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Help me about the Art of the Ancient Egypt.. TY?
I have 4 questions...
1. About when did the ancient civilization of Egypt come into existence?
2. Who were the pharaohs? In what way were pharaohs more important than just rulers?
3. Instead of the Pyramid what other more structures did they build?
4. How did Egyptian painters show the human figure in their work? What was their reason for doing this?
Thanks for all.....
1 Answer
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
1. The civilization began around 3150 BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_egypt
2. There were many pharoahs. They were not just seen as rulers - but more like incarnate versions of deities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharoah
3. Massive temples like those at Luxor and Karnak. Also some incredible tombs, like that of Queen Hatshepsut (one of my personal architectural favourites of all time). You can do a Google image search for Luxor and Karnak to view images of those incredible structures also.
http://www.geocities.com/anotski_25/exterior/templ...
4. Ancient Egyptians generally painted a human figure in profile, but with the eye looking at you (the viewer) straight on, which is not realistic (but it is effective). I'm not sure why they did this - my best guess is that is has something to do with the sun-god Amun-Re. (Interesting question).
