There are many shaping features of Egyptian culture. One of them is the climate and how it affected everyday Egyptian culture. The developed the modern day calendar based on the flooding and stabilization of the Nile River. The flooding was thought to be caused by Osiris, the ruler of the underworld. This God was responsible for the gratitude of having the Nile and having the Nile flood annually to have the riches that it provided. The myth surrounding Osiris was also a key allusion that would represent the idea of reincarnation or resurrection. The myth also gives Egyptian women a role as being a competent being fore Osiris’s wife was the reason Osiris was resurrected and later avenged.

Other cosmetics used by the ancient Egyptians included oils for the lips and cheeks. These probably helped protect delicate skin from a hot and dry climate as well as improving aesthetics. Henna was used to dye the fingernails brilliant colors of orange. All types of make up would be stored in jars. Women would even pack their jars of make up into a case to take with them out to parties and other gatherings.

The Gods were all knowing beings that gave every person in Egyptian society a role. High ruling officials and priests were thought to have some type of connection with the Gods. They would have a special relationship with the powerful beings. This was a reason of the ruler being in the position to rule. It was not based on a matter of marriage or being born into a certain family with a particular birth order. The ruler was appointed by a God. The fashion a ruler dictated over the land was also by the God. If the ruler was fair and just, the Gods were pleased with society and saw no reason to punish the people. If the ruler was nasty and unreasonable, it would be for the reason that the people had done something wrong and deserved the poor treatment. The order was not actually because of the ruler’s temperament or disposition; it was a judgment of what was necessary by way of the God’s. This was a traditional method of understanding politics that endured over time.

As all people had there place in society the upper ruling class was devoted to instructing another class, a middle and mostly religious group who oversaw the lower classes. This cycle was essential to the survival of ancient Egypt. The middle class was a religious group, mainly local priests who could use the words of the Gods to motivate and

Some of the gems that were used in jewelry were thought to have special powers. Many people would wear a particular stone for a reason. Carnelian was thought to produce luck. “No man who wore a carnelian was ever found in a collapsed house or beneath a fallen wall.” This was a common saying referring to the good fortune this gem was thought to produce. A green emerald was often associated with fertility and

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