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Egyptian Culture and Accomplishments

Egyptian Culture and Accomplishments. Women. h ad higher status than in many other ancient societies c ould enter into business deals, buy and sell goods, testify in court, and obtain divorce, p roperty was inherited through the female line w ere not confined to the home

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Egyptian Culture and Accomplishments

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  1. Egyptian Culture and Accomplishments

  2. Women • had higher status than in many other ancient societies • could enter into business deals, buy and sell goods, testify in court, and obtain divorce, • property was inherited through the female line • were not confined to the home • could not be scribes or hold government jobs; few were literate • valued role as wife or mother, yet referred to as property of husband • queen had a privileged position as the wife of a god, and often ruled jointly with her husband

  3. Education • Schools were first established to train priests. • Later, a general education was provided to wealthy males. • Students learned reading, writing, math, and religious ceremonies. • Scribes were record keepers of taxes and expenses, chronicled the heroic deeds of pharaohs, and noted the events of daily life: birth, death, and marriage. It was a vehicle for upward mobility. • Centers for higher learning established.

  4. Accomplishments • Mathematics-practical geometry developed to redraw boundaries after annual floods; measure area of squares and circles; figured volume of cylinders and spheres. • Medicine- most renowned doctors in the ancient world; anatomy learned from mummification; observed symptoms, diagnosed illness, performed surgery; set bones; treated spinal injuries; prescribed medicines.

  5. More Accomplishments • Engineering- pyramids, temples, irrigation systems. • Astronomy- predicted Nile floods and eclipses; mapped constellations; charted movement of the planets; developed 365-day calendar that was modified by the Greeks and Romans and became the basis of our modern day calendar.

  6. And more accomplishments… • Literature- Hymns and prayers to the gods, proverbs, love poems, battle victories, practical advice, folk tales • Painting and Sculpture- statues, wall paintings, carvings.

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