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Create a 9 pages page paper that discusses brian fagan’s the rape of the nile. Herodotus is discussed in “The Father of History and the First Tourists.”&nbsp. Even during Herodotus’ time, the Egyptians civilization was considered to be remarkable, powerful, and stable.&nbsp. Herodotus was respected during his time as well, and though his standards don’t measure up to modern standards, “A mass of information and misinformation resulted from Herodotus’ leisurely journey”, the writings on Egypt do allow a certain amount of insight into the ancient culture, at least how it was viewed by an outside civilization.&nbsp. Because of the information and misinformation that Herodotus recorded, he inspired many other tourists to embark on journeys to see Egypt as well.

“Mummy is Become Merchandise” discusses how the Egyptian relics, and most importantly mummies, became commodities for the wealthy.&nbsp. As the Egyptian civilization crumbled and came under the rule of both Christians and Arabs, the relics were not treated with the respect that they deserved.&nbsp. Mummies, in particular, were desecrated: “The Egyptians themselves broke up mummy cases for firewood and sold the corpses for medicinal purposes”.&nbsp. They were used as medicine for centuries, even all the way up until the 1970s.

This issue is discussed furthermore in “He Will Make a Collection.”&nbsp. While the previous chapter outlined how Egyptian relics were destroyed, this chapter discusses the extent to which rich collectors went to gather various Egyptian antiquities: “The serious business of collecting antiquities had really begun in the sixteenth century”.&nbsp. Hieroglyphics were also of particular interest to travelers and scholars, and there were various theories about where they originated from, one theory including China.

“A Dead Language You Cannot Understand” talks about how, through Europe and the United States were in the middle of a technological explosion, Egypt remained nearly forgotten until Napoleon Bonaparte.&nbsp. After military expeditions into Egypt, France was responsible for much scientific and academic interest in the country.&nbsp.