The predynastic period Archaeologists have identified several Predynastic Egyptian cultures. They have named them for the modern towns where remains of these ancient cultures were found. The Badarian culture arose about 5000 B.C. . It was followed by the Amratian culture (also called Naqada I) about 4000 B.C. The Early and Late Gerzean Periods...
Egypt before the empire IN EARLY TIMES, THE NILE RIVER VALLEY WAS NOT A GREAT place to live. Each summer, floodwaters filled the narrow gorge from cliff to cliff. When the water receded, the valley remained wet and marshy. But it was a hunter’s paradise. The Nile was alive with fish. Dense stands of...
Egyptian writing! ...
obelisks An Ancient Egyptian monuments obelisks are four-sided tall, slim pillars covered with hieroglyphics that come to a point at the top. they are usually carved from a single block of stone. they were created by the Egyptians to symbolize contact between humans on earth and the gods in the heavens. A pair of obelisks often...
A tour of Egyptian history...
A tour of Egyptian history Part 1 The Egypt’s history before Upper and Lower Egypt were united is called the Predynastic era (5000–3150 b.c.e.). These were busy times of intense cultural and agricultural development, It is very difficult to establish accurate dates for Egyptian history. the Egyptians did not keep a timetable of years and...
Egyptian dates It is very difficult to establish accurate dates for Egyptian history. the Egyptians did not keep a timetable of years and events. Some dates can be checked against records of other ancient peoples, or against known events in astronomy records. But all dates before 664 B.C.E. are estimates. Early dates were recorded...