The ancient Egyptian culture is by far the most interesting. Over looking the slavery and wars, I want to focus on the good times in the Egyptian Kingdom. First, quick history lesson, Egypt is located in Africa--not the middle east, for those who got that mixed up. Alright, moving on. As describing the ancient Egyptians, I rather not say vicious and almighty because they were not all about that. I The romance in the ancient Egyptian society just like any other. There were no arranged or forced marriages, rather the couple would fall in love on their own terms and chose to start a family if they wish--frankly, the choice was left to them. How it was done was that the man would bring gifts and write poems to his future wife. The ancient Egyptians valued marriage. "The literature of the day, known as “wisdom literature,” encouraged the man to treat his wife well. Egyptian marriages were monogamous, meaning the custom of being married to just one person at a time. A divorce was basically easy to attain, but it was costly ( history link)."
Familiar to most kids nowadays, the children in ancient Egyptian society were to take care of their parents once they've gotten to an old age. The old saying goes 'you do to your mother what she's has done to you'. Very old I might say, but to the point.
The ancient Egyptians were simple and spiritual people; you'd think they focus most of their time on wrapping dead people in cloth, but really, they devote most of their time to festivals and having a good time. And when it came to food, the ancient Egyptians had an advantage, due to their rich, fertile soil. Also, the famous Nile river, which brought in fish, salmon and other seafood to the surface. Ancient Egypt was like a hunter-gathering society,as well as tending to the cattle. When game ( food) was caught the ancient Egyptians honored their catch. "Like the Native Americans the ancients Egyptian hunters prayed to god and goddess images of the animals they quarried to ensure their safety and the success of the hunt.( Spinger, 1996)." What the ancient Egyptians did with their hair was a huge fashion statement. They would either braid, dye, shave, cut, weave charms into it or simply wear a wig. Some thought they wore wig to stay cool; that may be the case, but really it was for outward appearances. As for the sports/games in Ancient Egypt, board games were popular as well as many others. The board games then seem as if they were playing chess or checkers, perhaps they might have been, but the details were never clear. An example would be a game called astragals, translated to knuckle-bones, where the player would travel around the snake track all the way to the finish. Sounds quite competitive doesn't it? As for the sports, you'd think I am stating the very events from the Olympics, but it was only piratical then. They had archery, high jumping, weight-lifting, swimming, boating, long distance running, spear throwing, etc. Unfortunately, I cant fit EVERYTHING about the Ancient Egyptians into this entry. I would not want to discourage you with a long, long reading entry. So, I'll stop here and hopefully, on spare time, pick up where I left off in another entry.
Springer, Llene. Ancient Egyptian Culture. Retrieved: 9/30/10. http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/ancientegyptculture.htm
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