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** Dress and Decoration  **
 * Ancient Egyptian **

** Ancient Egyptian  ** ** Dress and Decoration  **


 * Olivia Gill **

** Reading and Language Arts, Semester 4, Class 7/8  ** ** Mr. Schoch  ** ** June 7,2012  **


 * When some people think of Ancient Egypt they think of the pyramids but I think of the dress and decoration. The culture that I’m researching is Ancient Egyptian. Egypt means the home of the soul of Ptah. Egypt is located in North Africa. To the north of Egypt is the Mediterranean Sea.To the west is Lybia, and to the south is Sudan ( [|http://maps.google.com] ).The time period I’ll focus on is the Old Kingdom.The years of the Old Kingdom was 2649-2150 BCE( [|http://tinyurl.com/cyp944n] [|).] **


 * An equally important and fascinating part of Egyptian culture,however, was its dress and decoration. Dress and decoration was important to the Egyptians because it showed how wealthy you were and your ranking in society(Harcourt Social Studies Book). We can learn more about this cultural aspect by looking at the Ancient Egyptians men and women of nobility, priests, and peasants. **


 * During the time of Ancient Egypt citizens wore different things depending on wealth and ranking in society.Male nobles during the Old Kingdom wore a kiltthat was white and made of very fine linen. They did not wear any shoes and they only wore one **


 * necklace.During the Old Kingdom women of nobility wore a long, sheath dress( [] ). They also wore large wigs,and again didn't wear shoes. The clothing that female nobles wore did not change during the Old Kingdom or Middle Kingdom but it did change during the New Kingdom.( [|http://tinyurl.com/8ybpy2a] [|)] **


 * Priests clothing was completely different from men and women nobles.Priests wore the same thing regardless of the time period.They wore long, white robes.The robes were made of high quality linen. Priests also wore leopard skins during ceremonies and went barefoot(. http://tinyurl.com/7b4c2xa [|l] ).Most priests did not wear wigs. They weren't allowed to wear wool or leather sandals. They weren't allowed to because it was considered to be unclean( [] [|)] . **


 * One of the lowest classes was peasants. The male peasants wore very plain clothing. Coarser linen was used for the kilt.The female peasants wore a simple skirt made of lower quality linen. They did not wear shirts or shoes during the Old and middle kingdom.Then during the New Kingdom the women made a simple dress. They were still barefoot but they added some jewelry for decoration ( http://tinyurl.com/8ybpy2a [|)] . **


 * Egypt was conquered by the Arabs in 642 B.C.E. ( Roman Oxyrhynchus", p. 84 [|)] Egypt is still a present day country on the continent of Africa. We still wear a modernized version of the Egyptians clothes. For example, we wear skirts, dresses, and robes. The Egyptian civilization taught us that if you’re in a certain social classes you have to dress a certain way. They also taught us that it is important what you wear and it influences what your social status is. **

** Glossary  **


 * Egypt- The home of the soul of Ptah. **
 * Old Kingdom- This time period began in 2649 B.C.E and ended in 2150 B.C.E.( http://tinyurl.com/cyp944n ) **


 * sheath dress- I n [|fashion], a sheath dress is a type of [|dress] designed to fit close to the body, relatively unadorned. Usually made of a very thin, and light material. ( [] ) **

** Works Cited  **
 * "Ancient Egyptian Clothing." Ancient Egyptian Clothing. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Ancient Egyptian Clothing." Ancient Egyptian Society: Clothing. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Cultural Fashions : Egypt : Clothing Types." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Egypt (Roman Province)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2012. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Egypt (Roman Province)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2012. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Egypt in the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649Â 2150 B.C.). 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Egypt in the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649Â 2150 B.C.). 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Sheath Dress." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2012. 06 June 2012. . **


 * I’m researching is Ancient Egyptian. Egypt means the home of the soul of Ptah. Egypt is located in North Africa. To the north of Egypt is the Mediterranean Sea.To the west is Lybia, and to the south is Sudan ( [|http://maps.google.com] ).The time period I’ll focus on is the Old Kingdom.The years of the Old Kingdom was 2649-2150 BCE( [|http://tinyurl.com/cyp944n] [|).] **


 * An equally important and fascinating part of Egyptian culture,however, was its dress and decoration. Dress and decoration was important to the Egyptians because it showed how wealthy you were and your ranking in society(Harcourt Social Studies Book). We can learn more about this cultural aspect by looking at the Ancient Egyptians men and women of nobility, priests, and peasants. **

** Works Cited  **
 * "Ancient Egyptian Clothing." Ancient Egyptian Clothing. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Ancient Egyptian Clothing." Ancient Egyptian Society: Clothing. 06 June 2012. . **
 * "Cultural Fashions : Egypt : Clothing Types." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation. 06 June 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00327/eclothing.html>. **
 * "Egypt (Roman Province)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2012. 06 June 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_%28Roman_province%29>. **
 * "Egypt (Roman Province)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2012. 06 June 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_%28Roman_province%29>. **
 * "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Egypt in the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649Â 2150 B.C.). 06 June 2012. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/oking/hd_oking.htm>. **
 * "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Egypt in the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649Â 2150 B.C.). 06 June 2012. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/oking/hd_oking.htm>. **
 * "Sheath Dress." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 June 2012. 06 June 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheath_dress>. **