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How Is Ancient Egypt Different From Our Culture

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Did you know that the Egyptians kids were naked untill they were six years old? If you are six years old or younger you would be naked right now if you lived in the Ancient Egypt time. The Egyptians had many different cultures than us. Clothings, jewelry, makeup, and etc. are some examples that were different than our culture. Clothing is very different than us. Most of the men in working classes wore either loincloth or short kilt and sometimes a type of shirt. Women wore straight dresses with one or two straps. Animal skins, above all leopard skins, worn by priests and by pharaohs. At times Kings and Queens wore ceremonial clothing adorned with feathers.
Another example is the jewelry. Specific materials, colours, and designs were often associated with certain gods or goddesses or magical qualities of protection. Any changes to these could affect the ‘spiritual’ value of the items. Everyone wore jewelry in Ancient Egypt, from poor farmers to wethly royals. For the wealthy, pieces were made from semi-precious …show more content…

Egyptians appeared to care a great deal about the way they looked. Pharaohs had their own hairdressers and manicurists and cosmetics was big business. Archaeologists have unearthed mirrors, hair pins, makeup containers, brushes and other items. On special occasions ancient Egyptians wore greasy cones of fragrance on their head that melted in the heat and dripped perfume on their wigs. To decorate their eyes, the Ancient Egyptians used black and green paints. The black paint was derived from powdered galena (now known as kohl) and it was supposed to protect eyes from the hot sun. The green paint was derived from malachite powder (a green coloured mineral) and was used because it would make eyes appear larger. In addition, green paint was believed to invoke the eye of Horus, the god of The Sky & Sun and also of healing. For this reason, the Egyptians thought green paint would protect those who wore

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