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(0)A. Rosalie David
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Gives a lucid summary of the 4000-year history of ancient Egypt from predynastic times to the end of the Ptolemaic period. Explains such fascinating topics as the conventions of representation in art, the role of the pharaoh in religions, how the pyramids were built and how a corpse was mummified to last for eternity.
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The Nile Valley civilization, which spanned a period from c. 5000 BC to the early centuries AD, was one of the earliest created by humankind. Egyptian art and architecture, religion, and medicine all had an immense impact on later civilizations. Containing the most up-to-date information and organized in a highly accessible format, Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt explores all aspects of life in ancient Egypt, from predynastic times to the Old, Middle,...