Crazy things You might not know about
ancient Egypt.
When
you think about ancient Egypt, what comes to mind? Pyramids, pharaohs, cats
maybe? These are Crazy Things You Might Not Know About Ancient Egypt.
1. Both men and women wore makeup.They believed that
makeup had healing powers.
2. Children didn’t wear clothes until they were teenagers.
3. Rich Egyptians usually wore wigs. Poor Egyptians
usually wore pig tails or just had their hair long.
4. Egyptians believed that the Earth was flat, circular,
and that the Nile flowed right through the middle.
5. During mummification, the brain was pulled out through
the nostrils. Every other organ was also removed and placed in a jar. The only organ left in the body was the heart because
it was believed to contain the soul.
6. Many ancient tombs were found to contain toilets.
7. The world’s oldest dress was found in Egypt and is
estimated to be 5,000 years old.
8. The Ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows off to
mourn the deaths of their cats.
9. Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
10. Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt was actually
Greek.
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