Ancient Egypt is more than just a historical era - it's a way of life, focused on balance and harmony. They believed that everything in the universe was interconnected and that a person's actions in life determined their fate in the afterlife.

The popular view of life in ancient Egypt is often that it was a death-obsessed culture in which powerful pharaohs forced the people to labor at constructing pyramids and temples and, at an unspecified time, enslaved the Hebrews for this purpose.

In reality, ancient Egyptians loved life, no matter their social class, and the ancient Egyptian government used slave labor as every other ancient culture did without regard to any particular ethnicity.

Sports, games, reading, festivals, and time with one's friends and family were as much a part of Egyptian life as toil in farming the land or erecting monuments and temples. The world of the Egyptians was imbued with magic. Magic (heka) predated the gods and, in fact, was the underlying force which allowed the gods to perform their duties.

Mark, J. J. (2016, September 21). Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. World History Encyclopedia.

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