How well did Ancient Egypt get along with it's neighbors??

Question

I'm doing a report on ancient Egypt. I need to tie in the culture of the egyptians to the pyramid.

What would be a good way to do that?

Also, I know there's a lot of other civilizations that include the pyramids in their lives. How well did Egypt get along with those nations? Maybe Egypt made the pyramids to show their friendships.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

The reason ancient Egypt was able to advance so far and to do so well was because it was isolated from its neighbors by desert. Occasionally they did have issues with the Nubian to the south or the tribes along the Mediterranean Sea, but generally they were isolated and therefore were able to prosper. Of course the down side to this was they really couldn't build an empire that went very far, but at least they were at peace.

Answer 2

The other civilizations that used pyramids were far enough away that they would not have had an influence on ancient Egypt, primarily south America and Peru.
Egypt was a nation of conquerors who did not always get along with their neighbors. That will happen when you constantly try to invade and conquer them. The Nubians, in particular were enemies of ancient Egypt. They were constantly at war with Egypt and their people were slaves to the Pharaohs and other nobles.
There are anthropologists and archaeologists who have spent years trying to link the pyramids to the culture of ancient Egypt. The only solid link they have been able to prove is the ancient Egyptian belief in an afterlife. The pyramids were tombs for kings of an early dynasty in ancient Egypt. They were built as a burial place and shrine to a pantheon of gods and goddesses that would offer assistance to the kings in the afterlife. Much of the life of the average ancient Egyptian was work and worship. For those who designed and built tombs for the kings, honoring the gods and goddesses of the ancient Egyptian mythology was their whole life. Many did not even have families and devoted themselves solely to the art and worship of their religion.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

You have your facts a bit confused.

The pyramids were (according to most Egyptologists) burial markers for dead Pharoahs and symbols of the Pharoah's power - nothing to do with friendship.

No other culture built Pyramids as the Egyptians did, except Meroe, to the South, which was very influenced by Egypt. Some Mesopotamian cultures build ziggurats, but these weren't pyramids.

Egypt had the usual disdain for its neighbors - they traded with them, warred with them, etc.

Answer 4

they had the hebrews in slavery for over 400 years.