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	Lecture 3: Egyptian Civilization
		The Egyptians worked for the pharaoh and obeyed him because he was a living god on whom the entire fabric of social life depended.
		Egyptian writing began as pictographic and was later combined with sound signs to produce a difficult and complicated script that the Greeks called hieroglyphics ("sacred carvings").
		The Egyptian hieroglyphics found on the Rosetta Stone were eventually deciphered in 1822 by Jean François Champollion (1790-1832), a French scholar who had mastered Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopic, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit and Coptic.
	www.historyguide.org /ancient/lecture3b.html (2352 words)

	Egyptian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Egyptians became master craftspeople; they buried their dead in coffins in lavishly equipped graves; they began to develop sophisticated technologies.
		The Egyptian in the street did not expect an afterlife of bliss or rebirth during the Old Kingdom; it was only in later Egyptian history that rebirth was seen as common to all humans.
		If you migrated to Egypt, you did not become an Egyptian, but became a "sojourner" or "foreigner." The life of a foreigner in Egypt and elsewhere occupied a range of possibilities: sometimes foreigners had fewer privileges and rights, but more often they were allowed to form their own communities with their own leaders and laws.
	www.stoneandspirit.com /egypt/history.htm (4135 words)

	Egyptian jewelry, Unique Collection of Egyptian themed jewelry and cartouches
		Egyptian funerary beliefs required that the mummified body be bedecked with the finest products of the jewelry- maker's art and, whether for amulet or collar, pectoral or diadem, the first choice of material, indeed the prescribed material according to some of the funerary texts, was gold.
		In Egypt the great workshops attached to the temples and palaces where fine-quality jewelry was produced were under the control of high officials; it is their names which have survived and in their tombs that the manufacture of jewelry was depicted.
		By hanging a scarab on the wire before twisting it shut the most popular form of Egyptian finger-ring came into being, although sometimes, as in the case of a 17th Dynasty woman buried at Qurna, it was merely held in place on the finger by a fiber cord.
	www.nilestone.com /jewelry-history.htm (1668 words)

	The Importance of Egyptian History
		The history of the nation of Israel with the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the 12 tribes, have prominent connections with Egypt.
		Once that overall understanding of Egyptian history is made clear, then the prophecies dealing with Egypt and other countries surrounding Israel will make better sense to us, not only from the sense of understanding the past, but also understanding the present and the near-future that you and I are coming into.
		History is the basis for the present and for the future.
	www.askelm.com /prophecy/p030701.htm (7346 words)

	The Egyptian Old Kingdom, Sumer and Akkad
		And (3) the original text of Manethô's history is lost, and we are dependent on fragments that appear in later writers, e.g.
		This is true, but, as with early Egyptian history, it is a vague and frustrating kind of history, and one without the succession of hard monuments that become the signposts of time in Egypt.
		History begins at Sumer because the Sumerians were undoubtedly the first to have a functioning system of writing.
	www.friesian.com /notes/oldking.htm (5093 words)

	history of Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Describing the development of Egyptian civilization, like attempts to identify its intellectual foundations, is largely a process of conjecture based on archaeological discoveries of enduring ruins, tombs, and monuments, many of which contain invaluable specimens of the ancient culture.
		The framework for the study of the Dynastic period of Egyptian history, between the 1st dynasty and the Ptolemaic period, relies on the Aegyptiaca of Manetho, a Ptolemaic priest of the 3rd century BC, who organized the country's rulers into 30 dynasties, roughly corresponding to families.
		Partly because native Egyptian rulers had a reduced role in affairs of state during the Ptolemaic regime, they periodically demonstrated their dissatisfaction by open revolts, all of which were, however, quickly suppressed.
	www.ask-aladdin.com /history1.htm (7565 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Egypt
		The ancient Egyptians never had eras in the usual sense of the word, i.e., epochs from which all successive years are counted regardless of political or other changes in the life of the nation.
		the Egyptians proper), Laabim (the Libyans), Naphtûchim (the inhabitants of No-Phtah, or Memphis), Patrûsim (the inhabitants of the To-rêsi, i.e.
		The earliest specimens of Egyptian literature are the so-called Pyramid Texts engraved on the walls of the halls and rooms of the pyramids of Unis (Fifth Dynasty) and Teti II, Pepi I, Mernere, and Pepi II (Sixth Dynasty).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05329b.htm (18427 words)

	Nekhebet.com - Modern and Ancient Egyptian History (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Egyptian civilization is among the oldest and most long-lived civilizations in the world, with a history stretching back to 3000 BC and beyond.
		Ancient Egyptian History : 2000 to 1000 BC - Includes the Middle Kingdom, 2nd Intermediate and New Kingdom periods.
		Ancient Egyptian History : 1000 to 1 BC - Includes the 3rd Intermediate, Late Kingdom, Macedonian and Ptolemaic periods.
	www.nekhebet.com.cob-web.org:8888 /history.html (286 words)

	History of EGYPTIAN RELIGION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The two main tasks, for priests and gods alike, are to guard against encroaching chaos (in particular to ensure that the sun gets up each morning) and to help the dead into the next world, which the Egyptians confidently believe will be just as pleasant as this one and remarkably similar.
		The central divinity of Egyptian religion is the sun, and from early times the most important sun god is Re.
		For one brief period Amen is shifted from his central position in the Egyptian pantheon.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab32 (618 words)

	Egyptian jewelry - History of Egyptian Jewelry - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ancient Egyptians are very well known all over the world for their remarkable jewelry, especially the ones discovered from the period of the Middle kingdom’s reign.
		Egyptians started manufacturing jewelry during the Badari and Naqada eras from natural materials, such as stones, wood, and then becoming more sophisticated, made of pealed bones or braches, and starting to paint them with various substances.
		Egyptians started to master the technical methods of cutting semiprecious and precious stones with a sleek accuracy.
	www.egyptian-gifts.com /history-of-egyptian-jewelry.htm (416 words)

	History of Ancient Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Egyptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling pharaoh.
		Hatshepsut is unusual as she was a female pharaoh, a rare occurrence in Egyptian history.
		There are no records in Egyptian history of any of the events described in the Bible, nor any archaeological evidence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Ancient_Egypt (3833 words)

	Egyptian Arabian History
		The term "new Egyptian" refers to horses bred in post-World War II Egypt, and especially at the new state stud outside Cairo, the Egyptian Agricultural Organization (EAO).
		Notable Gleannloch-breds include the all-time leading Egyptian sire of champions, El Hilal (a double Nazeer grandson), and U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt Nabiel (by Sakr+++), one of two Egyptian* stallions to sire over 100 champions (Nabiel was the leading living Egyptian sire of champions for several years).
		Many people were intrigued by the Egyptian imports but did not quite know what to make of them as their appearance was so different from the contemporary show horses--they were drier of head, more refined and slender.
	www.jamalarabians.com /id18.htm (2211 words)

	Egyptian History - History for Kids!
		Egyptian History for Kids - the history of Egypt from the Stone Age to Pyramids, Cleopatra, Rome, and the Islamic Middle Ages
		The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, by Ian Shaw (2002).
		History of Ancient Egypt: An Introduction, by Erik Hornung (1999).
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/egypt/history/history.htm (350 words)

	Egyptian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Nile was the most vital aspect of the ancient Egyptian culture.
		Little Horus web site, the first Egyptian web site for kids, was launched on the 17th of June 1997 under the auspices of H. Egypt's First Lady, Mrs.
		That change signalled a return to long-standing tradition, a hallmark of Egyptian culture that flourished for more than three thousand years peacefully in the rich Nile River valley.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/egypt_history.htm (301 words)

	History of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The history of Egypt is the longest continuous history, as a unified state, of any country in the world.
		When Gamal Abdel Nasser (President of Egypt 1954–1970) remarked that he was the first native Egyptian to exercise sovereign power in the country since Pharaoh Nectanebo II, deposed by the Persians in 343 BC, he was only exaggerating slightly.
		History of ancient Egypt: 3000 BC to 525 BC
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Egypt (394 words)

	Egyptian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Egyptians practiced the magical cursing of their enemies by inscribing pottery bowls and figurines with the names of their enemies, and then smashing them to break the power of their enemies.
		In 1887 an Egyptian peasant woman discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets at the site of Akh-en-Aton's capital from the 14th century B.C. There were a total of 377 tablets found.
		It seems that later in history the social meaning of Hapiru was changed to an ethnic term for Israel.
	members.aol.com /abbylm1989/egypt.htm (3506 words)

	The Ancient Egypt Site - The History of Ancient Egypt
		This modern-day division is somewhat arbitrarily based on the country's unity and wealth and the power of the central government.
		We owe the division into 30 dynasties as we use it now to Manetho, an Egyptian priest who lived at the beginning of the Ptolemaic Era.
		Comparing different publications on the hisory and chronology of Ancient Egypt, visitors may notice that one king may be credited with a fairly short reign in one publication and a fairly long in another.
	www.ancient-egypt.org /history/index.html (499 words)

	Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pyramid of Djoser built by the famous Egyptian architect Imhotep for the burial of his pharaoh Djoser of the third dynasty was the first Egyptian pyramid.
		Chronologically, the ancient Egyptian history is divided into several periods with the Old Kingdom beginning with the third dynasty, when the art of embalming began, and after a time of unrest and disarray, the Middle Kingdom followed where the country was united again.
		There are Egyptians who identify as atheist and agnostic, but their numbers are largely unknown as openly advocating such positions risks legal sanction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egypt (4871 words)

	Egypt: History - Pharaonic Dynasties and Egyptian history from the Lower Paleolithic Period through the English ...
		Egypt: History - Pharaonic Dynasties and Egyptian history from the Lower Paleolithic Period through the English Occupation
		Upper Egyptian Neolithic and Predynastic Religion and Rulers by Caroline Seawright
		The information on Egyptian history is taken from a number of sources, including Sir Alan Gardiner's Egypt of the Pharaohs.
	www.touregypt.net /ehistory.htm (127 words)

	BBC - History - Egyptians
		As an Egyptian vizier, or chief minister, you must undertake the most important project of your career - to build the king's tomb
		Animals played an important part in the ancient Egyptian belief system, with sacred creatures and even pets being preserved for eternity.
		Explore the history and development of ancient Egypt through the key dynasties of this mighty civilisation.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient/egyptians (410 words)

	Egyptian papyrus - History of Egyptian papyrus - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A resurrection in the history of papyrus is noted in 1969, when an Egyptian scientist rediscovered the ancient art of creating papyrus.
		It was hard to decipher the exact manufacturing mechanisms, as the ancient Egyptians left no written records of how it was done.
		After all the moisture is gone, more pressure is applied until a single sheet of papyrus is ready.
	www.egyptian-gifts.com /egyptian-papyrus.htm (270 words)

	Egypt Pyramids Pharaohs Hieroglyphs - Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Egyptian culture declined and disappeared nearly two thousand years ago.
		It was not until Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 that the wonderful artefacts of the Egyptians were seen in Europe and their ancient culture began to awaken from its long slumber.
		You will also learn about Egyptian numerals and can test your knowledge with some mathematical problems set out using the ancient numbers.
	www.eyelid.co.uk (449 words)

	History of Egyptian Tarot Decks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But in spite of their titles, these early ‘Egyptian’ designs were not passed down from ancient culture as their authors claimed, nor did they even portray convincing Egyptian iconography.
		Christian’s presentation of the Tarot is filled with fictitious history, but his stories were taking hold during this time of growing European interest in all things ancient and occult.
		This was the first Egyptian deck to bring fully illustrated scenes and characters into the Minor Arcana.
	www.spiritone.com /~filipas/Masquerade/Reviews/historye.html (1872 words)

	Egyptian Art by History Link 101
		History Link 101 is a site developed for World History Classes, by a World History Teacher.
		Egyptian Coloring Book Total of 17 Pictures for students to color.
		Egyptian Art by AICT 14 images Royalty Free for educational uses.
	www.historylink101.com /ancient_egypt/ancient_egypt_art.htm (165 words)

	Egyptian History (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Between 1895 and the mid-1980's, some of the best Egyptian Arabians bred in the Land of the Nile were exported to the United States.
		Those individuals and their ancestors form the nucleus of the Egyptian Arabian bloodlines in North America today.
		The Egyptian Arabian horse has been valued as an extremely productive source of the classic refinement for which the Arabian breed is well known.
	www.southernwindarabians.com.cob-web.org:8888 /history.htm (149 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Pottery: history of ceramic art work
		Whatever was important in history was recorded for all the people to read.
		From the land of their common origin, the Persians descended on the Nile valley, and overthrew the monuments of the Egyptians.
		The Greek civilization, which Egypt had nurtured in its childhood, overcame her by force of arms, without compensating her with the gifts of Greek art, and the national existence perished under the exhausting away of avaricious Rome.
	www.2020site.org /egypt/history.html (409 words)

	BUBL LINK: Egyptian history
		Project investigating the funerary customs and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, covering the provision for life in the 'next world' and the significance of shabtis.
		Collection of resources providing an insight into Egyptian history, archaeology and culture.
		Exhibition of Egyptian artifacts residing at the University of Memphis and a tour of over a dozen different ancient Egyptian sites along the Nile River.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/e/egyptianhistory.htm (545 words)

	About Egypt, Ancient Egyptian History, Pharaohs & Pyramids (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The many phases of Egypt's long history are seen clearly in the monuments, and much of what was depicted in ancient art can still be seen today.
		To the ancient Egyptians it was also a symbol of fertility, and the pregnant hippopotamus goddess was believed to protect women in childbirth.
		Albeit garbled and, when detailed, confined to the latest periods of Egypt's ancient history, these works were important at a time when Egypt was part of the Turkish Empire and difficult to visit beyond Cairo.
	www.masr.com.cob-web.org:8888 (1824 words)

	World History Compass, Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology
		Explore more than 3.000 years of Ancient Egyptian history, starting with the end of prehistory at around 3.000 BC to the closing of the last Egyptian temple in 535/537 A.D. A time-line helps you navigate through history and discover the formidable Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.
		There is hardly a place in the city that does not have a relic that tells of the grandeur of the Ancient Egyptians several thousand years ago.
		The Spurlock Museum (formerly the World Heritage Museum) at the University of Illinois owns an Egyptian mummy dated to the early second century A.D. (Roman period) by the style of the painted and gilded decorations on its cartonnage.
	www.worldhistorycompass.com /egypt.htm (912 words)

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