The Geography of Settlement in Ancient Egypt
Author : David O'Connor
Publisher :
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 1972
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Ancient Egyptian Geography
Author : Leigh Rockwood
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1477710205
Book Description
The Nile River was crucial to the growth of Egyptian civilization. Maps help illustrate the contrast between river and desert, and engaging text explains how geography influenced Egypt's settlement and migration patterns and even its religion. This book addresses people's relationship to their environment, a key social-studies concept.
Land and Resources of Ancient Egypt
Author : Leslie C. Kaplan
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780823967810
Book Description
This book meets the social studies content standards that deal with peoples relationship to their environment and how the land and its resources shape settlement and migration patterns. Students learn about the Nile River and delta region and why Egyptians came to settle in this fertile strip of land. They also learn how Egyptians made use of the river and the desert, and how the geography around them even shaped their religious beliefs.
Archaeology and Geology in Ancient Egypt
Author : Karl W. Butzer
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 1960
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ISBN :
Book Description
The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
Author : Nadine Moeller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1107079756
Book Description
This book presents the latest archaeological evidence that makes a case for Egypt as an early urban society. It traces the emergence of urban features during the Predynastic Period up to the disintegration of the powerful Middle Kingdom state (ca. 3500-1650 BC).
Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction
Author : Geraldine Pinch
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 2004-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0192803468
Book Description
This text explains the cultural and historical background to the fascinating and complex world of Egyptian myth, with each chapter dealing with a particular theme.
The Search for God in Ancient Egypt
Author : Jan Assmann
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,13 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801437861
Book Description
First English-language edition, with revisions and additions by the author.This classic work by one of the world's most distinguished Egyptologists was first published in German in 1984. The Search for God in Ancient Egypt offers a distillation of Jan Assmann's views on ancient Egyptian religion, with special emphasis on theology and piety. Deeply rooted in the texts of ancient Egypt and thoroughly informed by comparative religion, theology, anthropology, and semiotic analysis, Assmann's interpretations reveal the complexity of Egyptian thought in a new way.Assmann takes special care to distinguish between the "implicit" theology of Egyptian polytheism and the "explicit" theology that is concerned with exploring the problem of the divine. His discussion of polytheism and mythology addresses aspects of ritual, the universe, and myth; his consideration of explicit theology deals with theodicy and the specifics of Amarna religion.
Geography, Urbanisation and Settlement Patterns in the Roman Near East
Author : Henry Innes MacAdam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1351728180
Book Description
This title was first published in 2002: This volume focuses on the Roman provinces of Syria and Arabia, above all the lands now within Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. The first articles look at questions of geography, cartography and toponymy, particularly in Strabo, Pliny and Ptolemy. The following sections are concerned with settlement patterns and urban development in the region. In the Roman and early Byzantine periods, the inland areas underwent a gradual transformation, from a semi-sedentary, lightly populated and predominantly rural region, to one of large cities and a network of prosperous, socially sophisticated villages, linked by a network of roads. That change is documented by a wealth of epigraphy from both the urban communities and their outlying settlements (the subject of several articles). By the 4th century, too, Christianity had become the dominant religion and remained such until the arrival of Islam.
Ancient Egypt
Author : Bruce G. Trigger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 1983-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521284271
Book Description
This book, first published in 1983, presents an innovative perspective on the ancient societies which flourished in the Nile Valley.
A Companion to Ancient Egypt, 2 Volume Set
Author : Alan B. Lloyd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1352 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1444320068
Book Description
This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt?s ancient history and culture Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context
