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hahn:
What about our own elders that have been chewing kpako from the days of dinosaurs?

Maybe some traders brougth that from there, i also learnt somewhere that our ancestors started cleaning their teeth&bathing when the whites first came to Nigeria

Afterlife.

The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife. They called this place the land of the Two Fields. Just dying would not get to you the land of the Two Fields. You had to earn a place in the god Ra’s boat. To get on board Ra’s boat, your heart had to be light. To keepyour heart light, the ancient Egyptians believed you had to spend a lifetime doing good deeds and behaving well.

Crime was very low in ancient Egypt because everyone wanted to get on board Ra’s boat and travel to the land of the Two Fields to enjoy their afterlife.


*. Picture: Ancient Egyptian gods weighing the heart of a person to judge if he will go to the afterlife. There were a couple of other things you had to do before you couldspend forever in the afterlife.

1. First, you had to pass the test of heart where your heart was weighed on a scale with a feather. If your heart was lighter than the feather, you got onto Ra’s boat.

2. But you also had to have your name written down somewhere.

3. And you had to have a preserved (in one piece and in good condition) body.



https://ecpsocialstudies5./2013/12/05/ancient-egypts-religion/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C7932966838

16. Religion.

Ancient Egyptians believed in more than 2,000 deities.

Egyptians worshipped different Gods so that life could be kept in balance. Each God had different “responsibilities”. The list of deities includes hawk-headed Sun God Ra, Goddess of moisture Tefnut, Anubis the god of embalming and the dead, and many more.

The Ancient Egyptians had questions about the afterlife, what happens when you die, and if gods existed. So they invented a religion that they strongly believed in and followed through in their beliefs and worshiped their gods, just like we do today. If they wouldn't have created these religions we would have different beliefs today.


http://www.storypick.com/fascinating-ancient-egypt/

Disneylady:
Ah laye mi! Na to settle for second page now.


No qualms.....ehn Explorers, pls keep 'em coming babe

Smiles...Tnx.

Ancient Egypt Facts.


Ramses II was publicly unwrapped in June 1886 in just 15 minutes. His body became contaminated by fungi and bacteria,which literally ate him little by little. In 1975, scientists used gamma rays to sterilize his body. He is now stored in an antibacterial case.

15. The planets.


Egyptians knew the existence of Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter. They had names for them such as Sebequ,a god associated with Set , (Mercury), “god of the morning” (Venus), “bull of the sky” (Saturn), “Horus the red” or “Horus of the horizon” (Mars), and “Horus who limits the Two Lands” (Jupiter).

http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-egypt.html

14. Ancient Egyptians kept such good flood records on the Nile that scientists today use their data to better understand rainfall patterns.


For the ancient Egyptians, the Nile was mysterious. Unlike most other rivers, it flows south to north, it floods in the summer, and no one knew where the water came from. Explorers discovered the source of the Nile in East Africa just 150 years ago.

The world's longest river, running through nine countries,135 miles (6,670 km).

Pyramid Facts.

The temperature inside the Great Pyramid equals the average temperature of the Earth (68F). The famous Great Pyramid at Giza was built as a burial place for King Khufu (2589-2566 B.C.) and took more than 20 years to build. It is built from over two million blocks of limestone, each one weighing as much as two and a half elephants. It stands about 460 feet (149 m) high taller than the Statue of Liberty. The base of the Great Pyramid takes up almost as much space as five football fields.

15. Games.


Ancient Egyptians also loved entertainment. Board games with pieces and dice were played, and drama possibly showed up in the Egyptians' daily life. The world's first fairytale is rumoured to have been created by the ancient Egyptians.


Image: http://quatr.us/games/dice.htm

14. Accessories.


Ancient Egypt is credited with the inventions of many accessories. Scissors, combs, toothbrushes and toothpaste, plus the lock and key, the weaving loom, drums, and the first oil lamps.


Image source: https://mobile.twitter.com/Payitforward87/status/494230987648544769?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3495885992

Ancient Egypt Facts.

Unwrapped, the bandages of an Ancient Egyptian mummy could stretch for 1.6km.

13. Makeup.


Both Egyptian men and women wore makeup, eyepaint was usually green (made from copper) or black (made from lead). The Egyptians believed that the makeup had healing power. Originally the makeup was used as a protection from the sun rather than for adornment.

12. King Crown.


It is also believed that wearing of Royal crowns originated from Egypt. A Pharaoh never let his hair be seen he would always wear a crown or a headdress called a nemes (the striped cloth headdress made famous by Tutankhamen’s golden mask).

11. Time/Calendar.


Our 365 day calendar probably has its origins in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians figured out a 360 day calendar based on the various religious festivals and feasts throughout the year. They also split the year into 12 months. Ancient Egypt already had ways to measure time by the light from morning, afternoon, and night. Sundials were built to measure time, using the shadow from the angle of the sun's light to mark the time.

Lordkylie:
Thumbs up explorers, your threads are always educative.

Tnx sis.

10. Glass.


While glass can be found naturally formed around the world, the first proof that people were creating and using glass in crafts can be found back in 3500 BC, in both the Egyptian and the Mesopotamian civilizations, mainly in the form ofsmall glass beads.The Egyptians would go on to discover an efficient way of making vases, by plunging compacted sand molds into molten glass and rolling the result onto a cooled slab. The earliest Egyptian vases found were dedicated to PharaohThoutmosis III, dating to around 1500 BC.

Ancient Egyptians also managed to master the art of making red glass, which was very hard to do due to the glass having to be fired in an environment without oxygen. Both the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians would spread their methods through trade and conquer, inspiring the Romans to take up the craft.

9. Toothbrush/Paste.


Methods of keeping the teeth clean of detritus have been around for a while, but the Egyptians invented the first recorded toothpaste specifically created and reported to help oral health. Some Egyptian tombs were even found with toothbrushes within, which consisted of a twig frayed on one end. Found in papyrus documents, the recipe for an Egyptian-style toothpaste is a drachma (1/100 ofan ounce) of rock salt, two drachmas ofmint, a drachma of dried iris flower, and some pepper. A dentist called Heinz Neuman gave this recipe a shot and said that while it made his gums bleed, his mouth definitely felt cleaner afterward.

rosy1992:
wow nice write up

Tnx sis.

8. Door Locks.



The Egyptians didn’t invent the door lock, that credit goes to the Assyrians. But the Egyptians are believed to be the ones who made the door lock popular and improved upon the original design.
The Egyptian designs are surprisingly similar to the ones we use today, except the mechanisms would be made out of wood or brass. Eventually, the idea of locks caught on with other countries it certainly was a lot cheaper than to hire a guard. It would eventually spread over to Greece and the Roman Empire, and from then on,the pin lock would be adopted as a convenient way to secure belongings.

Gidoka:
Explorers my brother Ayam following u like HUNCHBACK

Lol...Tnx bro.

DrGraveYardz:
Thumbs up, Explorer! I love the fact that the Egyptians were able to preserve these history like the Greeks. I'm sometimes amazed at how the Egyptians were able to record all these feats.

Still a mystery bro.

Egyptian Ancient Medicine.


*. The earliest evidence of ancient dentistry dated 2000BC by archeologists. This work shows intricate gold work around the teeth.
The mummy was found with two donor teeth that had hole drilled into them.


*. Wood and leather prosthetic toe was used by an amputee to facilitate walking.



Source: Wikipedia, slideshare. net

MuhdG:
Yes.. i tried abi

If it's ur first, you tried.

7. Surgery.


To go with their new-fangled recorded medicine, the Egyptians hold the title for the civilization with the earliest discovered surgical tools. They were found within the Tomb of Qar, who was known as “the Physician of the palace and keeper of the secrets of the king.” Kept next to Qar’s head were several bronze surgical tools, each of which sported a hole as if intended to be hung up on a hook. Of course, given how Egyptians were now writing down their methods and procedures, we can also see written logs of surgery. They detail the removal of cysts and tumors, but more major surgeries that are performed today were probably never performed back then. Given how it was in the very early days of human biology study and anesthetics were very crude.

6. Recorded Medicine.


People were treating wounds with all kinds of herbs and ground-up animal parts for a long time. Due to their new and convenient writing methods, however, the Egyptians produced someof the oldest logs we’ve found of both medical procedures and medicine recipes. So far, we’ve found nine separate papyrus logs that talk about how the Egyptians performed their medicine.

ClitRaider:
Explorers!
I will delete my account if this didnt get to FP.
Fp is certain.

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5. Mummification/Embalming.


A mummy is a dead body that has been carefully preserved, or mummified. Workers removed organs that might rot, then dried thebody with natron (salty crystals) and wrapped it in resin-soaked bandages.

Anubis was the god of mummification. He had a human body and the head of a jackal. Anubis was the son of Nephthys. His job was to prepare the bodies of the dead to be received by Osiris.

The first Egyptian mummies were bodies of people who had been buried in the desert. Their bodies dried out and remained whole. Later rich Egyptians were mummified after death. This procedure was a way of preserving the body for the afterlife. The procedure involved cleaning the body inside and out.

The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating life like and natural 'mummies'. Later, the ancient Egyptians began burying their dead in coffins to protect them from wild animals in the desert. However, they realised that bodies placed in coffins decayed when they were not exposed to the hot, dry sand of the desert.

Over many centuries, the ancient Egyptians developed a method of preserving bodies so they would remain lifelike. The process includedembualmingthe bodies and wrapping them in strips of linen. Today we call this process mummification.

During the Fourth Dynasty Queen Hetepheres was the first royal Egyptian believed to have her organs dried out and preserved. First the body was cut open and the organs were removed. All the major organs were taken out except the heart and the kidneys. The brain was removed through the nose with an iron hook. In her tomb a chest with compartments was found. In the chest were the remains of Queen Hetepheres's stomach and other organs. In later years the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were placed in canopic jars. The organs were carefully removed from the body and driedwith natron. The brain was not considered an important organ and was not preserved. Egyptians believed thoughts and reason came from the heart.

4. Paper and Writing.



While the Egyptians didn’t discover the paper we use today, papyrus was a huge step up from carving words into stone, both in terms of ease ofwriting and being lighter to carry around. The Egyptians discovered papyrus (and the reed pen, so they could actually write on it) in 3000 BC, but it would take until 500 BC for papyrus to catch hold in the Mediterranean and West Asia. Papyrus would become one of Egypt’s best exports; it was very expensive, and the secrets on how it was made was heavily guarded.

Inspired by Egypt’s work, Europe would eventually move on to parchment, and China would invent paper in 100 BC using mulberry bark and hemp rags, using a method that would evolve into the technique we use today. While Egypt’s grand invention fell out of use, it gave the world the idea of moving away from stone tablets.

3. Wigs.



The Ancient Egyptians had a little bit of a dilemma. They didn’t like to have a full head of hair under the heat of the Sun, but they also didn’twant to go totally bald due to both the head skin being roasted by the Sun’s rays and for personal fashion reasons.

They needed a temporary head of hair that didn’t trap heat as much as normal hair did but still looked good. The answer, of course, was the wig. Keeping the heat away wasn’t the only reason the Egyptians adopted the wig. It also protected against head lice. As for what the wigs were made from, the rich and influential could afford to wear wigs made from the real thing hair, either from themselves or someone else.

2. Alphabets.


Of course, we don’t use any Egyptian alphabets today, but the idea of a phonetic alphabet (where each symbol represents a sound rather than a whole word) came from Egypt. Egyptian hieroglyphs used a symbol for each word, but 24 uniliuteral signs were phonetic to pronounce loanwords and foreign words.

It caught on with Egypt’s neighbors, including the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians would make it their own with an alphabet, simply called the Phoenician Alphabet, which spread around the Near East and Greece through trading. This acted as the foundation for alphabets around the world.

1. Mathematics.


The Egyptians were remarkable at mathematics. The earliest records of geometry come from Egypt, as their geometry specialists were called “arpedonapti.” The arpedonapti used ropes to calculate the area of lands, eventually passing this knowledge to Greece. Egyptians also worked out efficient ways of performing multiplication and division. While we have various ways to perform such calculations, Egyptians used a more computation-friendly method that involved doubling numbers, a technique we still use in modern-day computing.

Priests used the measurement of the depth of the Nile to decide how many taxes would be charged among the working and peasent classes.

As ancient civilizations go, the Egyptians are by far one of the more well known. Their pyramids still stand to this day, and their mummies and sarcophagi pepper our museums.Turns out,

Some aspects of our modern life found their start in Egypt.



Source: http://listverse.com/2016/08/06/10-ways-ancient-egyptians-influenced-modern-life/

http://legacyoftheancientegyptians.weebly.com/ancient-egyptian-legacy.html
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