Egypt and Its Importance

 https://smarthistory.org/ancient-egypt-an-introduction/

This is an image of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, Old Kingdom, c. 2675-2625 B.C.E. 

Although this image may not look like a lot to most of us, the impact that the Egyptians had on later cultures was immense. The Egyptians are arguably responsible for the traditions that we see through out the history of the Greeks, Romans, and even influenced western tradition. Even until this day, you can find traces of Egyptian imagery, concepts and ideas from architectural ideas to the currency of our country. To put things in perspective, the 3000+ years that the Egyptian culture lasted, is 15 times the amount that of the United States. What makes the pyramids so impressive is the fact that according to," Ancient Egypt, an Introduction", written by Dr. Amy Calvert, " It took humans nearly 4000 years to build something–anything–taller than the Great Pyramids. Contrast that span to the modern era; we get excited when a record lasts longer than a decade."

                                            A picture of the Nile river

The importance of the Nile river cannot be shorted, for if Egypt didn't have the Nile river, its culture would not have existed and they definitely would not have had the effect on the world and human race as they did. As stated in the same article as before,"The influence of this river on Egyptian culture and development cannot be overstated—without its presence, the civilization would have been entirely different. The Nile provided not only a constant source of life-giving water, but created the fertile lands that fed the growth of this unique (and uniquely resilient) culture"  

    Even with two short reasons, we can already see how important the Egyptians in relation to the further development of the world. We can also see how the Nile river played an overly important role in the Egyptians culture.


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  1. Madison CunninghamSeptember 4, 2020 at 10:56 AM

    Hey Marcus! Some of your post was hard to read as the font was black on the black backdrop! From what I could read from the white, I agree! Ancient Egyptians shaped the modern world as we know it. We use their method of architecture as well as mathematics everyday. I've also heard the alphabet we know today is loosely based off hieroglyphics!

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