论自然环境对古代埃及文化的影响

自然环境是促使古代埃及文化的形成与发展的一个重要因素。埃及地理位置的封闭性使古代埃及人产生了孤立主义的情绪和以埃及为世界中心的思想 ;各种自然力如太阳、尼罗河和风强烈地影响着埃及人的世界观和宗教观 ;埃及地形、地貌的一致性使埃及人敬畏于一切破坏这种一致性的事物 ,进而把它们全部人性化 ;而埃及地形的对称性则使埃及人的宗教、文学和艺术呈现出对称性的特点

On the Environment' s Influence on Ancient Egyptian Culture

The environment is one of important elements which formed and developed ancient Egyptian culture. The closing of Egyptian geography led to Egyptian's emotion of isolationism and their mind which thought Egypt as the center of the world;various natural powers,such as sun,Nile and wind,influenced heavily Egyptian's world view and religion view; the consistency of Egyptian topography led to that Egyptian feared all thing which can break down it, furthermore personalized them; and the symmetry of Egyptian topography led to the symmetry of Egyptian religion,literature and art.