Search results
|
|
No page with that title exists You can create an article with this title or put up a request for it. Please search Wikipedia before creating an article to avoid duplicating an existing one, which may have a different name or spelling.
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #1.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
Article title matches
- Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: '''Memphis''' was the ancient capital of the [[Old Kingdom]]...
3: ...pt-Hieroglyphs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hieroglyph]]s in Memphis with a statue of [[Ramses II]] in the background....
5: ...t of [[Fostat|Al Fustat]] (or Fostat) in [[641]]. Memphis was then largely abandoned and became a source of...
7: ... II]]. The [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] is close to Memphis.
9: It is believed that Memphis was the largest city in the world from its founda...
Page text matches
- Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (includi...
6: ...s [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at the age 14. She signed w...
8: ... internationally famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin ...
10: ... Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best ...
12: ...or Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[19... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...ervatory, graduating in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nik...
7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group w...
11: ...). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work t...
15: ...f a bond...restoring the legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occ... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
5: ...helped her develop a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at [[Atlanta...
7: ...Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]].
9: ...itle song accompanied by members of [[Fletcher Henderson]]'s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a ...
11: ...her old blues groove, but "Take Me For A Buggy Ride" and "Gimme a Pigfoot", are among her most popula...
13: ...on]]'s uncle) Richard Morgan. They were in an accident and Smith was severely injured. A doctor soon a... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...he world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http://earth-inf...
6: ...ere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are examples)
11: ...20040617.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focuse...
14: ...aks into three branches into the low-lying [[Nile Delta]] region.
16: ...ro is dominated by the government buildings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with h... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds a...
16: ...) also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide that, when
17: depressed, further redirects air blown or drawn thr...
24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
26: ...omatic harmonicas also have a button-activated slide. - Ptolemy I of Egypt (7434 bytes)
3: ...er of [[Egypt]] ([[323 BC]] - [[283 BC]]) and founder of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. In [[305 BC]] he t...
7: ...s]] and the young [[Alexander IV of Macedon|Alexander IV]].
9: ...sfully defended the [[Nile]] and Perdiccas was murdered by two of his subordinates. In the long wars ...
11: ...ge:Ptolemy_I_of_Egypt.jpg|thumb|right|Silver coin depicting '''Ptolemy I''' (r. [[305 BC|305]] - [[283...
13: ...her [[Menelaus]] was defeated and captured in the decisive [[Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)|Batt... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
27: | '''[[President of Egypt|President]]'''
36: ...- Total (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]] - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...300 BC]]. Archeological evidence indicates that a developed Egyptian society has existed for much long...
10: ...span of about three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
27: ...ociety]] (see [[Nile#History|Nile: History]]). Evidence of [[pastoralism]] and cultivation of [[cereal...
29: ...there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of the remains of ...
31: ...stract&list_uids=12495079]; reveals also that ''modern day'' Egyptians "''reflect a mixture of [[Europ... - Old Kingdom (5401 bytes)
2: ...wed by a period of disunity and relative cultural decline referred to by Egyptologists as the [[First ...
4: ...g the Old Kingdom was located at [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], where [[Djoser]] established his court. The Ol...
8: ...ramid (the [[Pyramid of Djoser|Step Pyramid]]) in Memphis's new necropolis, [[Saqqara]]. An important perso...
10: It was in this era that formerly independent ancient Egyptian states became known as [[Nome ...
12: ==Golden Age: the Fourth Dynasty== - Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
2: ...gdom]]. It is best known as when the [[Hyksos]] made their appearance in Egypt, whose reign comprised ...
4: ...n [[Xois]], located in the marshes of the western Delta, broke away from the central authority to form...
6: ...y scarabs inscribed with their names, called by modern [[Egyptologist]]s the Sixteenth Dynasty.
8: ...V, the power of this dynasty, weak to begin with, deteriorated. The later king [[Merneferre Ai]] (rule...
10: ...[Kamose]], whom tradition credited with the final defeat of the Hyksos. With the [[Eighteenth dynasty ... - Saqqara (4142 bytes)
3: ...ep pyramid]]. It is located some 30 km south of modern-day [[Cairo]] and covers an area of around 7 km...
7: While [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] was the capital of [[History of Egypt|Ancient E...
14: ...on the site, in various states of preservation or delapidation.
15: ...ew Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]] ''[[Book of the Dead]]''.
18: ...d, with both their structures and lavish internal decorations intact. - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
7: ==Description==
8: ....jpg|thumb|left|220px|The Great Sphinx.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
9: ...]], so that when approching from [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], the Sphinx is seen in profile in front of the ...
11: ...he paws. It was only in [[1817]] that the first modern dig, supervised by [[Giovanni Battista Caviglia...
18: ...cts about it are unknown, such as the real-life model for the face, when exactly it was built, and by ... - Pyramid of Djoser (952 bytes)
1: ....jpg|thumb||170px|left|Ancient Egypt Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
6: ... to the northwest of the city of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]].
8: ...tone. The step pyramid (or proto-pyramid) is considered to be the earliest large-scale stone construct... - Karnak (2489 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
5: ...he very term '''Karnak''' is nearly universally understood as the temple complex and not the village. ...
9: ...n that basis redefine the term Karnak, as to be understood as the [[Precinct of Amon-Re]] only, as thi...
18: ... main parts, as well as several avenues of ram-headed [[sphinx]]es connecting the [[Precinct of Mut]],...
20: ... in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction work began in the 1... - Egyptian hieroglyph (6639 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg||thumb|250px|Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ...b|250px|right|Hieroglyphs at the [[Memphis,_Egypt|Memphis]] museum with [[Ramses II]] statue on the back.]]
3: <!-- table moved to top to avoid dead space -->
8: ...al team excavating at [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]] (modern [[Umm el-Qa'ab]]) uncovered tomb U-j which belo...
10: ...sonants, [[logograph]]s, representing a word, and determinatives, which indicate the semantic category... - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
2: ... the seat of government moved to the [[Nile Delta|Delta]]. Its archaeological remains offer a striking...
4: ...of Zeus" ([[Zeus]] being the god whom the Greeks identified with [[Amun]]).
6: ...he name ''Thebes'' is often mistakenly thought to derive from the Greek as there is a city in Greece w...
20: *[[Deir al-Madinah]] (workers' village) - Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: '''Memphis''' was the ancient capital of the [[Old Kingdom]]...
3: ...pt-Hieroglyphs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hieroglyph]]s in Memphis with a statue of [[Ramses II]] in the background....
5: ...t of [[Fostat|Al Fustat]] (or Fostat) in [[641]]. Memphis was then largely abandoned and became a source of...
7: ... II]]. The [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] is close to Memphis.
9: It is believed that Memphis was the largest city in the world from its founda... - Ptah (2110 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
2: ...ated, he simply ''is''. He is also sometimes considered to have been a personification of primal matte...
5: ... him so highly as to say that he controlled their destiny, Ptah also became a god of [[reincarnation]]...
7: ...e soul]] of Ptah. Later, as his association with death increased, Ptah was combined with [[Seker]] to...
9: In [[art]], he is portrayed as a bearded [[mummy|mummified]] man, often wearing a [[skull... - Seker (1714 bytes)
1: ...age:Ancient_eygpt-1.jpg|thumb||170px|Clipart provided by <br> [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom C...
2: ...nd the [[Apis (Egyptian mythology)|Apis]] bull at Memphis.
4: ...tom of it containing the deceased?s [[Book of the Dead]].
6: ...ion with the image of Seker being carried in a gilded boat. He was pictured as a greenish [[mummifica... - Arkansas (11679 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 34<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 19.82 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 25<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 33?N to 36?30'N |
27: Longitude = 89?41'W to 94?42'W |
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).