EGYPTIANS

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EGYPTIANS

• By Willie C. Fortson Jr. James Heard

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Life of the Egyptians

• In the Egyptian family the father was responsible
  for providing for his family. The mother stayed
  home and raised the children. Small children and
  other female relatives lived in a special part of
  the house. Much of the children's time was spent
  in training for their adulthood.
• The Egyptians wore very simple clothing. The
  clothes were made of linen. Egyptians wore
  sandals made from leather or reed. They decorated
  this clothing by wearing elaborate costume
  jewelry.
• Cosmetics were also an important part of the
  Egyptian lifestyle. Creams and oil were used as
  well as eye paint. Eye paint was usually green,
  made from copper, or black, made from lead or
  soot.
• Egyptians played with dolls, balls, tops, animal
  toys, and board games which were similar to
  checkers. One favorite pet was the cat. Cats were
  liked because they killed rats and mice in the
  house.

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The Great Sphinx Of Giza

• The Sphinx at Giza was built by King Khafre.
• It was made from limestone
• It has been through droughts, floods, and sand
  storms. It is still standing and guarding the
  pyramids of King Khufu and Khafre.
• The body is 240 feet long, almost as long as a
  football field.
• The head is taller than a six-story building.

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• Every visitor to Egypt is intrigued by the large
  number of ancient temples, mostly of mammoth
  proportions.
• In serving the gods the priests were acting on
  behalf of the king whose decisions implemented
  the will of the gods on earth, and who was alone
  entitled to immediate contact with them by means
  of religious offices.
• The higher ranks were favored with special robes
  such as the leopard-skins worn over the shoulders
  by the sem priests.

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Hieroglyphics

• Hieroglyphics are more then just a way of
  writing, they are also pictures, and as such they
  are meant to be esthetically pleasing.
• There are three forms of writing that were used
  to write the ancient Egyptian language.
• Hieroglyphics- Greek way of writing
• Hieratic- cursive way of writing
• Demotic-

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Egyptians sports

• Many of today's sports were practiced by the
  Ancient Egyptians
• Ancient Egyptian kings, princes and statesmen
  were keen on attending sports competitions, which
  they encouraged and provided with the necessary
  equipment.

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Religion

• Mummification was a ritual, so the priests who
  participated were trained to perform the process
  with both surgical and ritual precision.
• The head priest that supervised the ritual wore a
  terra-cotta mask in the form of Anubis.
• Once the organs were removed they were placed in
  canopic jars, which were carved out of alabaster
  and inscribed with spells that would one day
  enable the organs to rejoin the body when it was
  resurrected.

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Egyptians art

• One of the greatest aspects of Egyptian art is
  all the statues, paintings and architectural
  forms seem to fall into place as if they obeyed
  one law. Basically, we call such a law, an
  artistic "style.
• The Egyptian artisan was a master at
  realistically portraying details. But he would
  paint or sculpt only the details most essential
  to recognize the subject. At its simplest,
  Egyptian art could be described as picture
  symbols, such as our walking man at a stop light
  indicting it's okay to cross the street.

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Egyptian Technology

• Ancient Egyptian craft workers not only
  skillfully designed and made the wonderful
  buildings and objects to be seen in Egypt and its
  extensive museum collections, but also created
  the tools necessary for working stone, wood,
  gold, silver, copper and bronze into those
  artifacts. 

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The Egyptian Government

• The pharaoh was the supreme ruler of Ancient
  Egypt.
• The people of Egypt considered the pharaoh to be
  a half-man, half-god. The pharaoh owned all of
  Egypt. He owned all animals, mines, people, and
  even the Nile River.
• The citizens gave the pharaoh portions of their
  crops in taxes.
• During times of severe draught the pharaoh would
  give some of this grain to the hungry Egyptians.