egypt culture

By:Amit Das

Location To the north is the

Mediterranean Sea, and To the east the Red Sea. Egypt is separated from

Libya and North Africa by the western desert,

From Palestine and Israel by the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.

Class based society• The Royal Family

• Nobles

• Upper Class

• Lower Class

Gender Roles and Statuses

• Division of Labor by Gender• The Relative Status of Women

and Men

LANGUAGE &

LITERATUR

The Egyptian language was among the first written languages

Hieroglyphs Hieratic Demotic

Coptic

Book of Gates

Book of Dead

Book of Caverns

ARCHITECTURE

Great SPHINX Egyptian LUXOR

3 Pyramids of GIZA The Temple Complex of KARNAK

Music &

Dance

Types of Dance• Funeral Dances

• Festive Dances

• Dramatic Dances

Belly Dance

Music Instruments Found in Egypt: 

Clappers - mostly made of bone or wood Cymbals Bells End-Blown Flutes Pipes - both single or double reeds Lyres The Lute The Harp - the angle, shoulder, and bow Double Clarinet Trumpet Hydraulic Sistrum Crotals

Festivals

Ramadan Moulid an-Nabi Sham al-Naseem

Egypt host to a number of festivals

Sports• Football is the most popular sport in Egypt• The Egyptian national football team won the African Cup of Nations seven times setting a new record in Africa•Other popular sports in Egypt are basketball, handball, squash, and tennis

CuisineFul Medames Fried Falafel Basbousa

Beverages• Tea is the national drink

in Egypt Koshary tea  Saiidi tea Green tea Tisanes (herbal

teas)•  Sugar cane juice is

called "aseer asab“

• A sour, chilled drink made from tamarind

Food Customs at Ceremonial Occasions

• The 'Id al-Fitr• The Prophet's Birthday• Fasting is seen as a spiritual

exercise by both Muslims

DRESS

Ancient Egyptian Wear

Pharaoh Priest Man Women

Modern Men & Women Wear

Headwear

Skullcap(taqiyah) Fez(Tarbush) Turban Kufiya

Marriage&

Family

• One of the critical decisions a woman can make is the choice of marriage partner• Marriage to cousins, however, remains

frequent, accounting for 39 percent of marriages in a 1995 sample• Egyptians frequently do not have

"family" names e.g., Hassan Ali Abdullah

Religion

• Egypt is a country of "everyday piety”• 5 Pillars The statement of this basic

profession The Ramadan fast The pilgrimage to Mecca The five daily prayers & The giving of alms

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Ra God Sobek

• Ra, the sun-god• Isis was worshiped as the mother goddess. • Animal worship is another important aspect of the Egyptian religion The cat-headed goddess Bastet Lion-headed war god Maahes The crocodile-headed god Sobek & The frog-goddess Heqit were idolized

Life after death &

Mummification

Mummification Embalming

Wrapping

Tutankhamun's mummy