Scribd Feed for category: HistoryThis is a feed for documents in the category HistoryEgyptian Calendars- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Egyptian Calendars The Egyptians were probably the first to adopt a mainly solar calendar. They noted that the Dog Star, Sirius, reappeared in the eastern sky just before sunrise after several months of invisibility. They also observed that the annual flooding of the Nile River came soon after Sirius reappeared. They used this combination of events.http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033354/Egyptian-Calendars Book of Gates- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Book of Gates The Book of Gates is the principal guidebook to the netherworld found in 19th and part of the 20th Dynasty tombs of the New Kingdom, though it makes its first appearance to us with the last king of the 18th Dynasty. It was meant to allow the dead pharaoh to navigate his way along the netherworld route together with the sun god, so...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033129/Book-of-Gates Egyptian Afterlife Ceremonies, Sarcophagi, Burial Masks- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Egyptian Afterlife Ceremonies, Sarcophagi, Burial Masks Ancient Egyptian civilization was based on religion; their belief in the rebirth after death became their driving force behind their funeral practices. Death was simply a temporary interruption, rather than complete cessation, of life, and that eternal life could be ensured by means like...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033347/Egyptian-Afterlife-Ceremonies-Sarcophagi-Burial-Masks Art in Ancient Egypt- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Art in Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian art is five thousand years old. It emerged and took shape in the ancient Egypt, the civilization of the Nile Valley. Expressed in paintings and sculptures, it was highly symbolic and fascinating - this art form revolves round the past and was intended to keep history alive. In a narrow sense, Ancient Egyptian...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033105/Art-in-Ancient-Egypt Double-feather Crowns- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Double-feather Crowns o m w w w w PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Amon - Amun Egyptian Museum o m w w w w PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033276/Doublefeather-Crowns Ancient Egyptian Flying Vehicles- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Ancient Egyptian Flying Vehicles These images were found on the ceiling beams of a 3000-year old New Kingdom Temple, located several hundred miles south of Cairo and the Giza Plateau, at Abydos. I took these images while visiting Egypt in December 2000. From this images we see many craft that resemble modern day flying...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5032938/Ancient-Egyptian-Flying-Vehicles Book of the Heavens- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Book of the Heavens This book, developed during the late New Kingdom, describes the sun's passage through the heavens. There are actually a number of individual books, but the better documented of these include the Book of the Day, the Book of the Night and the Book of Nut. Closely related is The Book of the Celestial Cow. For example, the Book of..http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033135/Book-of-the-Heavens Ancient Egyptian Alchemy and Science- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Ancient Egyptian Alchemy and Science The ancient Egyptians had many advanced scientific technologies, with much being found in picture form and in three-dimensional models throughout Egypt. Themes reflecting scientific knowledge and achievement can be found throughout the world in various ancient civilizations. These teachings seemed to center on..http://www.scribd.com/doc/5032868/Ancient-Egyptian-Alchemy-and-Science Djed Pillar- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Djed Pillar o m w w w w PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Horace connecting the pillar with the loop and ankh. Djed is also known as the Djed Column, Djed Pillar, Tet, Tet Column, or Tet Pillar. It is associated with Osiris and is.http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033255/Djed-Pillar Egyptian king list- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Manetho Manetho, also known as Manethon of Sebennytos, was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos who lived during the Ptolematic era, circa 3rd century BC. Manetho recorded Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt). His work is of great interest to Egyptologists, and is often used as evidence for the chronology of the reigns of pharaohs. The Name...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033380/Egyptian-king-list |