History Facts

Ancient Egyptians are some of the most mysterious people in all of history. Ancient Egypt was the most advanced civilization of its time. Find out several interesting facts about this group of people.

Fact #1 - Ancient Egyptians used slabs of stones as pillows.

Because there were very few trees in the region, Egyptians could not use grass, hay, or bark to make pillows. Stone was in abundance, so that is what they used. Although, I’m not quite sure why they didn’t create a bag of sand and use that as a pillow.

Fact #2 - 3000 years ago, most Egyptians were considered old and died by the age of 30.

This fact refers to the working poor man. The stresses put on his life were great and took a hard toll on the body. Some of the wealthier people would live a little longer. In fact, making it past the age of 40 was seen as a special blessing and those who did so were rewarded with a stipend from the government.

Fact #3 - In ancient Egypt, people shaved eyebrows as a mourning symbol when their cats died.

In Ancient Egypt, the cat was a scared animal. Actually, all animals were respected and revered, but cats were more special. Not only did Egyptians mourn the death of their cats, but they also mummified them and put bowls of milk in their tombs.

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