Ancient egyptian culture
Gods
Ancient Egyptian culture flourished between 5500 B.C.E; with the rise of technology, as evidenced in the glass work of faience, and 30 B.C.E; with the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. The five gifts of Hathor in which the poor laborers were encouraged to regard the finger of their left hand , the body they reached with daily to harvest field crops, and to consider the five things they were most grateful for in their lives. The cult of Hathor was very popular in Egypt, among all classes, and epitomizes the prime importance of gratitude in Egyptian culture. Religion was an important part of the daily life of every Egyptian. Ancient Egyptian taught the people that in the beginning, there was nothing but chaotic swirling waters out of which rose a small hill know as the Ben-Ben. By 1600 B.C.E; the ancient Egyptians had a water clock that was in use in Egypt, as was the calendar. The images on the wall have been interpreted by some to represent a light bulb and figures attaching said bulb to an energy source that was use. This being said Ancient Egyptians were encouraged to rejoice in and deeply appreciate their immediate surroundings and to live gratefully within their means. Burials In ancient Egypt the burial process was an very advanced techniques and had a very specific process. Ancient Egypt rites were practiced as early as 4000 B.C.E; and reflect this vision of eternity. Ancient Egypt concept of the soul-which may have developed quite early-dictated that there needed to be a preserved body on the earth in order for the soul to have hope of an eternal life. The poor were buried in simple graves with those artifacts that they had enjoyed in life or whatever objects the family could afford to be a part with the gods, and the goddesses. Ancient Egypt is the common term for the ancient Egyptian funerary rituals concerning death and the soul's journey to the afterlife that they had for the goddesses. Victoria Tirado & Izabella Reed
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