ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

Are you curious about ancient times? Do you want to meet a mummy today? Or, do you fancy writing a letter full of pictures? Then, you’re invited to one of the greatest civilizations: Ancient Egypt.

Culture of Ancient Egypt Civilization

Ancient Egypt was rich in culture, religion, arts, and writing. Egyptians believed in many Gods. The Egyptian leader was the ruler, and owner of all the land, water and people in his or her kingdom. Later Egyptians called their leaders “pharaoh”, leader of the ancient Egyptians. The Pharaohs were also the leaders of the religion.

Egyptian men and women wore make up. They believed that make up could heal the injuries and help protect their skin from the sun. The Ancient Egyptians thought of cats as sacred creatures. People weren’t allowed to kill or injure a cat. They worshipped a Cat Goddess called Bastet. It was half feline and half woman.

The Egyptians were a very advanced civilization because of their inventions and technology. They were one of the first civilizations to invent writing. They developed a writing system called hieroglyphs. They combined pictures and symbols and created an alphabet from their symbols. They also created a writing material similar to paper called papyrus from reeds in the Nile.

The Ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians. They had several inventions such as medicine, cosmetics, the calendar, the plough for farming, musical instruments, and even toothpaste. They were also very good at building, architecture and art. Today, many other civilizations use and copy the basic ideas of building from ancient Egypt architecture.

Pyramids and Treasure

Ancient Egyptians buried the Pharaohs of Egypt in giant pyramids or in secret tombs. They believed that they needed treasure in the tombs to help them in the afterlife. The Egyptians also built sphinx statues to guard important areas such as tombs and temples. It is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The most famous Sphinx is the Great Sphinx of Giza. It is one of the largest and oldest statues in the world.

Egyptians believed in life after death, and they wanted the body to look life-like, so they mummified people. First, they washed the dead body in wine and Nile water and took out the organs. They removed the brain with a hook inserting through the nose. After they cleaned the liver, lungs, intestines and stomach, they put them in four special canopic jars. They put the heart in the dead body again because they believed the dead person would need it after life. Then they covered the body with special salt and left the body for about 40 days to dry out. After 40 days they wrapped up the body in linen bandages and put the body in a coffin.