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Introducing the Ancient Egyptians
The ancient Egyptians are famous throughout the world for their pyramids and lashings of gold jewelry.
However, this is only part of the story. The Egyptians were part of a large, intricate society, with the king at the top and the unskilled workers at the bottom. Rather like a pyramid, in fact. Luckily, the Egyptians left loads of information regarding their everyday lives. This part explores the houses they lived in and with whom, their education system, and their social arrangements concerning marriage, divorce, adultery, childbirth, and the elderly.
The ancient Egyptians have gripped the imagination for centuries. Ever since Egyptologists deciphered hieroglyphs in the early 19th century, this wonderful civilization has been opened to historians, archaeologists, and curious laypeople.
Information abounds about the ancient Egyptians, including fascinating facts on virtually every aspect of their lives – everything from the role of women, sexuality, and cosmetics, to fishing, hunting, and warfare.
The lives of the ancient Egyptians can easily be categorized and pigeonholed. Like any good historian, you need to view the civilization as a whole, and the best starting point is the origin of these amazing people.
So who were the ancient Egyptians? Where did they come from? These few articles answers these questions and begins to paint a picture of the intricately organized culture that developed, flourished, and finally fell along the banks of the Nile river.
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