Ancient Egypt Fun Facts

The women in ancient Egypt enjoyed legal and economical equality with men

From the birth of a baby, they must be immediately clothed as it was protection from the devil

At a point, there was no physical Pharaoh controlling the people, but only a god ruling Egypt

The nose of the Sphinx was destroyed and cut off by a Pharaoh who had no sense of smell

Both Egyptian men and women wore makeup

A Pharaoh's hair was meant to be seen as it was a big part of their culture

There was no medicine in Ancient Egypt and even the smallest wound or disease could kill people

A Pharaoh never let his hair be seen – he would always wear a crown or a headdress

Egyptians believed the world was flat like a pancake and the center of the Earth was the Nile

Some Pharaohs had naked slaves stand near him so that flies and bees would not land on him/ her