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 5608hm Ancient Egyptian Dress and Decoration

Ancient Egypt: Dress and Decoration

Hannah Michelson

R/LA, pds. ⅚ Mr. Schoch June 7, 2012 The first thing that most people think of when they hear the country Egypt, is the Pyramids. The name Egypt actually means “the river Nile”( __http://tinyurl.com/bmgvj4__ ). Egypt is located in Africa, under Palestine, next to Sani, and Near Mediterranean Sea. This ancient civilization occurred during 5000 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E. Egyptian people were the ones to  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">create the first calendar, even though we changed it later on  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">(Zeman 14).

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> An equally important and fascinating part of Ancient Egyptian  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> culture, however, was its dress and <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> decoration. Dress and decoration was important to the Ancient Egyptians because it defined <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> them as people, and it defined their status (Bingham 22). We can learn More about this cultural <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> aspect by looking at the Ancient Egyptian’s slaves, merchants, rulers. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> First off, the slaves in Ancient Egypt, where poor. So, these people did not use jewels or gold. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> The slaves wore ribbons and garlands, wreaths of flowers, to put on their heads (Odijk 19). <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Being poor meant that they had to use thick, coarse, and itchy cloth. These people had no <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  money to spend on people to do makeup for them, so they did it themselves. Secondly, the merchants of Ancient Egypt were like the middle class of today. These ancient people had money but not enough to buy gold. Merchants wore copper and a jewel called faience, Earthenware,(http://tinyurl.com/6v8yjfu). The cloth that their clothes were mostly made of was, linen (Odijk <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> 19). They spent a quite s ome time and put a lot of makeup on <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> themselves. Bathing was a part of their everyday routine. At  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> first they used led for their makeup which they didn’t even <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> know it was poisonous for a while then they used makeup <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> called kohl, a dark powder used as eye makeup. (Bingham <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> 22). <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

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<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Lastly, the rulers were the highest class, they were the pharaohs’ and relatives of the pharaohs’. The rulers wore solid gold cuffs and earrings, and gold necklaces with jewels (Bingham 23). Also, they’re clothes were made from silk or soft linens (Odijk 19). Similar to the merchants, the r, had a lot of makeup on, and used kohl, but they had people for them spending a lot time to do their makeup (Bingham 22). <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> After 30 B.C.E, Egypt was controlled by Ancient Greece. They let Cleopatra continue ruling, but after a while she committed suicide. Today we have clothing, makeup, and jewelry influences from the Ancient Egyptians, such as their winged eye liner, gold cuffs, cloth, and cloth use. Their clothes are some of the basic shapes of a dress. Some of their pieces were really pretty. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> ** __Glossary__ ** __Cleopatra__ - 69-30 B.C. Egyptian queen noted for her beauty and charisma ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://www.wordnik.com/words/Cleopatra__ ) __faience__ - Earthenware decorated with colorful opaque glazes. ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://www.wordnik.com/words/faience__ ) __garlands__ - wreaths of flowers to wear on your head ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://www.wordnik.com/words/garland__ ). __kohl__ - a dark powder used as eye makeup ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://www.wordnik.com/words/kohl__ ) __Palestine__ - Often called "the Holy Land.”Palestine A historical region of southwest Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and roughly coextensive with modern Israel and the West  Bank ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://www.wordnik.com/words/Palestine__ ).

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Works Cited__ <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">"3b. Egyptian Social Structure." Egyptian Social Structure [ushistory.org]. Web. 16 May 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><http://www.ushistory.org/civ/3b.asp>. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Egyptian Clothing." Egyptian Clothing. 16 May 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egyptians/egyptian-clothing.htm>. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Garments." Ancient Egypt: Clothing. Web. 15 May 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm>. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hart, George. Ancient Egypt. New York: Knopf, 1990. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">"How People Lived in Ancient Egypt [Paperback]." How People Lived in Ancient Egypt: Jane <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bingham: 9781435826236: Amazon.com: Books. 15 May 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><http://www.amazon.com/How-People-Lived-Ancient-Egypt/dp/143582623X>. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Jewelry in Ancient Egypt." Jewelry in Ancient Egypt. 16 May 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><http://www.historylink101.net/egypt_1/a-jewelry.htm>. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Martin, Amanda. Ancient Egypt. Chicago: World Book, 1997. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Odijk, Pamela. The Egyptians. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett, 1989. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Personal Hygiene and Cosmetics." Ancient Egypt:. 16 May 2012. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/cosmetics.htm>.


 * Ancient Egypt: **

** Dress and Decoration **

** Hannah Michelson **

** R/LA, pds. ⅚ ** ** Mr. Schoch ** ** June 7, 2012 **


 * The first thing that most people think of when they hear the country Egypt, is the Pyramids. The name Egypt actually means “the river Nile”( [] ). Egypt is located in Africa, under Palestine, next to Sani, and near the Mediterranean Sea. This ancient civilization occurred from 5000 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E. Egyptian people were the ones to create the first calendar, even though we changed it later on (Zeman 14). **

decoration. Dress and decoration were important to the Ancient Egyptians because it defined
 * An equally important and fascinating part of Ancient Egyptian culture, however, was its dress and **
 * them as people, and it defined their status (Bingham 22). We can learn more about this cultural **
 * aspect by looking at the Ancient Egyptian slaves, merchants, and rulers. **


 * The slaves in Ancient Egypt, were poor. So these people did not use jewels or gold. **
 * The slaves wore ribbons and garlands, wreaths of flowers, to put on their heads (Odijk 19). **
 * Being poor meant that they had to use thick, coarse, and itchy cloth. These people had no **
 * money to spend on people to do makeup for them, so they did it themselves. **


 * Secondly, the merchants of Ancient Egypt were like the middle class of today. These ancient people had money but not enough to buy gold. Merchants wore copper and a jewel called faience, Earthenware, **
 * ( [] ). The cloth that their clothes were mostly made of was, linen (Odijk 19). They spent a quite some time and put a lot of makeup on themselves. Bathing was a part of their everyday routine. At first they used led for their makeup which they didn’t even know it was poisonous for a while then they used makeup called kohl, a dark powder used as eye makeup. (Bingham 22). **


 * Lastly, the rulers were the highest class, they were the pharaohs’ and relatives of the pharaohs’. The rulers wore solid gold cuffs and earrings, and gold necklaces with jewels (Bingham 23). Also, they’re clothes were made from silk or soft linens (Odijk 19). Similar to the merchants, the r, had a lot of makeup on, and used kohl, but they had people for them spending a lot time to do their makeup (Bingham 22). **


 * After 30 B.C.E, Egypt was controlled by Ancient Greece. They let Cleopatra continue ruling, but after a while she committed suicide. Today we have clothing, makeup, and jewelry influences from the Ancient Egyptians, such as their winged eye liner, gold cuffs, cloth, and cloth use. Their clothes are some of the basic shapes of a dress. **

** __Glossary__ **
 * __Cleopatra__- 69-30 B.C. Egyptian queen noted for her beauty and charisma ( [] ) **


 * __faience__- Earthenware decorated with colorful opaque glazes. ( [] ) **
 * __garlands__- wreaths of flowers to wear on your head ( [] ). **
 * __kohl__- a dark powder used as eye makeup ( [] ) **
 * __Palestine__- Often called "the Holy Land.”Palestine A historical region of southwest Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and roughly coextensive with modern Israel and the West Bank ( [] ). **

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">__Image Credits__ **
 * __map-__ **


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 * __kohl-__ **
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 * __face-__ **
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** __Works Cited__ **
 * "3b. Egyptian Social Structure." Egyptian Social Structure [ushistory.org]. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/civ/3b.asp>. **
 * "Egyptian Clothing." Egyptian Clothing. 16 May 2012. <http://www.king-tut.org.uk/ancient-egyptians/egyptian-clothing.htm>. **
 * "Garments." Ancient Egypt: Clothing. Web. 15 May 2012. <http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm>. **
 * Hart, George. Ancient Egypt. New York: Knopf, 1990. **
 * "How People Lived in Ancient Egypt [Paperback]." How People Lived in Ancient Egypt: Jane Bingham: 9781435826236: Amazon.com: Books. 15 May 2012. <http://www.amazon.com/How-People-Lived-Ancient-Egypt/dp/143582623X>. **
 * "Jewelry in Ancient Egypt." Jewelry in Ancient Egypt. 16 May 2012. <http://www.historylink101.net/egypt_1/a-jewelry.htm>. **
 * Martin, Amanda. Ancient Egypt. Chicago: World Book, 1997. **
 * Odijk, Pamela. The Egyptians. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett, 1989. **
 * "Personal Hygiene and Cosmetics." Ancient Egypt:. 16 May 2012. <http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/cosmetics.htm>. **