Fun Facts about Egypt
Camel in Egypt
- o In the 16th Century
ground-up mummies were used in European medicine
o Men would usually wash dirty laundry in the Nile because of the threat of crocodiles
o When a pet cat died it would be mummified and the whole family would shave off their eyebrows
o Hieroglyphs became a lost language because when the Romans invaded in 324AD they considered it to be pagan
o Egypt was where the first strike took place, builders had waited 2 months for their wages and chanted "We are hungry" until they were paid
o Men and Women never danced together
o Egyptians, unlike many other cultures, did not see the birth of a girl as a disappointment
o King Tut's face mask will never left Egypt because it cannot be insured (So it was not in Melbourne in 2011)
o It took around 20 years for a pyramid to be completed and 100000 men (never slaves) would have worked full time on it
o There are over 700 hieroglyphic characters
o The Egyptians has hundreds of gods and goddesses who could take the shape of animals, humans or a mixture of both
o The appropriate age for marriage was 12 for girls and 14 for boys
o Camels are native to Egypt and can kick in all 4 directions