (1600-1200 BCE)

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When did Constantine the Great really become a Christian
One of the most important figures in the ancient world was the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. He set the stage for Chr ...al of Theological Studies, 49 (1998): 684-95</ref>. Eusebius portrays Egypt as ungovernable because of the theological controversies that were dividing

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When did oil paints become popular
The use of tempera paint traces back to the ancient world. From ancient Egypt to the Indus River valley, historic global cultures made use of tempera pai [[Category: Renaissance History]] [[Category:Art History]][[Category:Ancient History]]

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Why did the Empire of Alexander the Great fragment after his death
...32BC). The Macedonian was once again victorious, and he went on to capture Egypt. The Achaemenid monarch offered to cede to the son of Phillip II, the weste ...mpt to anoint himself as Alexander’s heir. Perdiccas attempted to invade Egypt, but he bungled the crossing of the Nile, and his generals later assassinat

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Why Did the Ancient Egyptians Mummify Animals
...rocodiles. An investigation of animal worship and mummification in ancient Egypt reveals that it did not happen overnight and did not necessarily develop al ===Mummification and Animal Worship in Ancient Egypt===

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How was the Library of Alexandria Destroyed
...s ultimately destroyed.<ref>Galbraith, James. (2008). What Happened To The Ancient Library Of Alexandria?. College & Research Libraries, 69(6), 590 - 5 ...its demise. Although the Library is one of the most famous relics of the ancient world, we know very little about its appearance, the work is done there, or

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Was there an Ancient Suez Canal
...r way to travel from Europe to Asia: traveling through the Suez Isthmus in Egypt would save an immense amount of time and money. Under a joint British and F ...ruction of a canal. An examination of the ancient sources reveals that the ancient attempts to build a Red Sea canal followed a different path, but by most ac

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What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia
...of different people who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, unlike Egypt, was full of disparate and, at times, warring ethnic groups. Still, they al ...visible and tangible sign of a king’s power. Any king worth his salt in ancient Mesopotamia had to build a ziggurat that could be seen for miles around, wh

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How Did Public Aquariums Develop
...d Egypt, see: Vernon N. Kisling (ed.) (2001) Zoo and aquarium history: ancient animal collections to zoological gardens. Boca Raton, Fla, CRC Press.</ ...to put glass in their indoor aquariums. Sea fish were popular for food in ancient Rome, where archaeological remains suggest that the Romans may have even co

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How Did Globalism Begin during the Bronze Age
...long-lasting, or influential as that of the “Great Powers Club” of the ancient Near East during the late Bronze Age. For a period of over 300 years, the l ===The Great Powers Club of the Ancient Near East===

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How Did Howard Carter Discover Tutankhamun’s Tomb
...r helping making the Oriental Institute of Chicago into one of the premier ancient Near East research institutes in the world. Often included in the list of t ...for the discovery of tomb KV 62 in the Valley of the Kings outside Luxor, Egypt in November 1922. Of course this was the tomb of the legendary King Tutankh

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How Did the Ancient City of Nineveh Fall
...marked the end of the Assyrian Empire, which at its height stretched from Egypt in the west to Persia in the east and included most of Anatolia, the Levant ...fall was so important because, for a time, it was the greatest city in the ancient world as it served as a source of inspiration and awe for Assyrians and non

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How did dogs develop into pets
...01.JPG|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. A mummified dog and monkey found in Egypt.]] ...re seen as having an afterlife (Figure 1).<ref>For more on dogs in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, see: Johns, C. (2008) Dogs: history, myth, art. Cam

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What Are the Origins of Egyptology
Today, Egyptology – the study of ancient Egyptian history, culture, and language – is a worldwide discipline studi ...g the plethora of Egyptian texts readable. Once the texts became readable, ancient Egyptian chronology became clearer and the nuances of pharaonic civilizatio

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How did cats become pets?
...Quarter.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Seated cat statue from ancient Egypt.]] ...rus from 7500 BC, where a human was found buried next to a cat. In ancient Egypt, by around 2000 BC, we find the first cat cemetery with mummified cats and

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How did zoos develop
...e:9452190187 2b90ed3bfa b.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1. Hunting scene, from ancient Assyria, showing a royal hunt in a royal park created to contain lions.]] ...have been kept by Ramses II.<ref>For more on wild animals kept in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, see: Bostock, S.S.C. (2014) Zoos and animal rights: th

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Why Was Imhotep the Ancient World's Greatest Scientist
...ons, there was an engineer, doctor, and thinker named Imhotep who lived in Egypt during the middle of the third millennium BC. ...im near the step pyramid. All of these factors combine to make Imhotep the ancient world’s greatest scientist.

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What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt
...mbs and temples for their gods and kings. The reality is that although the ancient Egyptian social system was quite different from that of the modern world, a ...ohol was the primary drink in their diets. Alcohol was also significant in ancient Egyptian religion as it played a central role in some of the myths and was

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When were water fountains created
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How did prisons develop
====Ancient Origin==== ...ly punishment, see: Tetlow, E.M. (2004) Women, crime, and punishment in ancient law and society. New York, Continuum.</ref>

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What Role Did Inflation Play in the Collapse of the Roman Empire
...f roads, republican government, and organized sports. Truly, among all the ancient peoples there is no doubt the Romans were the most “modern.” But perhap ===Ancient Inflation and A Notable Pre-Roman Example===

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When did taxation emerge
...infrastructure. This was the case in both Mesopotamia (southern Iraq) and Egypt, where such labor would be required for periods of time from different fami ...(2006) Temples, tithes, and taxes: the temple and the economic life of ancient Israel. Peabody, Mass, Hendrickson Publishers.</ref>

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How Did Cremation Emerge as a Death Ritual
...d Afro-Semitic populations, such as in Palestine, ancient Mesopotamia, and Egypt, continued through historical periods.<ref>For more on burial practices tha ...o bury their dead even before the full emergence of Hinduism and Buddhism. Ancient China and Japan appeared to have buried their dead, although this practice

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What was the Achaemenid Persian Empire
...Mesopotamia in the early first millennium BC and ruled over the Levant and Egypt before their empire collapsed in the late seventh century BC. The Neo-Babyl ...e world. It stretched from Bactria (modern day Afghanistan) in the east to Egypt in the west and from Anatolia in the north to Arabia in the south. Within t

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How Did the Athenians Win the Battle of Marathon
Few battles in the ancient world had as much impact on history as the Battle of Marathon. The battle h ...was listed as an Achaemenid satrapy in Persian inscriptions from Persia to Egypt. It was written about by the fifth century BC Greek historian Herodotus, wh

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How did Theodosius the Great change the Roman Empire
...s was instrumental in proscribing paganism, and he did much to destroy the ancient religions of the Roman Empire. He was also instrumental in stabilizing the ...ferocity of the disputes between the various Christian groups that much of Egypt and North Africa were ungovernable.<ref> Brown, Peter, The Rise of Western

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What Gods Did Darius "the Great" Worship
...empire run more efficiently and was instrumental in the construction of an ancient Suez Canal that linked the Mediterranean and Red seas. ...Mesopotamia. <ref> Frankfort, Henri. Kingship and the Gods: A Study of Ancient Near Eastern Religion as the Integration of Society and Nature. (Chicag

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Why Was the Ancient City of Palmyra So Important
[[File: Palmyra_trade.png|250px|thumbnail|left|Map Showing Ancient Trade Routes with Palmyra in the Middle]]__NOTOC__ ...can be seen today only as a ruins. Carthage, Hattusas, and Palmyra are all ancient cities that fall into this category.

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Who Were the Sea Peoples
Of all the people of the ancient world, one of the most important but least known is a group collectively kn ...at information, there are still many questions surrounding these enigmatic ancient peoples.

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What was the impact of the Babylonian War (311-309 BCE) on the Hellenistic World
...Antigonus, he had largely been able to contain the attacks of Ptolemy from Egypt and was even expanding his territories at the expense of Cassander and Lysi ...s the de-facto monarch in Egypt. The support that the Macedonian ruler of Egypt, especially the veterans he supplied were crucial in the defeat of Antigonu

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What Were the Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths
[[File: Ra_and_Atum.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Depiction of the Ancient Egyptian Sun Gods: Re (left) and Atum (right)]]__NOTOC__ ...in the creation of the physical world and later humanity. At first glance, ancient Egyptian cosmogony does not seem very different than those of other culture

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How Was the Lighthouse of Alexandria Destroyed
...e Wonders were located in and around Greece, but two of them were found in Egypt. ...one of the most practical because it helped facilitate trade in and out of Egypt.

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How did Timur change the history of the world
...t for war, and he then turned his attention to Mamelukes who were based in Egypt and Syria, and he defeated them. ...Christians by Timur (1336–1405) destroyed many bishoprics, including the ancient Christian city and cultural capital Ashur. The Timurid army completed the e

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How Did Cleopatra Die
...Cleopatra was much more complex than how she is often depicted: she ruled Egypt with a king's power during a period when rulership was often a male preroga == Why did the Ptolemy Family rule Egypt? ==

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How did the battle of Manzikert (1071) change the Byzantine Empire
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Why Were the Phoenicians Such Successful Merchants
...first millennium BC, they were the premier merchants and explorers of the ancient world. Phoenician culture began in the Levant (the area roughly congruent w Phoenician religion was similar to that of other ancient peoples in that it was polytheistic, but it possessed several key points th

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How Did the Hittites Influence the Late Bronze Age Near East
...ancient Near East. During the period, some of the greatest peoples of the ancient world, such as the Egyptians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, built magnificent ...derived from the ancient Egyptian word for the people and their land; the ancient Hittites referred to themselves as “Nephites.” To make things a bit mor

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How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history
...yh0c-20&linkId=af9472455d3cb5895f9d3b9f349c6f4a 100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present] (Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, ...great hardship, especially in winter. The Caliph sent reinforcements from Egypt. Despite many assaults, the Arabs could not breach the walls of Constantino

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How Did the Nubians Impact Ancient Egypt
...n state was strong, Nubia was usually weak and vice versa. To the Nubians, Egypt was the source of high culture and civilization that they admired and event ...Dynasty lasted less than 100 years, its kings were very active in shaping Egypt’s political situation.

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Ancient History Study Guide
*[[How Did the Ancient City of Nineveh Fall?]] *[[What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia?]]

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Ancient Egypt Study Guide
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What made Julius Caesar a great general
...campaigns and tactics have been studied and admired by soldiers since the ancient era. Among his admirers were Napoleon and Rommel. Many regard him as the gr ...ere shattered and fled all over the known world. Caesar followed Pompey to Egypt but found that the Ptolemies had assassinated his foe. The Roman general be

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New Kingdom Ancient Egypt Top Ten Booklist
...ampaigns, constructing many of the temples and monuments in Upper/southern Egypt that still attract countless visitors every day. ...yptians through well-documented correspondence letters. Truly, New Kingdom Egypt was one of the world’s first superpowers.

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What were the consequences of Caesar's assassination
...tion of Caesar was carried out to protect the Republic and to preserve the ancient Constitution of the city.<ref> Goldsworthy, p. 314</ref> ...In the east, Mark Anthony began a relationship with the Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra IV. For a brief period, the Roman territories were divided betwe

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How Did the Mycenaeans Influence Classical Greece
...: The_Lions_Gate_of_Mycenae.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left| The Lion Gate of the Ancient City of Mycenae]]__NOTOC__ The era of ancient Greek culture generally known as the “classical” period, which roughly

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How Did the God Baal Become Popular
Among all the ancient Near East's major deities, Baal is perhaps one of the least understood. Muc ...ref> Coogan, Michael D. and Mark S. Smith, eds. And trans. Stories from Ancient Canaan. Second Edition. (Louisville, Kentucky: Wipf and Stock, 2019), p

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What Was the Significance of the Near East Middle Bronze Age System
...enth and early twentieth centuries, it became clear that many medieval and ancient societies developed geopolitical systems that were as intricate as any toda ...eographic-cultural periphery of the system, including Elam, Middle Kingdom Egypt, Cyprus, and numerous states in Anatolia.

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How Did the Ancient City of Sais Rise to Prominence
[[File: Ancient_Egypt.png|300px|thumbnail|left| Map of Ancient Egypt and Nubia: Sais Is in the Western Delta]]__NOTOC__ ...332 BC Sais was among the most, if not the most important cities in Egypt. Unlike the other great Egyptian cities, though, Sais had a very different

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What is the history of New Year celebrations
...rstock_520864489.jpeg|240px|thumbnail|left|Celebrations of the New Year in Egypt often involved asking for the Nile floods to be successful in the coming ye For ancient Egypt, New Year's Day was on September 11, which also revolved around agricultura

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How Did Senusret III Influence Ancient Egyptian History
...ypt’s Middle Kingdom (ca. 1975-1640 BC), which produced one of pharaonic Egypt’s most important but lesser known kings – Senusret III (ruled ca. 1837- ...but also in the minds of its people and even in the historiography of the ancient Greeks.

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What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt?
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How Was History Written in the Ancient Near East
[[File: Thoth.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left| Relief of the Ancient Egyptian God of Writing and Knowledge, Thoth]]__NOTOC__ ...the modern world their historiographical tradition, the people of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia also wrote history.

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What were the consequences of the reign of the Emperor Hadrian
...ritain, and a serious insurrection among Jews in North Africa, Cyprus, and Egypt. The Roman World was on the verge of a crisis. Hadrian, upon securing his p [[Category:Wikis]][[Category:Roman History]][[Category:Ancient History]][[Category:Roman Empire]]

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How Did Antiochus III Influence the Hellenistic World
...influenced the greater Hellenistic world by waging wars against Ptolemaic Egypt and Rome and by recognizing the native Babylonian culture, while promoting ...usands Greek speaking migrants into the Near East. <ref> Bryce, Trevor. Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,

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How Did the Libyans Impact Ancient Egypt
[[File: Libyans.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Modern Recreation of an Ancient Egyptian Relief Depicting the Races of Man Known to the Egyptians – From The ancient Egyptians were quite conscious of the cultural differences between them and

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Was Regicide Common in Ancient Egypt
...iod (ca. 728 - 332 BC) regicide became quite common in the Nile Valley. As Egypt was invaded and ruled by wave after wave of foreign dynasties, regicide bec ...not stop the act from happening totally, as one king was killed in each of Egypt’s three kingdoms.

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Was Regicide Common in Ancient Egypt?
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How did climate change influence the rise of ancient Egypt
...e.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Figure 1. Climate data showing wetter conditions in Egypt and surrounding regions before 5000 BC.]]__NOTOC__ ...in a complex web of influences. This could have been the case for ancient Egypt as well.

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How Did Sargon of Akkad Influence Ancient Mesopotamian History
Few rulers in ancient Mesopotamia influenced history more than Sargon I, also known as Sargon of Sargon’s origins are murky, and the ancient written sources that chronicle his early life are more legends than histori

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How Was Marriage in Ancient Egypt Different than the Modern Concept?
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How Did Lysimachus Impact the Hellenistic World
The Hellenistic Period (336-31 BC) of ancient Greek history was marked by a series of important political and cultural de ...Alexander as he was one of his trusted bodyguards. <ref> King, Carol J. Ancient Macedonia. (London: Routledge, 2018), p. 121</ref> By the time Alexande

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Did Egyptian President Gamal Nasser Protect the Copts
...rmative and influential leaders in the modern Middle East. As president of Egypt from 1956-1970, he helped transform his country from a proud but backwater ...am. But as much as Nasser is remembered as a source of strength for modern Egypt, his domestic policies on religion were complicated and sometimes contradic

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How Did the Ancient City of Memphis Rise to Prominence
...ap Depicting Ancient Memphis in Relation to Other Important Sites in Lower Egypt]]__NOTOC__ ...ing that Memphis was among the most enduring and significant cities in the ancient world.

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Did the Biblical Exodus Actually Happen
[[File: Nile_Sinai.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Satellite Photo of Northeast Egypt and the Levant: The Eastern Nile Delta Is Visible in the Top Left, the Sina ...ing about modern sensibilities than anything about the relationship of the ancient Hebrews and Egyptians. The Exodus has also influenced modern pop culture, b

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Why Did Babylon Collapse in the Late Bronze Age
...there as it was for being a seat of power and the headquarters of some of ancient Mesopotamia’s most influential religious cults. ...to be one of the members of the unofficial “Great Powers” club of the ancient Near Eastern kingdoms. But almost as quickly as Babylon rose to prominence

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Where Did the Tradition Of Greeting Cards Develop
...tradition develop? As one might expect, greeting cards developed from more ancient roots. Additionally, the use and intention of greeting cards have also chan ...at maybe have been sent as a card of well-wishing. In Bronze Age China and Egypt, these societies show evidence of personalized messages sent to others cele

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What is the history of New Year Resolutions
...is seems to us as an annual ritual, the history of New Year resolutions is ancient and, just like today, people in the distant past likely struggled with thei The oldest recorded New Year resolution dates to about 2000 BC from ancient southern Mesopotamia, in today's southern Iraq, where the New Year, which o

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How Did the Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes Become Prominent
...ent_Egypt_map.png|300px|thumbnail|left| Map of the Major Cities in Ancient Egypt]]__NOTOC__ ...e creation of the Egyptian state. Like many small urban centers in ancient Egypt, Thebes lingered in obscurity until a combination of chance events and the

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What was the impact of Eumenes on the Hellenistic World
...rigin. His father came into the service of the Macedonian monarchs of the ancient Argead dynasty, and it seems likely that Eumenes was a member of the nobili ...d by the satrap of Armenia in an attack on Perdiccas. He was on his way to Egypt to deal with Ptolemy and he placed Eumenes in charge of Asia Minor despite

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When Did Recreational Drugs Emerge
== Which drugs did humans use in the Ancient Middle East?== ...tional drug use comes from ancient Mesopotamia (modern Syria and Iraq) and Egypt. At Ebla, in modern western Syria, a kitchen was found in a palace from the

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How did Comedy develop overtime
...entertainment that has its origins in ancient periods. Comedians from the ancient Greeks are known to us, but there is evidence that mass or even organized c ====Ancient Origins====

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Is the Film Exodus: Gods and Kings Historically Accurate
...ppen?|book of Exodus]]. The epic begins with the Hebrew people enslaved in Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Seti I (ruled ca. 1294-1279 BC) and ends with M ...written on papyri scrolls and inscribed on the walls of temples throughout Egypt. Interestingly, in one passage he admits to having been surrounded by the H

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What Were the Impacts of the Maccabean Rebellion on the Ancient Near East
...sopotamia and most of the Levant. Other kings were Ptolemy I, who received Egypt, and Lysimachus was given Thrace. ...onia to Syria and Mesopotamia during their reigns. <ref> Bryce, Trevor. Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,

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51 Great Online Resources for History Teachers
* [[Ancient History Study Guide|Ancient History]] * [[Ancient Greek Study Guide|Ancient Greek History]]

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How did timekeeping devices develop
...dial found, although these objects are probably more ancient, derives from Egypt from the 2nd millennium BCE.]] ...ic units we use to save time have not significantly evolved, showing their ancient historical roots. Timekeeping developed in early recorded history, with dif

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How Did Ptolemy II Revitalize Ancient Egypt
...it may have seemed like just another group of foreigners was going to rule Egypt from afar, making sure to deplete as many of her resources in the process. ...to Egypt while respecting native Egyptian traditions, and by revitalizing Egypt’s military.

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How Did Gladiatorial Games Evolve in Ancient Rome
The gladiatorial games of ancient Rome are well-known today due to the numerous films produced over the last ...ir power and virility. <ref> Kyle, Donald G. Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World. (Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 2007), p. 264</ref> The first

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Who Was King Tut’s Father?
...gists Howard Carter, which proved to be one of the best-preserved tombs in ancient Egyptian history. Other than the beautiful items recovered from his tomb an ...not the original crown prince. <ref> Aldred, Cyril. Akhenaten: King of Egypt. (London: Thames and Hudson), p. 159</ref> Whatever type of circumstan

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The Federalist Papers - Number 18
...Macedonian power induced the league to court the alliance of the Kings of Egypt and Syria, who, as successors of Alexander, were rivals of the king of Mace ...ignty. By these arts this union, the last hope of Greece, the last hope of ancient liberty, was torn into pieces; and such imbecility and distraction introduc

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How Did Psamtek I Save Ancient Egypt
...gn rule. Beginning in the middle of the Twentieth Dynasty, around 1150 BC, Egypt began a long yet steady decline where it first lost its imperial possession ...n descent. The lowest point was when the Assyrians conquered and decimated Egypt in the seventh century. But out of the ashes of Assyrian dominance came Psa

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How Did Pergamon Become a Great City
...ellenistic world, it was arguably one of the greatest cities of the entire ancient world. Located in the mountains a few miles in from the Aegean coast in Asi ...on and the Attalids.” In Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World. Edited by Carlos A. Picón and Seán Hemingway. (New York: Metro

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What is the history of cooling a home in summer
...figure out a way to keep cool. In Mesopotamia, modern Iraq and Syria, and Egypt the earliest cities already show evidence for cooling methods. Already by 7 ...umpkins, William T. La Casa Adobe. Rev. and enl. ed. Santa Fe, N.M: Ancient City Press, 1986.</ref>

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How Extensive Was the Indus Valley Civilization’s Influence
...rimary cities – was one of the world’s first civilizations, along with Egypt and Mesopotamia. Beginning about 3200 BC, groups of people in the Indus Riv ...ation was ever under the rule of one king or ruler as ancient Egypt and as ancient Mesopotamia was at different times, and details about the Indus Valley reli

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Who were the richest men in the Ancient World
The vast majority of people who lived in the Ancient World were impoverished. However, several men were unbelievably rich and we ...net worth in the Graeco-Roman era. However, it is possible to estimate the Ancient World's wealthiest using documentary evidence and estimates of how much a s

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Did the Ancient Minoans Play Organized Sports
The Minoans are one of the more mysterious people of the ancient world, largely because they did not leave behind any sizable amount of writ ...he best known today was the “sport” of bull leaping. An examination of ancient Minoan art and architecture reveals that not only did the Minoans participa

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Were Sasanian Persian Border Defenses Effective
...he last pre-Islamic Persian Empire and it was also the last kingdom of the ancient Near East. The Sasanians were able to build their empire by controlling imp ...breached the western defenses in Mesopotamia, bringing an end to the last ancient Persian Empire.

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What happened to the ark of the covenant
The ark of the covenant was central to the beliefs and religion of the Ancient Hebrews. It was a symbol of their covenant with God and their special relat ...King Solomon. It rested in the Holy of Holies inside the Tabernacle of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem. It was only seen by the High Priests and then only dur

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What Were the Origins of Ancient Macedon (aka Macedonia)
[[File: Ancient_Macedon.png|300px|thumbnail|left|Map of Ancient Macedon in Relation to Its Greek and Other Neighbors]]__NOTOC__ ...ansion of Greek/Hellenic culture to the Near East. The ancient kingdoms of Egypt and Babylon took on an increasingly Greek character during the Hellenistic

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How Did Lullabies Develop
...her activities. Whatever the reason, we know getting babies to sleep is an ancient problem. The earliest lullabies recorded are from Babylonia, in modern day ...aby to sleep.<ref>For more on some of the earliest lullabies, such as from Egypt and Mesopotamia, see: Marek, D., 2007. Singing: the first art. Scar

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How Did Government Propaganda Develop
Early forms of propaganda in the Near East and Egypt took the form of visual, often official art such as statues, inscriptions, ...emies of civilization: attitudes toward foreigners in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China . SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. State Unive

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Who was Pericles?
...idered by many to be one of the great statesmen who ever lived not only in Ancient Greece but in the history of Western Civilization. Many claims that the 5th ....<ref> Saxonhouse, A. W. (1993). Athenian democracy: Modern mythmakers and ancient theorists. PS: Political Science & Politics, 26(3), 486-490 </ref>

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How Did Historiography Evolve in the Hellenic World
...nals and therefore can be said to have practiced “historiography,” the ancient Greeks were the first people to write critical, narrative histories. Due to ...historian, Diodorus, referred to Egyptian king-lists in their histories of Egypt. <ref> Krebsbach, Jared. “Herodotus, Diodorus, and Manetho: An Examinatio

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Did the Ancient Egyptians’ Gods and Goddesses Have Personalities
...es with evident personalities and traits human. Though, the deities of the ancient Egyptians are generally thought of as lacking any feelings and clearly sepa ...yptians did not compose many narrative myths or myth cycles. The few known ancient Egyptian narratives were written in the New Kingdom (c. 1550-1075 BC), alth

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Why Were the Ancient Israelites and Edomites Enemies
[[File: Edom.png|200px|thumbnail|left|Map of the Ancient Levant Showing Edom in Red]]__NOTOC__ The ancient Hebrews, who later became the Israelites, had a plethora of enemies through

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How Did Writing Evolve in Ancient Egypt
...sopotamia can be followed along a very gradual yet definite path, while in Egypt, the appearance of the first written texts was somewhat sudden. ...ents written on papyrus. When the Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs ruled over Egypt, the native forms of the written language eventually died. However, a vesti

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What is the history of creation mythologies
...arly literate societies in the Middle East, creation myths appear early in ancient texts. The Sumerian myth focuses on how the gods An (sky), Enlil (supreme g In ancient Chinese cultures, similar to the Near East, conflict is common. Pangu was s

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Why did Hera hate Zeus
...of Greek mythology. The tales of his Seven Labors were very popular in the Ancient World. Hercules was a demi-god and the son of Zeus and Alcmene. Alcmene was ...turned back into her old form by Zeus. She later married a future King of Egypt.

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What is the history of how gods ruled over humanity
...at god(s) rule over mortal humankind. Stories and myths around some of the ancient religions that created or had developed this understanding are evident in a ...d with their gods reflects how people saw their world. Take for example in Egypt, where in the New Kingdom (c. 1500-1100 BCE) period, in the late 2nd millen

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Why Were there Multiple Ancient Mesopotamian Creation Myths
...at was approached differently by various peoples in the ancient world. The ancient Egyptians had three primary cosmogonies that corresponded with three of the ...gion. Mesopotamia, though, was quite a different situation. The history of ancient Mesopotamia is one of various ethnic groups and city-states battling for he

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How did Zeus become king of the gods in Greek mythology
...ated him for this. The children of the sky and the earth were known in the ancient sources as the Titans. The youngest of these Titans was Cronus. He conspire ...Olympians in a cave in Mount Ida. This was a well-known pilgrimage site in Ancient Greece and can still be visited to this day.

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How Did the Plague of Justinian Change History
...d with anti-biotics today, periodic outbreaks would have likely devastated ancient populations without any known immunity. ...trading ports connected Africa with eastern Asia. From Ethiopia, and into Egypt, the plague could have also expanded into the Middle East and Europe.

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How Did the Hyksos Conquer the Egyptian Delta
[[File: Hysksos_farmer.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|An Ancient Egyptian Depiction of a Hyksos Farmer. The Egyptian Word for Hyksos, “Heq ...gh, was the first foreign group to successfully invade and conquer part of Egypt, taking the Delta region around the year 1648 BC and then ruling it for abo

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What is the History of Social Distancing
...ocial distancing is a common phrase used in recent periods, the concept is ancient and as mass pandemics have developed in different periods, it has been the ...l distancing comes from the early 2nd millennium BCE, where texts from the ancient Syrian city of Mari indicate individuals with infections, perhaps a form of

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How Did the Mitanni Kingdom Rise to Power
...led Mitanni “Nahrina.” <ref> Mieroop, Marc van de. A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC. Second Edition. (London: Blackwell, 2007), ...e common in the region during the Bronze Age. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. (London: Routledge, 2010), pgs. 283-4</ref>

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What is the History of Public Debt
== Were ancient Empires such as Rome in debt? == In ancient societies, such as Rome, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, governments were generally creditors and not in debt. They would finance i

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What Were Some of the Influences on Hittite Religion
...ke the modern secular world, religion permeated all aspects of life in the ancient world and was intertwined with politics, government, and even commerce. Unf ...is how syncretic it was. Although nearly all of the cultural groups of the ancient Near East borrowed cultural attributes from each other, including religion,

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Why Did Seth Worship Become Popular in Ancient Egypt
...nd Heliopolis for Atum. These were three of the best known gods in ancient Egypt and their cities were among the most important, but there were a host of le ...cunning, which were all admirable traits, making him worthy of worship in Egypt. Seth became a particularly popular god during two far separated periods in

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How Did the Mauryan Dynasty Come to Power
...ally in the eastern and middle regions. <ref> Avaru, Burjor. India: The Ancient Past: A History of the Indian Sub-continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200. ...ot the only Greek power at the time. According to Strabo, the Ptolemies of Egypt, who were also contemporary with the Mauryan Dynasty, engaged in long-dista

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How Did the Ancient Egyptian State Form
...ancient world. One of the less apparent but no less important features of ancient Egyptian civilization was its amazing stability and endurance. Pharaonic cu ...created the First Dynasty, ushering in the “Early Dynastic Period” of ancient Egyptian history in the process. Narmer created the Egyptian state, but it

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How Did the Seleucid Empire Collapse
...f Hellenism to Mesopotamia but also allowing the natives to practice their ancient religion. Eventually, though, the greatness that was the Seleucid Empire ca ...other Diadochi, most notably Antigonus in 301 BC. <ref> Bryce, Trevor. Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,

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Who was Memnon the African hero in Greek Mythology
...of this African hero provides a crucial insight into the worldview of the Ancient World. It demonstrates that they were often more tolerant when it came to r ...f>. They established the Kushite dynasty and ruled a vast empire of modern Egypt, North and South Sudan (744–656 BC). Some academics argue that the figure

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Where Was the Kingdom of Alashiya
...n AD 1887, now known as the “Amarna letters,” details how the kings of Egypt, Hatti, Babylon, Mittani, and Alashiya corresponded with each other as “b ...x|thumbnail|left|Amarna Letter Sent by the King of Alashiya to the King of Egypt]]

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When Did the Nubian Kingdom of Meroe Rise to Prominence
...t Nubians are often overlooked as one of the more important peoples of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean because they were often under the thumb of the ...their kingdom to Meroe to better protect themselves from new threats from Egypt. As the Nubian kings made a move farther south, they preserved all elements

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What Role Did the Canaanites Play in the Bronze Age Near East
...r role in the history of the ancient Near East. Although the people of the ancient Levant (roughly equivalent to the modern nation-states of Israel, Palestine ..., the Canaanites' homeland, as “Retenu.” <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 313</ref> Late

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Why Was Gordian Knot Important to Alexander the Great’s Conquests
...ent city of Gordium, it was an open road south to the Levant and then into Egypt and Mesopotamia. ...historians are convinced of that assignment. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 566</ref> The

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