Wednesday, February 18, 2015

2/18/15


Ancient Egypt 
  • farmers raised wheat, barely, lentils, onions benefitted from irrigation of nile & control where the water went 
  • the art was in perfect 90 degree angle to the viewer 
  • a farmer used plows and whips
  • clothing light color & fabric 
  • there was alot of heavy eye makeup on Egyptians to minimize harsh effects of the sun
  • artisans- decorate homes for the rich 
    • thought of as historians
    • carve statues & reliefs showing military battles & scenes in the after life 
    • combinations of animals and people to make the perfect species in their art
  • merchants
    • went to a money system and not just a barter 
    • money was made
    • scribes kept records & were educated & told stories
    • preformed any kinds of surgeries 
    • wrote in hieroglyphs 

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