Thutmose I , Pharaoh of Egypt (1524-1518 BC) of the 18th dynasty, successor to his brother-in-law Amenhotep I (who reigned 1551-1524 BC). An outstanding military man, he was the first pharaoh to be buried in the Valley of the Kings. Thutmose II , Pharaoh of Egypt (1518-1504 BC), son of Thutmose I
Hieroglyphics For nearly 15 centuries, humanity has been fascinated by Egyptian hieroglyphics without understanding their meaning. The Egyptian priests of the fourth century AD were the last men to use this language. They, by keeping the language so closed, caused the meaning of these messages to
The main economic activity of the Egyptians was agriculture. The Egyptians cultivated wheat, barley, flax, cotton, vegetables, fruits and papyrus, a plant with which they made a good quality paper.They didnt just work with agriculture, they also with the raising of oxen, goats, sheep, ducks and also
Gods of Egypt were the deities worshiped by the Egyptians and had great importance in everyday life and local religiosity. The Gods of Egypt were the deities that were part of the Egyptian religion. There was a wide variety of gods in this religion, and so we understand the Egyptians to be polythei
After the twelfth century BC, Egypt was successively invaded by different peoples. In 670 BC, the Assyrians conquered Egypt, dominating it for eight years. After liberating itself from the Assyrians, Egypt began a phase of economic recovery and cultural brilliance known as the Saite renaissance. Thi
Located in northeast Africa, Ancient Egypt was limited to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by Nubia (present-day Sudan), to the east by the Red Sea and to the west with the Libyan desert.Its narrow and long territory was divided into two large regions:Upper Egypt (the valley region)
Buildings, paintings, sculptures and applied arts of ancient Egypt, from prehistory to the Roman conquest in 30 BC. The history of Egypt was the longest of all the ancient civilizations that flourished around the Mediterranean, stretching almost without interruption from approximately 3000 BC. to th
Anubis was a deity that was part of Egyptian religiosity. He had a relationship with death and the afterlife and was represented as a jackal. Anubis he was the god of the dead and mummification for the ancient Egyptians. This deity had a strong relationship with death and the afterlife. Over time,
When talking about Ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are the images of the great pyramids, the mummies and artifacts in the museums, the temples and the atmosphere of adventure that surrounds everything that it concerns the time of the pharaohs, which literature and cinema show us as
By Rainer Sousa The legends and myths surrounding the pyramids attract many people and reinforce the mysterious side that surrounds ancient Egyptian culture. This mystery began to be instigated with the fever of excavations and archaeological expeditions that took over ancient Egyptian cities. In 19
By Rainer Sousa Of all the wonders of antiquity, the Great Pyramid of Giza, located in Egypt, is the only one that can still be seen by tourists today. As proof of the veneration that the Egyptians had for the pharaoh, this monument questions many of the prejudices that usually link the Ancient Worl
Islam Islam is one of the most important world religions (Muslim population is estimated at over 935 million), originating in the Arabian peninsula and based on the teachings of Muhammad (570-632), called the Prophet. According to the Quran, Islam is the universal and primordial religion. The Mus
By Rainer Sousa From a theological point of view, fundamentalism it is a religious manifestation where practitioners of a particular belief promote a literal understanding of their sacred literature. Not limited to the reality of the eastern world, religious fundamentalism appears among some Christi
Although the term Semitic is popularly used to designate the followers of Judaism, in reality it refers to those peoples who speak Semitic languages, such as Arabic and Hebrew. Semites live in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, as can be seen in the illustration.
Introduction literature of Arabic-speaking peoples and one of the main vehicles of Islamic civilization. Classical Arabic literature emerged from religious and erudite reflections. Medieval period The most outstanding example of Arabic literature is the Koran, a book that Muslims believe was
The Arab or Islamic civilization emerged in the Middle East, on a desert peninsula located between Asia and Africa. It is an area of approximately one million square kilometers, with hundreds of thousands covered by a huge desert, dotted with a few oases and a mountain range to the west. Only a na
Introduction Art and architecture from the areas of the Middle East, North Africa, North India and Spain that belonged to the territory of Islam at different times from the 7th century onwards. Isfahans Masjid-i-Sha is a madrasa (school for students of Islam), within which there is also a mosqu
The Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the future territory of Portugal and Spain, was conquered by the Arabs between the years 711 — with the victory of the Berber Tarique ibn Ziyad, in the battle of Guadalete or Guadibeca — and 713 The invaders called the new space al-Garb al-Andalus. Islamic d
Introduction sacred text of Islam. The name, in Arabic, means read or recited. This word may be an Arabized form of Syrian origin and applies to the book that contains, for Muslims, a series of revelations from Allah (God) to Muhammad. These revelations began in the first decades of the 7th centur
The Arabic language is used in different dialects from Morocco to Iraq. Among Muslims it is considered a sacred language, since it was through it that the Quran was revealed. From 622 AD, the year of the Hegira (when Muhammad fled from Mecca and took refuge in Medina, marking the beginning of the Mu
He was perhaps the longest reigning and most prominent pharaoh. He created the power of Egypt. Ramses II the Great died three thousand years ago, but his fame continues today. He had about 100 sons and over 50 daughters, was the longest-reigning pharaoh of Egypt, and by building one of the most un
Egypt has been, throughout its history, a target of different processes of unification and invasion. Contrary to what we usually study, these invasions took place during other moments before the domination of the Romans in the 1st century or the European nations in the 19th century. Thus, the crises
The Africa It is the 3rd continent in territorial extension, with 30 million km², occupying 20.3% of the Earths total area. Despite concentrating countless natural resources, the African continent is one of the poorest in the world. Africa is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on its western coast an
FROM THE VIITH TO THE XTH DYNASTY: The slow decline of centralized administration during the Old Kingdom, combined with severe droughts between 2200 and 2150 BC. J.-C. causes the entry of the country in a period of 140 years dominated by famine and the Civil War . Egypt is poorly defended and enter