Ancient Egypt Built an Advanced Civilization
by Owen Borville
June 27, 2019
Archaeology, History, Bible
The advanced civilization of ancient Egypt developed along the Nile River Valley in the northeast African continent and was one of the first civilizations to invent a developed writing system. In addition, ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians, along with architects. The large pyramids of Egypt are the most recognizable symbol of ancient Egypt.
The ancient Egyptians were also one of the first civilizations to invent agriculture, which they did along the Nile River Valley and this enabled the civilization to prosper. The Egyptians were also strong in art, literature, medicine, and engineering, The ancient Egyptians even had medical specialists that focused on certain parts of the body, such as the eyes, stomach, or teeth. Ancient Egyptian history lasted from just after the time of the Flood over 4,000 years ago to 332 B.C., when Greek forces invaded Egypt. Romans would invade Egypt in 30 B.C.
Many creationists have noted that the chronology of Egyptian history has been inflated by mainstream historians. For example, there is believed to be some overlap among pharaohs and rulers of Egypt so that more than one was living and ruling at the same time. Their ruling spans were counted to appear that one pharaoh ruled after another when both were actually ruling at the same time. In addition, the ruling dates for some pharaohs are ambiguous and not precisely known. Therefore, there is some error in the mainstream chronology of Egypt and the creationist age for ancient Egypt should be much less than 5,500 years ago and closer to 4,300 years ago, or 2,300 B.C.
The achievements of ancient Egypt include the practice of quarrying, which allowed for the extraction of stone from the ground to be used for construction of buildings. The method construction of the pyramids in Egypt continue to be a mystery to modern times considering that modern technology was not available thousands of years ago. However, the Egyptians developed their own unique technologies to build these pyramids very early in human history and only a few years after the Flood of Genesis and the Tower of Babel dispersion. The construction of these pyramids radically changes the traditional thought that ancient humans at this time were primitive hunters and gatherers that could not build such complicated structures. The ancient Egyptians had also developed a strong system of mathematics that helped in constructing the pyramids. The pyramids were not built by slaves as most believe but by paid laborers who were respected by Egyptian society. These paid laborers were buried in tombs near the pyramids after death. In addition, the Egyptians produced a developed system of medicine. The Egyptians also created an advanced irrigation system and agricultural production techniques along the Nile River which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian history is characterized by a series of relatively stable kingdoms and this stability reflects on the success of the civilization. The fact that the Egyptians could build such an advanced and stable kingdom just a few years after Babel reflects on the ability of humans and mankind and that humans were intelligently designed to have the capability to produce advanced civilization relatively quickly.
In addition to mathematics, the Egyptians developed an advanced calendar system in order to predict when the Nile River would flood. The ancient Egyptians were polytheists and had many gods, as even different cities within Egypt had different gods. The ancient Egyptians studied astronomy because they believed that their gods lived in the heavens and that their pharaohs were transported to the heavens after death to live with the gods. Even their pyramids were built to line up with the stars and the heavens and therefore the ancient Egyptians must have had an advanced knowledge of science, engineering, astronomy, and mathematics to accomplish these things.
Egyptian history is divided into three main periods during the Bronze Age, or the period of frequent use of bronze for tool making: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom, when Egypt achieved its greatest power and influence in the world. Ancient Egypt included most of the current nation of Egypt plus a large portion of Sudan along the Nile River. Ancient Egypt was divided into Lower Egypt, which referred to the lower or northern portion of the Nile River Valley near the Mediterranean, along with Upper Egypt that included the central portion of the Nile Valley, and Kush, which represented the southern portion or upper reaches of the Nile Valley located in present-day Sudan. Egyptian history lasted more than 3,000 years from 3.100 B.C. to 30 B.C., when Egypt fell to the Romans after the death of the last pharaoh, Cleopatra of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
As part of the Roman Empire, Christianity began to spread in Egypt after the death of Jesus Christ and Christian converts were persecuted just like they were in other parts of the Roman empire until the faith was officially adopted in 313 A.D. Gradually the Egyptian religious temples were converted into churches and the practice of the native pagan religion and gods gradually declined over three centuries as did the reading of hieroglyphic writing. By the fourth century, the Egyptians stopped using hieroglyphic writing. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs who had absolute authority in the empire, including the wealth and resources. Egypt was part of Rome until the Roman Empire split and Egypt became part of the Byzantine Empire. In 642 A.D., Egypt was conquered by Arab invaders.
by Owen Borville
June 27, 2019
Archaeology, History, Bible
The advanced civilization of ancient Egypt developed along the Nile River Valley in the northeast African continent and was one of the first civilizations to invent a developed writing system. In addition, ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians, along with architects. The large pyramids of Egypt are the most recognizable symbol of ancient Egypt.
The ancient Egyptians were also one of the first civilizations to invent agriculture, which they did along the Nile River Valley and this enabled the civilization to prosper. The Egyptians were also strong in art, literature, medicine, and engineering, The ancient Egyptians even had medical specialists that focused on certain parts of the body, such as the eyes, stomach, or teeth. Ancient Egyptian history lasted from just after the time of the Flood over 4,000 years ago to 332 B.C., when Greek forces invaded Egypt. Romans would invade Egypt in 30 B.C.
Many creationists have noted that the chronology of Egyptian history has been inflated by mainstream historians. For example, there is believed to be some overlap among pharaohs and rulers of Egypt so that more than one was living and ruling at the same time. Their ruling spans were counted to appear that one pharaoh ruled after another when both were actually ruling at the same time. In addition, the ruling dates for some pharaohs are ambiguous and not precisely known. Therefore, there is some error in the mainstream chronology of Egypt and the creationist age for ancient Egypt should be much less than 5,500 years ago and closer to 4,300 years ago, or 2,300 B.C.
The achievements of ancient Egypt include the practice of quarrying, which allowed for the extraction of stone from the ground to be used for construction of buildings. The method construction of the pyramids in Egypt continue to be a mystery to modern times considering that modern technology was not available thousands of years ago. However, the Egyptians developed their own unique technologies to build these pyramids very early in human history and only a few years after the Flood of Genesis and the Tower of Babel dispersion. The construction of these pyramids radically changes the traditional thought that ancient humans at this time were primitive hunters and gatherers that could not build such complicated structures. The ancient Egyptians had also developed a strong system of mathematics that helped in constructing the pyramids. The pyramids were not built by slaves as most believe but by paid laborers who were respected by Egyptian society. These paid laborers were buried in tombs near the pyramids after death. In addition, the Egyptians produced a developed system of medicine. The Egyptians also created an advanced irrigation system and agricultural production techniques along the Nile River which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian history is characterized by a series of relatively stable kingdoms and this stability reflects on the success of the civilization. The fact that the Egyptians could build such an advanced and stable kingdom just a few years after Babel reflects on the ability of humans and mankind and that humans were intelligently designed to have the capability to produce advanced civilization relatively quickly.
In addition to mathematics, the Egyptians developed an advanced calendar system in order to predict when the Nile River would flood. The ancient Egyptians were polytheists and had many gods, as even different cities within Egypt had different gods. The ancient Egyptians studied astronomy because they believed that their gods lived in the heavens and that their pharaohs were transported to the heavens after death to live with the gods. Even their pyramids were built to line up with the stars and the heavens and therefore the ancient Egyptians must have had an advanced knowledge of science, engineering, astronomy, and mathematics to accomplish these things.
Egyptian history is divided into three main periods during the Bronze Age, or the period of frequent use of bronze for tool making: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom, when Egypt achieved its greatest power and influence in the world. Ancient Egypt included most of the current nation of Egypt plus a large portion of Sudan along the Nile River. Ancient Egypt was divided into Lower Egypt, which referred to the lower or northern portion of the Nile River Valley near the Mediterranean, along with Upper Egypt that included the central portion of the Nile Valley, and Kush, which represented the southern portion or upper reaches of the Nile Valley located in present-day Sudan. Egyptian history lasted more than 3,000 years from 3.100 B.C. to 30 B.C., when Egypt fell to the Romans after the death of the last pharaoh, Cleopatra of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
As part of the Roman Empire, Christianity began to spread in Egypt after the death of Jesus Christ and Christian converts were persecuted just like they were in other parts of the Roman empire until the faith was officially adopted in 313 A.D. Gradually the Egyptian religious temples were converted into churches and the practice of the native pagan religion and gods gradually declined over three centuries as did the reading of hieroglyphic writing. By the fourth century, the Egyptians stopped using hieroglyphic writing. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs who had absolute authority in the empire, including the wealth and resources. Egypt was part of Rome until the Roman Empire split and Egypt became part of the Byzantine Empire. In 642 A.D., Egypt was conquered by Arab invaders.
