In ancient Egypt, everyone in the family, from the living to the dead were respected, loved, and taken care of. To look after so many people involved a lot of hard work, so magic and prayers played a crucial role in a householder’s life. […]
Members of the ancient Egyptian society fought signs of ageing and tried to look nice, neat, and smell good in public appearances. […]
The marriage in ancient Egypt looked very modern, with divorce being common and a contract for the transfer of property. Surprisingly, it was not arranged by families. So who decided? […]
Even though the Turin Papyrus listed several kings, their damaged condition could not help construct the First Intermediate Period. But there was a body of literature called Lamentations. What did these talk about? […]
Despite having several Lamentation examples to understand the reasons for the decline of Old Kingdom, and to study the First Intermediate Period, how was the lost city of Memphis responsible for the lack of sufficient records to study the same? […]
Egypt saw many changes at the end of the Old Kingdom. Kurt Mendelssohn, a physicist, had a theory about Egypt’s decline so had many others. What did those theories imply? […]
Egyptian society was very conservative and traditional in nature with no place for individualism. What was it that still made them a literate society? […]
Egypt went through many cultures, kings, and pharaohs in order to become a civilization. But what were the characteristics which made this land a cultural homogeneity? […]
Considered the first civilization, there were ample examples to believe that about Egypt. What was it about it that connected a familiar chord? […]
By the start of the Bronze Age, the lives of the people in Mesopotamia had become quite similar to each other. So, what were these similarities, and what was life in Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C. like? […]
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