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Pharaoh’s were quite mysterious. They would
never let their hair be seen by anyone.
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Both men and women in ancient Egypt wore
makeup. It was said to be a protect ant from
the sun.
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This would be very socially unacceptable in our
culture today. However, in ancient Egypt,
children did not wear clothes until they became
teenagers.
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Ancient Egyptians believed that the earth was
flat and round, kind of like a disk
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The pharaoh Ramses had 8 wives, over 100
concubines, hundreds of children, and all of
that sex must have done him some good because
he died at over 90 years of age.
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Ancient Egyptians were very advanced in the
medical world. They could set broken bones, do
surgeries, and even developed
anesthesia.
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Next time you sit on the pot, remember you have
the ancient Egyptians to thank. They invented
the toilet seat.
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Ancient Egyptians believed that if you had
gotten bitten by a snake, and you died from
that bite, it would bring you immortality. Some
Egyptians would commit suicide by letting
snakes bite them.
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Rogaine not working for you? The ancient
Egyptians would use the fat from crocodiles,
hippo, lions, snakes, goose, and ibex to treat
baldness.
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Grave robbers didn’t always go for the jewels
in the tomb, sometimes they went for the mummy.
Many people believed that if you ground up
mummies and drink it in a potion that it had
positional qualities.
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Egypt established monotheism. In fact, Pharaoh
Akhenaton was the first to establish the
monotheistic religious state.
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Long before Egypt became an empire, primitive
man lived along the Nile. Their agriculture
became established by 6000BC.
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The flute, the obo, and the trumpet were used
in Ancient Egypt.
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So who says you can’t bring your maid with you
into the next life? Many ancient Egyptians
would have their servants killed and buried
with them.
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The oldest recorded death sentence was actually
a suicide sentence. A teenage male was
convicted of magic and he was ordered to kill
himself, either by poison or by stabbing
himself.
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You’re probably familiar with the ancient
Egyptians way of writing called hieroglyphics.
However, hieroglyphics were only used for
ritualistic purposes as well as official
purposes. They had 2 other forms of writing
which they used for everyday use.
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Not only were the ancient Egyptians good at
preserving bodies, they were also very good at
curing and preserving meat. They used a lot of
the same substances used in mummification for
preserving the meat.