EGYPTIAN

The civilization of Ancient Egypt is known for its

stupendous achievements in a whole range of

fields, including art and architecture,

engineering, medicine, writing and literature

and statecraft. The Ancient Egyptians believed

that life could continue into the afterlife, and so

the dead were accompanied in their graves by

every day and luxury goods including art objects to help them enjoy their new life.

The Ancient Egyptians built some of the

most-awe inspiring structures the world

has ever seen, such as the Pyramids of

Giza. The construction of pyramids was

in fact restricted to the earlier days of

Egyptian civilization. Later monumental

architecture can be seen most clearly in

the temples and giant statues of the

Valley of the Kings and Abu Simbel.

Moreover, the average Egyptian lived in

a simple mud, wood or brick abode,

with the elite having elaborate multi-

room mansions with richly painted walls, decorated floors, and built around courtyards.

A hieroglyph can represent a word, a

sound, or a silent determinative; and the

same symbol can serve different

purposes in different contexts. Egyptian

hieroglyhic writing is composed of

hundreds of symbols, which could be

read in rows or columns, and in either

direction