… in Charlton, Kent, was the grandson of Captain Matthew Flinders, the first man to chart Australia. Petrie was named after his father William, who was a civil engineer and professional surveyor and his maternal grandfather Matthew, a famous navigator…

… has been divided into 8 or 9 periods, sometimes called Kingdoms. This modern-day division is somewhat arbitrarily based on the country's unity and wealth and the power of the central government. The Ancient Egyptians themselves did not group their…

… the Pharaoh Akhenaten during his reign (1352 - 1336 BC) were initially seen as revolutionary upon their discovery last century . At a stage when the successful military campaigns of his forebears into Asiatic territories had brought the Egyptian Empire…

… are the first known civilization in the Middle East. -Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia, which is present-day Iraq -Mesopotamia means "lands between two rivers" (Tigris & Euphrates) -Mesopotamia lies in the East End of "Fertile Crescent"(rich…

… and the most powerful state of the Peloponnese. In Sparta religion was a way of bringing the community together and uniting the Gods with the everyday political and social institutions of the Spartan state. The mythical twin Spartan heroes…

… were very different places. In Egypt, while pyramids were being built, cities were beginning to form in the Indus Valley. Both of these places had fertile lands and natural barriers to prevent invaders. Nobody really knows about the Indus…

… importance in Ancient Egypt, both culturally and politically. It was his (infrequently her) role to be not only seen as a leader, hunter, warrior, builder, administrator and ruler of an empire, but also as a central figure in religion and religious…

… in 1922 is considered the most important archaeological find of the century. As one of the most intact monuments of Ancient Egypt, Tutankhamen's tomb reveals a great deal about the burial customs, role of the king, religious beliefs, leisurely pursuits…

… Egypt lasted from about 3000 B.C. to about 1000 B.C. Art symbolized Egyptian beliefs and every day life. Today in western culture, we generally consider art a form of self-expression. However, for the Egyptians it was almost religious. The Egyptians…

… extensively in Egypt, Nubia and the Sudan, with the quality of design and sheer size of his buildings leading Gardiner claim that Amenhotep's reign was when Egypt reached its "zenith of magnificence". His building program was inaugurated as a result…