![]() With few exceptions, Egyptian art was remarkably consistent in style over 3 millennia – unquestioning acceptance of convention Sense of order and continuity pervades ancient Egyptian life and art Hieroglyphics developed before 3000 BCEħ Like Sumerian, hieroglyphics represented complete ideas rather than individual units of sound (not phonetic)Ĩ The meaning of hieroglyphics was unknown until the Rosetta Stone was found and deciphered. early pyramid, typically stepped -dates from the first dynasty Ziggurat of Ur 1 The Stability of Ancient Egypt: Flood and Sunĭeveloped gradually from 5,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE along the Nile There were two independent Egypts: Upper and Lower Egypt Egyptian history is said to begin when Upper and Lower Egypt were united by Narmer, the king of Upper Egypt There were about 30 dynasties in ancient Egypt Life was unusually secure in ancient Egypt – why?ĭeveloped gradually from 5,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE along the Nile There were two independent Egypts: Upper and Lower Egypt Egyptian history is said to begin when Upper and Lower Egypt were united by Narmer, the king of Upper Egypt There were about 30 dynasties in ancient Egypt Life was unusually secure in ancient Egypt – why? Fertility of the Nile Valley, thanks to the nutrients deposited each year with flooding Surrounding inhospitable deserts eliminated fear of invasion The stability of ancient Egypt and the highly centralized government is reflected in the monumental architecture of the pyramidsĥ Stepped Pyramid of Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt (2600 BCE)
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