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Almost no other ancient culture gave women as many rights as Ancient Egypt. They could buy and sell land and goods, and even divorce their husbands. Women were very fond of wearing makeup. They painted their fingernails and put red powder on their lips. They also dyed their hair in many colors. Men and women mostly wore white, and they liked wearing rings and other jewelery.
The ancient Egyptians believed in several gods and goddesses. The most important god was the sun god Re (or Ra). People prayed to him for good harvests. The most famous goddess was Isis, who was seen as the ideal mother and wife. Her husband Osiris was the ruler of the dead. Most ancient Egyptians were farmers. In a country that had almost no rainfall, Egyptian farmers depended on the Nile River. They built canals to bring water from the Nile River as far into their land as possible. They also prayed that the yearly floods would make their land fertile.
EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD
Dare to go on a trip through the underworld to the Egyptian afterlife and the voyage of the Book of the Dead in this marvellously depicted programme. E. A. Wallis Budge's wonderful find in Egypt and his famous book gives us an insight into how the Egyptians charted the journey after death to the afterlife. This programme gives us a graphic and often scary insight into the trials and tribulations of the soul of the deceased. (Click on video below).
Aired on the History Channel by A&E Entertainments in 2006 and produced by Morningstar Entertainment.