The Culture of Ancient Egypt /

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The story of Egypt is the story of history itself-the endless rise and fall, the life and death and life again of the eternal human effort to endure, enjoy, and understand the mystery of our universe. Emerging from the ancient mists of time, Egypt met the challenge of the mystery in a glorious evolu...

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Autor principal: Wilson, John A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2013]
Temas:
HISTORY / General.
ancient egypt, world civilizations, egyptology, archeology, geology, hydrology, nile, river, pharaoh, dynasty, monarchy, wealth, power, art, tutankhamun, nefertiti, akhenaten, oriental institute, africa, asia, slaves, mercenaries, commerce, community, pyramids, copper, language, colossi, colonialism, death, mortality, desert, democratization, decentralization, determinism, famine, empire, irrigation, invasion, king, law, nature, osiris, philistines, palestine, pottery, priest, nonfiction, history.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I. THE BLACK LAND: Geographic Factors of Egypt
  • II. OUT OF THE MUD: The Long Prehistoric Struggle
  • III. THE SEARCH FOR SECURITY AND ORDER: Dynasties 1-3 (about 3100-2700 B.e.)
  • IV. THE KING AND GOD: Dynasties 4-6 (about 2700-2200 B.C.)
  • V. THE FIRST ILLNESS: Dynasties 7-11 (about 2200-2050 B.C.)
  • VI. THE KING AS THE GOOD SHEPHERD: Dynasties 11-12 (about 2050-1800 B.e.)
  • VII. THE GREAT HUMILIATION: Dynasties 13-17 (about 1800-1550 B.C.)
  • VIII. FAR FRONTIERS: Earlier Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1375B.C.)
  • IX. IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT: Later Dynasty 18 (about 1375-1325 B.C.)
  • X. WHERE IS THE GLORY? Dynasties 18-20 (about 1325-1100 B.e.)
  • XI. THE BROKEN REED: Late Empire and Post-Empire (1350 B.C. and After)
  • Chronology
  • A Note on Translations
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Illustrations
  • Index

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