Facts about ancient Egyptians

Ancient Egypt was the most advanced and richest civilization for 3,000 years. It is famous for its architecture, tombs, and other things.

 

The Great Pyramids of Giza.

Egypt is famous for its large pyramids built by the Pharaohs. The pyramids of Giza are amazing structures made by the people of ancient Egypt. The largest one dedicated to King Khufu.

Belief in gods, goddesses, and demons.

Ancient Egyptians followed more than 2,000 gods and goddesses believing in demons as well. all of their gods and goddesses were responsible for the things of daily life. Amon Rolla was the most superior god. Anubis in charge of the mummification of dead bodies Andhra the god of the Sun. Demons were more powerful than humans but not more than gods and goddesses.

Life after death.

Egyptians used to believe in life after death. They waited to be alive again. That is why they made such large tombs with luxurious belongings and mummified their bodies to use them again.

Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Like every nation has its writing styles, Egyptians also have their writing method of hieroglyphs which consisted of icons and their alphabetical elements. It had more than 2,000 hieroglyphic characters.

Cleopatra the seventh.                                                                           

Cleopatra is really important in ancient Egyptian history. She was the last of the Egyptian pharaoh who killed her half-sister for any kind of threat to her throne and power. Julius Caesar whom she had an affair with, helped her become a pharaoh.

Tonton commons cursed tomb.

Tonton common was a boy-king who died in his teenage years. His small tomb was not like other royals but it contained all its luxurious things, unlike other tombs that were robbed his home. was discovered in 1922 with many incidents and deaths as a legendary curse would attack anyone who tried to open the tomb. But his tomb led to the study of an Egyptian Kings mummified body and revealed the secrets of ancient times.

board games were common.

People of ancient Egypt used to play popular board games like Senate, Mahan, and Mancala. They were hieroglyphic board games found in Tonton common stone as well. The board in Tut's tomb showed that it was a two-player game with carvings and 30 squares were drawn on it.

Makeup was important. 

Makeup was a daily routine for both men and women of ancient Egypt. They used full-on cosmetics giving it a spiritual meaning and calling it holy. They believed it to be a protection from the gods of raw and Horace. They painted their nails yellow applied long eyeliners colored their eyelids applied oil on their skin and red or chirp aced on lips and cheeks.

Brother-sister marriages.

It was common in the ancient Egyptian kings to marry their sisters which gave them full trust that their wife was loyal to her husband and family.

Equal rights for both genders.

Both women and men had equal rights. No superiority was given to anyone. Women were allowed to buy sell and inherit anything. They didn't need any kind of protection if their husbands died or left them. They took care of their children on their own.