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The Ancient Egyptians: Appearance in the Past Chloe W. Reading and Language Arts, Semester 4, Class 7/8 Keith Schoch June 7, 2012

Did you know that the Ancient Egyptians was one of the longest lasting civilizations ever? "Egypt" means: "Temple of the soul of Ptah.” Ptah is one of Egypt’s ancient gods, who was the master of crafts, rebirth, and creation. Also, Egypt is located on the continent of north Africa south of Sudan. The time period of ancient Egypt is 3500 B.C.E.- 2000 AD. As it said before, “It is one of the longest lasting civilizations ever.” Egyptians had a unique way of dressing and that is one of the things we most admire them for. We remember the Ancient Egyptians for their beautiful and big ways of dressing. Also, we remember them by how light their clothing was and how much makeup the ancient Egyptians wore.

However, an equally important and fascinating part of the Egyptian culture is the way they dressed. Dress and Decoration was important to the Egyptians because it showed where you stood in the civilization. Also, the more makeup you wore, the higher up you stood. And the lighter the clothing the richer you were. We can learn more about his cultural aspect by looking at the Egyptian pharaohs, women, and men.

 The Ancient Egyptian pharaohs had unique ways of dressing. They dressed much nicer than the lower and middle class because they have more money and wealth (http://tinyurl.com/2mtc9v). Also, the pharaohs would attach a lion's tail to hang from their belts. They also wore crowns. They attached the belts to their long kilt made from fine linen (http://tinyurl.com/2mtc9v). And, they would wear leopard skins over their shoulders to look dangerous (http://tinyurl.com/2mtc9v). Then, as time went on, the dress of the pharaohs changed a little bit.

 Women, in the ancient times, had a fashionable way of dressing themselves. Sometimes they often wore simple sheath dresses that were held up by one or two straps and were worn down to the ankle (http://tinyurl.com/qx4l8). Over the dress, the women had the choice of wearing a shawl, a cape, or a robe (http://tinyurl.com/qx4l8). Also, women might add beading or feathers onto their dresses to make them look "bigger,” or more noticeable (http://tinyurl.com/qx4l8). Ancient Egyptian women like to mix and match their clothing, and a lot of girls/women do that today too!

But, men in the Ancient Egyptian world liked their outfits to match. Males in Ancient Egypt wore a skirt or a kilt that was tied around the waist with a belt (The Ancient Egyptians by Rosemary Rees and (http://tinyurl.com/3ccj7ok). Rich Egyptian men were able to afford the best linen and it was almost see through (http://tinyurl.com/3ccj7ok). Some men even wore headdresses for special occasions (http://tinyurl.com/3ccj7ok). All men in Ancient Egypt wanted to impress a high ranking socialite, preferably women.

Ancient Egypt was conquered by the Arabs in 642 B.C.E., but in the present time Egypt is a country on the continent of Africa. Today, many things we do relate to the Ancient Egyptians. The lasting effect of their legacy is that the way you dress still determines how popular and rich you are. Also, we learned a lot of lessons from this civility. This civilization taught us that the way you dress has a huge impact on your social status. And that if you were rich, you were very popular in your civilization. Ancient Egypt went through hard times and they have come out on top. Tahar Ben Jelloun once said, “Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where is is.”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Glossary:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Egypt- Temple of the soul of Ptah <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">culture- people’s beliefs and religions <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Pharaoh- a king of Egypt in Ancient times; also considered a god by the people <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">sheath- a holder of a knife or sword; can also be used in terms of clothing <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">kilt- a short pleated skirt that was worn by women and men in the Ancient Egyptian time <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">legacy- something handed down from the past

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Picture Credit:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Images 1- [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Image 2- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Pharaoh.svg/220px-Pharaoh.svg.png <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Image 3- http://www.fashion-era.com/images/100_bc_ALLancient_history/goddess300.jpg <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Image 4- []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Works Cited

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