egypt culture
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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
.
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