| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Historical facts and fictions
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Historical facts and fictions.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Comprising a unique collection of primary sources, this book critically examines several topics relating to ancient Egypt that are of high interest to readers but about which misconceptions abound"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Hieroglyphs were a secret code created to conceal the wisdom of ancient Egypt -- The Egyptians worshipped animals and gods with animal heads -- Ancient Egyptians considered the pharaoh to be a god -- The pyramids were built as storehouses, work projects for the Egyptian people, or repositories of knowledge -- Ancient Egyptian society was heavily dependent on slave labor -- Curses or booby traps protected Egyptian tombs -- Cleopatra was responsible for Mark Antony's defeat by octavian (Augustus Caesar) -- The myths of Osiris, Isis, and Horus were the basis for the accounts of Jesus found in the Christian New Testament. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization.
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Egypt. |
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Civilization. |
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Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 332 B.C |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization -- Sources.
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Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C. -- Sources.
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| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
To 332 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thompson, Stephen E. Ancient Egypt First editon. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2019. 9781440854934 (DLC) 2019027447 |
| ISBN |
1440854947 (electronic book) |
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9781440854941 (electronic book) |
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9781440854934 (hardcover) |
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1440854939 (hardcover) |
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