Egyptians also made statues to be placed in burial sites so that if the physical body did not survive death, the statues could hold the dead person's soul. ... The geography of the two cultures also influenced their artistic and cultural contributions. ... With the rise and fall of the Nile, came fertile soil, via flooding. ... An example of idealized state/religion art is the Temple of Ramesses II, where the entranced was lined with four huge sitting Ramesses statues and one sun god. ... While the Boxer at Rest not only captures the physical, but also the emotions of the tired boxer. ...

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The abundance of food allowed for a rise in the population greater then anywhere else in Africa. ... Religious unification also resulted from the unification of Egypt. ... Egyptian kings began to claim they were descended from the gods and were the son of the sun god, Re. ...

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To the ancient Egyptians, Maat also meant order and justice. ... The priests also played a big role in running the ancient Egyptian government. ... There were also gods who were associated with Upper and Lower Egypt. ... When a person died, they had to be buried on the west side of the Nile since the sun "died" in the west. The Egyptians also believed in what they called "judgment day". ...

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The first god to do this was Re, the sun-god. He had a steady rise in power beginning in the second dynasty, and by the fifth dynasty Re was considered the chief god of state. ... There were also a great number of temples erected, most of which were later dismantled and incorporated in the structure of other temples (David 20). The once-absolute sun god, Re, was replaced by the god Osiris. ...

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Also wounds were treated with willow leaves, which contain salicylic acid (aspirin), to reduce inflammation, plus copper, sodium salts to help dry up the wound. ... What they are also known by is their writing and calculations. ... They set the beginning of the year on the day the Nile began to rise because that was the most important event to them. Astronomers noticed that the Nile's rising happened at the same time the brightest star in the sky Sirrus, rose with the sun. ... They also divided day and night into 12 parts, hours to us, and they created shadow clocks that marked the time b...

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Akkad Victory Steele of Naram-Sin 75 40 Naram-Sin defeats soldiers and they fall beneath him as he climbs to join the gods, who are represented as suns at the top of the mountain. ... Babylonian Stele of Hammurabi 76 30/43 The sun god gives Hammurabi the right to rule and the code of laws. ... The sun god is depicted over the entrance. The sun enters through the center door on October 21st (Ramses' birthday), lighting up his statue deep in the interior. ... The sun god is shining down on the figures. ...

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