Egypt
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- What Is A Pharaoh And Why Not Call Him A King?
examiner.com (Diana Gainer) The "Word Geek" generally prefers calling a spade a spade. But the ancient king of Egypt was called a pharaoh for a reason. Nobody else’s king was a pharaoh. This word comes from a real and actual Egyptian word. The English...
- Senet - An Ancient Egyptian Game Of The Soul
examiner.com (Diana Gainer) The ancient Egyptian Senet (snt in hieroglyphs, which means “passing”) is a game for two players, requiring a board with 3 rows of 10 squares each – sort of like a checkerboard cut off short. Each player tries to be the...
- Video: The Changing Face Of The Middle East In Maps
Maps of War Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question. ....
- Origins Of The Date Palm
http://tinyurl.com/95p4g (Gulf Daily News) "The date palm Phoenix dactylifera dates back to the first Pharaonic dynasties and the ancient Egyptians called it 'Bennu', 'bnr or 'bnr.t'. These names were used for anything sweet but more...
Egypt
From Egypt to Monterey's Custom House
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/sports/12589941.htm
"The objective of bocce ball is to try and to come as close to a fixed target as possible. It began in 5000 BC when Egyptians played it with polished rocks and is recorded as having come to Greece in 800 BC where the Romans picked it up and spread the word throughout their country. The Romans named the game bocce from the Latin bottia which means boss".
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- What Is A Pharaoh And Why Not Call Him A King?
examiner.com (Diana Gainer) The "Word Geek" generally prefers calling a spade a spade. But the ancient king of Egypt was called a pharaoh for a reason. Nobody else’s king was a pharaoh. This word comes from a real and actual Egyptian word. The English...
- Senet - An Ancient Egyptian Game Of The Soul
examiner.com (Diana Gainer) The ancient Egyptian Senet (snt in hieroglyphs, which means “passing”) is a game for two players, requiring a board with 3 rows of 10 squares each – sort of like a checkerboard cut off short. Each player tries to be the...
- Video: The Changing Face Of The Middle East In Maps
Maps of War Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question. ....
- Origins Of The Date Palm
http://tinyurl.com/95p4g (Gulf Daily News) "The date palm Phoenix dactylifera dates back to the first Pharaonic dynasties and the ancient Egyptians called it 'Bennu', 'bnr or 'bnr.t'. These names were used for anything sweet but more...