CDF 111: CULTURE AND COSTUME HISTORY

Chapter 2:
Ancient Egypt
When ANCIENT
Egypt start?
Dynasties of Ancient Egypt

Predynastic Egypt 5500BC- 3100BC

Early Dynastic Period 3100 BC- 2686 BC

Old Kingdom 2686 BC- 2181 BC

First Intermediate Period 2181 BC- 2055 BC- 11TH DYNASTIES

Middle Kingdom 2055 BC- 1650 BC 11TH -14 TH DYNASTIES

Second Intermediate Period 1650 BC- 1550 BC 15 TH-17 DYNASTIES

New Kingdom 1550 BC- 1069 BC 18 TH -20 TH DYNASTIES

Third Intermediate Period 1069 BC- 747 BC 21ST-24 TH DYNASTIES

Late Period 747 BC- 332 BC 25TH-30TH DYNASTIES

Ptolemaic Dynasty 332 BC- 30 BC

Where ANCIENT Egypt
start?
The geography of the area was
certainly instrumental to
Ancient Egypt’s longevity and
the River Nile was the key to
both its foundation and survival
Ancient Egypt was
an ancient civilization of
eastern North Africa,
The civilization
coalesced around
3150 BC with the
political unification of
Upper and Lower Egypt
under the first pharaoh,
The many achievements of the ancient
Egyptians include

the building of monumental temples,

obelisks; pyramids,
• a system of mathematics,
system of medicine,
 • the first
Egyptian knownand
faience ships
glass technology
literature, and the earliest known
peace treaty.
Writing

Hieroglyphic writing dates to c. 3200 BC, and is

composed of some 500 symbols. A hieroglyph
can represent a word, a sound, or a silent
determinative; and the same symbol can serve
different purposes in different contexts.
EGYPT CLOTHING
Egyptian clothing styles did not change much throughout
ancient times.

Clothes were usually made of linens ranging from coarse to fine

texture.

During the Old and Middle kingdoms, men usually wore a short
skirt called a kilt.

Women wore a straight fitting dress held up by straps.

The wealthy men wore pleated kilts, and the older men wore a
longer kilt.
FLAKS
When doing hard work, men wore a loin
cloth, and women wore a short skirt.

Children usually ran around nude during

the summer months, while in the winter,
wraps and cloaks were worn. Noblewomen
sometimes wore beaded dresses.
 pleat

Straight fitted dress held by straps

During the New Kingdom, noblemen would sometimes wear a long robe
over his kilt, while the women wore long pleated dresses with a shawl.

Some kings and queens wore decorative ceremonial clothing with

feathers and sequins.

Most people went barefoot, but wore sandals on special occasions.

The king wore very elaborately decorated sandals, and sometimes

decorative gloves on his hands.

Clothing styles were chosen for comfort in the hot, dry climate of Egypt
sandals
ARMY
Cosmetics

Cleansing rituals were very important to the Egyptians.

This cream was made from oil, lime, and perfume.

The perfumed oil was used to prevent the skin from drying out in the harsh
climate.

Men, women and children of all ages and classes wore makeup.

Eye paint was made from green malachite, and galena -- a gray lead ore.

They were ground into a powder and mixed with oil to make eye color called
Kohl. The Kohl was kept in jars and applied to the eyes with a small stick.
MAKE UP EGYPT
HAIR STYLES