The Pharaoh's Court
Author:
Kathryn HindsPublisher:
Marshall Cavendish CorporationImprint:
Benchmark BooksPublication Date:
09-01-2006ISBN:
9780761421832Pages:
80Subjects:
EgyptJuvenile Literature
Available as:
Hardback, 9780761421832Description:
When we think about ancient Egypt, magnificent images immediately come to mind: the pyramids, the Sphinx, the golden funeral mask of King Tut. Our minds are full of mummies and tombs, temples and hieroglyphs, animal-headed goddesses and gods. Few ancient civilizations draw so much upon our imagination. Yet, how often do we get a chance to understand, in depth, the people of ancient Egypt and how they lived their everyday lives? This series, a companion set to Life in the Roman Empire, Life in the Renaissance, and Life in the Middle Ages, aims to do that. Each volume explores a particular level of society, from the top echelons of the pharaoh and his nobles to the keepers of the temples, to the artisans, craftspeople, and merchants of the cities to the ordinary farmers who tilled Egypt's rich black earth. Given the fact that ancient Egyptian history is vast-some three thousand years long-this series makes the New Kingdom (1550 BCE - 1070 BCE) its focus. This was the era of ancient Egypt's greatest power and the time of some of its most famous pharaohs: Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akenaten, Tutankhamen, Ramses II. All the patterns of ancient Egypt's social fabric are explored: the way women lived, how children were raised, the holidays and foods the people enjoyed, the trials and tribulations they suffered. Together, the four volumes that make up this set provide a vivid, substantive view of life in one of the world's most fascinating ancient civilizations.
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