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Significant Events And Or Wars That Shaped The Culture

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Melissa Ramos
Ancient Egypt
1. Significant events and wars: List four to six significant events and/or wars that shaped the culture. Write two to three sentences per event/war describing what happened and how it changed the culture at large. Cite your sources.

Battle of Kadesh (http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/ramseskadeshcampaign.htm)
The Battle of Kadesh was fought between the Egyptians and the Hittites to gain control Syria. This battle took place in the reign of Ramses II. The battle of Kadesh ended in favor of Amurru to Egypt.
Battle of Pelusium (http://www.ancient.eu/article/43/)
The Battle of Pelusium was one of the first major battles between the burgeoning Achaemenid Empire and Ancient Egypt. The battle was fought in …show more content…

This battle took place in 1457 BC and resulted in an Egyptian Victory.

2. Religion: include information about their belief system, what powers did their god or gods have, prayer routine, etc. Two paragraphs. Also provide a short list of the major gods and their supposed powers. Cite your sources. (http://www.aldokkan.com/religion/religion.htm)

Egyptian religion was a mix of beliefs and practices; In which, their religion would include mythology, science, spiritualism, herbology. As in most Ancient cultures, religion played a significant amount in every aspect of the lives of the Ancient Egyptians. They had these Gods that were characters in myths the ancient Egyptians believed that had a role to explain the universe. All of these myths were influenced by things the Egyptians would see: water, sun, nature and animals.
In ancient Egypt, they also has temples to honor and worship the gods. These temples had large statues, beautiful gardens and a lot more. They also had festivals and took part in these rituals: Wepet Renpet,The Sed Festival, The Festival of Khoiak. During these times, they had only a few religious texts: the pyramid texts, The Rosetta stone and the Book of the …show more content…

Ra is the ancient Egyptian sun god. He is the father of the gods and is usually depicted with the body of a human and the head of a falcon.
Isis was a fertility goddess and a mother goddess.She was the sister-wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus.
Horus was a sun god and the king of the gods. “The living Horus” was one of the pharaoh’s titles and emphasized his right to rule Egypt like Horus ruled the gods.
Anubis is the god of death and dying. He is also considered to be the god of the underworld.

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