In other words, "history can be defined as a discipline, which is a branch of knowledge that systematically deals with past events (Obenga). ... History can also be defined through the perspective of other cultures. ... Sadr feels that God has created a system in his creation that links the historical process to each other. ... The first one is the materialistic side, and the second one is the metaphysical side. The materialistic side consists of man and nature creating an impact on the process, and the metaphysical side has Deities having full control. ...

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This is one of the main reasons why the Egyptians built more temples than any other ancient culture in history. ... Some temples were also used for other activities like fests and festivals where the Egyptians worshiped the respective god of the temple. ... A sacred temple was always to be built on the west side of the Nile River, which was the closest to the rising sun. ... The other kinds of temples that the Egyptians built, and perhaps are the most widely recognizable are the tombs. ... All of the temples constructed along the Nile River were oriented on the east-west axis according t...

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On the other hand, its design while slightly similar, it is actually quite different. ... While noted that each side of a pyramid faced a certain direction, each corner of a ziggurat faced a specific direction as well. Located in North Egypt, slightly west of the Nile River is where the Great Pyramids can be found. ... Mesopotamia was located between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The pyramids were assembled with limestone floated in from quarries to the base of the Nile River. ...

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Egypt In ancient times, Egyptian society was dependent upon the Nile River for its existence. ... The river was a regular and predictable source of water in a desert environment. ... The low strip of fertile land located on either side of the Nile River is known as the floodplain. ... A strip of higher land on either side of the floodplain, known as the low desert, was not watered by the Nile. ... Due to the complex layout of the land, most travel to other countries, especially across water, was reliant on the Nile Even today most important geographic feature in Egypt is the Nile River. ...

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Mesopotamia, which means "the land between the two rivers", was exactly that; an area of land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. ... The area between the rivers was a stringent plain of horrible weather. The rivers on either side of the land would rise and fall and flood unpredictably throughout the year. ... Like other cultures, Mesopotamia, had a polytheistic religion. ... So predictable was the flooding cycle of the river that the 365 day year was derived from it. ...

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Contrasting Ancient Egypt and Sumerian In the Ancient world, Life began around rivers. ... To start, each civilization began next to a river(s). ... They had no natural borders and were open to attack from nearly all sides. ... The Sumerians, on the other hand, had cuneiform. ... Both writings were very different from each other. ...

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Egypt is located in the Middle East right next to Libya on the other side lies Saudi Arabia. ... The highest population areas would be the main cities such as Cairo and Alexandria that are both along the Nile River. This is because ninety percent of the land in Egypt is desert, the Nile River has lots of water. ... Egypt mainly imports finished goods, machines, and other fuels. ... But on the other hand I could also believe this because of their relative location near the Middle East. ...

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This pyramid was the second of the smooth-sided pyramids, and it was built to incorporate the pharaoh's body when he died. ... The villages "boasted bakers, butchers, brewers, granaries, houses, cemeteries, and probably even some sorts of health-care facilities- Other workers were servants of the pharaohs.. ... One theory - and the most logical - as to how the pyramids were built is that the construction happened while the Nile River was flooded, and the huge stones were floated down the river. ... The pyramids, even the smooth-sided ones, started as "step pyramids." ... After the million...

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Beyond the Nile River Valley, on both sides of the river the land was an endless stretch of desert. ... The "red land" was the barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides. ... So as the farmers and other inhabitant began to cooperate in the daily tasks, a mighty organization began to grow. ... These dresses were made by folding a rectangle of cloth in half, sewing it up at the sides, leaving holes for the arms, and cutting a key hole for the head. ... Eye diseases in Egypt, then and now, are more common then in any other region. ...

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Unlike the other wonders of the world, the great pyramid of Giza still stands erect, reaching out to the heavens above. ... Pyramids are four sided geometric characteristics. ... Boats, rafts or barges would have been needed to transport materials across the Nile river. ... The maximum error between the side lengths is astonishingly less than 0.1% (The great pyramid). ... A number of corridors, galleries, and escape shafts either lead to the king's burial chamber, or were intended to serve other functions. ...

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Priests and officials usually entered a pyramid complex through a temple near a harbor on the Nile River. ... Its base covers 13.6 acres (equal to seven midtown Manhattan city blocks), each side being greater than five acres in area. ... Consider this: The height of the Pyramid's apex is 5,812.98 inches, and each side is 9,131 inches from corner to corner (in a straight line). ... Other numbers are also repeated throughout. ... All four sides of the Pyramid are very slightly and evenly bowed in, or concave. ...

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Each of the three pyramids had smooth sided shapes. ... Some marks directed were the blocks go, some marks said "This side up." ... Builders had to transport the blocks along the Nile River one hundred yards away. ... Some were built to store royal possessions, and others went off in mystifying directions. ... Some of the stone is softer than others. ...

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This theme is more evident in Ancient Egypt as much as anywhere else or any other time period in history. ... The Nile River was the unifying force in Egyptian history and the conflicts that took place along its banks proved to be a compelling saga of unity and anarchy. ... The other periods, or intermediates, where times of anarchy and nothing resembling one whole state. ... The pallet depicts Narmur wearing the Red Crown representing the ruler of Lower Egypt and on the opposite side he wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt. ... Also significant is his size compared to all the ot...

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The sources used to concoct the numerous forms of cosmetics were extracted from the fertile land of the Nile River. ... The decoration of the eyes is what primarily set Egypt apart from the future use of cosmetics by other cultures. ... The black liner that served as a sun protector was drawn on to the top and bottom eye lids and met out to the side symbolizing wings. ... Other countries thought this to be unattractive and repulsive (Brief www). ...

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Writing became more popular in the old kingdom, the writings come on papyrus, produced by hammering, drying and processing river reeds. ... Its design was based on the older form of burial monument, the mastaba, a low rectangular structure built of brick with a flat top and sloping sides. ... Between 2613-2494 B.C.E was the fourth dynasty and during this time Khufu became the pharaoh and had his pyramid built 481 feet high and 756 feet along each side of the base. ... The Delta fell within an hour of the Hyksos taking over, they came from the side of Hammorat, took over Memphis. ...

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Straw is to bricks as slaves are to Egypt, one does not work without the other. ... Which would normally be near the bakes of a river, then they would bring any other needed materials to the brick yard. ... Others were prisoners of war. ... Second, by purchase, slaves could readily be bought from other owners or general merchants. In antiquity, slaves were sold among all kinds of other merchandise and from country to country. ...

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Pyramids were erected for the pharaoh in the belief that it would serve as a stairway to the heavens, and allow the divine pharaoh to reach the Milky Way, or the Nile River in the sky. ... By the fourth dynasty, the pharaohs were buried in true pyramids, that is, all sides were flat planes meeting at some certain point, and the angle of each corner was 52 degrees. ... 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 charm that Osiris had over other deities was the fact that he was o...

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The gods had the power to be interchangeable as well as take over other gods attributes. ... One of these cities was located in Lower Egypt while the other was in Upper Egypt. Throughout the period of time, some gods were held in higher regard than others. ... In result, the people had to recourse to other, lesser gods such as the dwarf god Bes. ... When a person died, they had to be buried on the west side of the Nile since the sun "died" in the west. ...

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I had a quick look outside and since it looked quite hot I had a bit more water and set out walking, I took me a little while longer today as I was harvesting the far side of the farm. ... I took home my bit of the harvest for my family, they really like eating my harvested food and making things from the flax and other crops. ... Now I went to go and get an offering for Hapi (Nile god), During the inundation flood, the we would throw offerings, amulets and other sacrifices into the Nile at certain places, sacred to Hapi, to ensure a food flood. ... We all got ready to go to go down to the N...

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