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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

Cuisine
Ful 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, 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
Ra God Sobek

Life after death & Mummification

Mummification
Embalming Wrapping

Tutankhamun's mummy

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