Arts and Architecture
Ancient arts and architectures of Egypt were built of stone. Architects took their jobs very seriously so that stones of temples would fit perfectly. They built ramps for workers that were working on the piece of architecture so that they can reach the top and so that artist can design the top of the architectural buildings.
As soon as a pharaoh was named, his tomb was being built. The quality of the tomb depended on the time that a pharaoh ruled. The longer their reign, the fancier their tomb.
The square and plumb line were important tools back then because of the way the buildings were structured.
The art of egypt reflects every aspect of their lives. Drawings of everyday life,, models of people and animals, glass figures and contaners, jewlery made form gold and semi-precious stones. The drawings show the kind of work the civilians did daily. Their art is very bright using blue, red, orange and white to make pictures that tell the life of individuals. Sculptures were important in egypt. They were made for kings, queens scribes, animals, and gods and goddesses. They also did pottery which was made of ceramic and clay and were glazed with minerals used to make beads, amults, pendants and etc.
As soon as a pharaoh was named, his tomb was being built. The quality of the tomb depended on the time that a pharaoh ruled. The longer their reign, the fancier their tomb.
The square and plumb line were important tools back then because of the way the buildings were structured.
The art of egypt reflects every aspect of their lives. Drawings of everyday life,, models of people and animals, glass figures and contaners, jewlery made form gold and semi-precious stones. The drawings show the kind of work the civilians did daily. Their art is very bright using blue, red, orange and white to make pictures that tell the life of individuals. Sculptures were important in egypt. They were made for kings, queens scribes, animals, and gods and goddesses. They also did pottery which was made of ceramic and clay and were glazed with minerals used to make beads, amults, pendants and etc.
Writings In Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptian believed that it was important to record and communicate information about religion and government so they invented writing scripts that could do that job. The most famous kind of writing is called Hieroglyphics. Throughout 3,000 years of this civilization, hieroglyphics had a different use. The writings were used by scribes to preserve beliefs, history, and ideas in temples and tomb walls on papyrus scrolls.
Social Classes
Ancient Egyptians had a complex social hierarchy that divided each family into social classes that they were given by birth . One could not raise their social status by hard work and dedication in this civilization. (Please refer to "Exhibit 1" for a detailed description of the Egyptian social class structure.
Public Works
The public works was the works done for the pharaoh. Farmers did public work when the weather didn't permit farming. Jobs such as digging canals, building temples, building palaces, building monuments, building tombs for fallen pharaohs and building pyramids.
Cities
Pyramids, Nile river, Stone and brick. Deserts surroundings
Organized Government
Pharoahs passed by generational powers, the police
Complex Religion
Polytheistic. Gods had different name and a different function. Anun is most powerful
Job Specialization
Soldiers (fight), scribes (laws), artist (drawing and art), and peasants (farmers). Most jobs were inherited