Book Description
Introduces daily life in ancient Egypt, inviting readers to lift the flaps and view the scenes and activities at a market, temple, pyramid construction site, and royal burial. On board pages.
Author : Rob Lloyd Jones
Publisher : Usborne Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,18 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9780794520373
Introduces daily life in ancient Egypt, inviting readers to lift the flaps and view the scenes and activities at a market, temple, pyramid construction site, and royal burial. On board pages.
Author : Kasia Szpakowska
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 21,58 MB
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1405118563
Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings. Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun
Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 23,55 MB
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0553385240
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching across seemingly endless deserts in the shadow of the pyramids, pushed to the limits of human endurance, his men would be plagued by mirages, suicides, and the constant threat of ambush. A crusade begun in honor would degenerate into chaos. And yet his grand failure also yielded a treasure trove of knowledge that paved the way for modern Egyptology—and it tempered the complex leader who believed himself destined to conquer the world.
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Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Mummies
ISBN : 9781435245549
Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
Author : John R. Bradley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 023061437X
Inside Egypt was banned by the Egyptian governmentin 2008, the first time a book on Egyptian politics had been banned in the country in decades. This updated edition reveals why Egypt was vulnerable to a popular uprising and how it could lead to an Iranian-style theocracy in a country once noted for its plurality and tolerance.
Author : Adolf Erman
Publisher :
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Egypt
ISBN :
Author : Ziad Fahmy
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,60 MB
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1503613046
As the twentieth century roared on, transformative technologies—from trains, trams, and automobiles to radios and loudspeakers—fundamentally changed the sounds of the Egyptian streets. The cacophony of everyday life grew louder, and the Egyptian press featured editorials calling for the regulation of not only mechanized and amplified sounds, but also the voices of street vendors, the music of wedding processions, and even the traditional funerary wails. Ziad Fahmy offers the first historical examination of the changing soundscapes of urban Egypt, highlighting the mundane sounds of street life, while "listening" to the voices of ordinary people as they struggle with state authorities for ownership of the streets. Interweaving infrastructural, cultural, and social history, Fahmy analyzes the sounds of modernity, using sounded sources as an analytical tool for examining the past. Street Sounds also reveals a political dimension of noise by demonstrating how the growing middle classes used sound to distinguish themselves from the Egyptian masses. This book contextualizes sound, layering historical analysis with a sensory dimension, bringing us closer to the Egyptian streets as lived and embodied by everyday people.
Author : Trevor Naylor
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789774169045
In Egypt Inside Out, Trevor Naylor and Doriana Dimitrova escape the crowds and clamor to take us on an exploration of place, bringing us the country in all its captivating regional diversity. Photographing villages, towns, and cities from the interiors of hotels and homes, and from on board boats, taxis, and trains, they transport us to Egypt's hideaways and dappled shadows, its dazzling colors and sublime light, and the vast splendor of its landscapes and architecture. Written by an author who has known Egypt for more than thirty years, and illustrated with stunning photographs, this is a unique journey through the allure of an extraordinary country.
Author : Theodore Celenko
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Chloe Perkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,37 MB
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1481497146
Discover what it’s like to grow up in Egypt in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a series all about kids just like you in countries around the world! Ahlan! My name is Amira, and I’m a kid just like you living in Egypt. Egypt is a country filled with big cities, beautiful deserts, and some of the coolest ancient monuments in the world! Have you ever wondered what Egypt is like? Come along with me to find out! Each book in our Living in… series is narrated by a kid growing up in their home country and is filled with fresh, modern illustrations as well as loads of history, geography, and cultural goodies that fit perfectly into Common Core standards. Join kids from all over the world on a globe-trotting adventure with the Living in… series—sure to be a hit with children, parents, educators, and librarians alike!