Egyptian CultureAnd stuff

Gods and Goddesses • The Sun God – Amon-Re • Judge of the Dead – Osiris • Goddess of Nature and

Women – Isis• Another Judge of the Dead

and Protector of Mummies – Anubis

• God of the Sky – Horus

Mummification

What is the point?

It’s kind of a big deal• Preparation for the afterlife• Done before burial • Preparing the body for its

awakening • Supplies were needed • The more important you

were, the more stuff you got

Being Buried• Your tomb would be

decorated with all your life’s accomplishments

• So you better do something with your life or else your tomb will stink

• What are our modern day funeral rites?

Daily Life

In Ancient Egypt

Social Structure Pharaoh and Royal

Family

Government Officials

(bureaucrats) headed by the

Vizier, Military, and Scribes

Artisans, Craftsmen, Merchants

Peasant Farmers

Social StructurePharaoh

and Royal

Family Government

Officials (bureaucrats)

headed by the Vizier,

Military, and Scribes

Artisans, Craftsmen, Merchants

Peasant

Farmers

Highly Stratified • You don’t really move around in society• Born a peasant – die a peasant • Peasant workers could be contracted by state

for public works

Slavery

In Egypt – Isn’t what you think

How slavery worked• Small scale • Most slaves were convicted criminals or

prisoners of war• The number of slaves increased through the

years

LifestylesVaried greatly according to social class

Pharaohs lived very differently than peasantsYou get the idea

Pharaohs could marry 1,000 women if they wanted, Egyptian males could marry only 1

Staying COOL

In Egypt

Staying Cool in Egypt• Rule 1

• Get a hair cut – if an Egyptian did not have good hair, they would shave their heads and adorn a wig

• Rule 2• First impression is everything – perfume and makeup were

common for men and women. No one wants to be “that guy” who stinks. The eyeliner was pretty and doubled as a sunblock

• Rule 3 • More clothes, – the richer you are, the more clothes you wear.

You can tell by looking at someone where they fall in society – kind of like today ja?

• Rule 4• Don’t be cheap – if you want to look good, buy fine linens –

whatever the cost

Staying COOL in Egypt• For kids

• Who cares? You’re a kid, run around naked until you hit puberty – Because they did

Art, Writing, and Science

They were around for 2000 years after all

Art• Detailed and

colorful • Represented daily

life all the way to Gods

• Statues were powerful and imposing

Writing• We’ve already discussed this so,

• Tell me about it

Math and Science• Arithmetic

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide• Geometry too

• Engineering • Medicine

• Great healers • Surgery was common • Understood and recommended hygiene – bingo