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A 5 page research paper that examines aspects of ancient Egypt. Topics covered include discussing two notable rulers, the people, means of communication and art and architecture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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towards civilization. The following examination of ancient Egyptian history offers a profile of two of its notable leaders, an overview of the people and their means of communication and also
a brief overview of ancient Egyptian art and architecture. Notable Rulers: Scholars believe that by 3100 B.C. the kingdom of Upper and Lower Egypt were united under one ruler,
whom the fifth century B.C. historian Herodotus identified as Mena (Lau). This ancient ruler was particularly notable because his rule brought the utilization and management of the Nile River under
one central authority, and Egyptian society depended upon and was central to the annual flooding of the Nile. The thirty dynasties of pharaohs who ruled ancient Egypt were initiated by
the rule of Mena (Lau). During Egypts earliest era, the plow was invented and agriculture developed, as well as a complex city life (Lau). While ancient Egyptian history abounds
with notable leaders, one of the most unusual was Hatshepsut (1479-1458 B.C.) because this pharaoh was also a woman. She ruled for roughly two decades. While the primary role of
women in ancient Egypt was motherhood, upper=class women were educated and they were also allowed to own property and run businesses. Although an female pharaoh was a rare occurrence, it
did happen, as Hatshepsuts rule illustrates (Hillard and Wurtzel 25). A particularly interesting aspect of her rule is the way in which she utilized statuary to legitimize her rule.
The majority of the people were illiterate. Therefore, sculpture, monuments and reliefs were utilized in order to persuade the people that the pharaoh ruled by divine right. During the early
part of her reign, Hatshepsut portrayed herself as female, but soon she began commissioning statues in which she had "dual-gendered imagery," that is, she was portrayed as having both male
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