What are the strange things about ancient Egypt?

Ancient Egypt has a long history and culture, especially the pyramid miracles created by the ancient Egyptian civilization, which have allowed modern scientists to spend decades researching, and in some legends, the supernatural power mummy is regarded as the ...... of the life cycle of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs

Almost every ancient Egyptian pharaoh's tomb was looted by tomb robbers, which is why archaeologists' discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's sarcophagus is a very important archaeological discovery.

Pharaoh Tutankhamun was looted by tomb robbers as soon as he was buried, and soon the robbers were discovered, leaving a bag of earrings at the thief's passage when they left the tomb.

In 1923, Lord Carnarfin, who financed the excavation of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb, died suddenly a year after the excavation began, and on the day of his death, there was a sudden power outage in Cairo and Lord Carnarfin's dog howled incessantly. Some superstitious people claim, "This is the curse of the pharaohs."

The Book of the Dead isn't exactly a curse on grave robbers.

Ancient Egyptian mummies are usually buried with a mysterious Book of the Dead, which is not exactly a curse on tomb robbers, but also includes some advice for people to enjoy the rest of their lives.

Tomb robbers' limbs remain in the cracks in the walls of the pharaoh's tomb.

In 1901, when British historian Flinders Petrie explored the tomb of Pharaoh Diere, he found a bandaged arm in a crack in the wall of the chamber, which may have been the remains of the corpses of early tomb robbers.

In 1944, a tomb robber went to the pharaoh's coffin to steal some **, and the coffin lid suddenly fell off and trapped him in the coffin, and later the roof of the tomb collapsed, killing the tomb robber. Later, archaeologists quickly learned when the tomb robber had died during the excavation, and it turned out that the grave robber's tattered jacket contained the day's newspaper.

Mummies stolen in the 19th century were useless and burned as wood.

Tomb robbers in the 19th century unearthed a large number of mummies, but these mummies were of little value, and some of them were even burned as wood for train boilers.

The sinking of the "Titanic" is also somewhat linked to the legend of the mummy, which is said to have been cursed by a mummy priestess who was sent by ship to the United States, and this mummy priestess was secretly transported to the United States by ship after being stolen by tomb robbers. It's a good story, but there's no basis for it.

However, what the tomb robbers could not steal was the frescoes in the pharaoh's tomb. It is a clear record of what happened in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago.

The era of ancient Egypt is the era of witchcraft and spells, and human history has experienced this era, such as before the Yellow Emperor of China, during the Shang Dynasty, who has the most witchcraft and supernatural powers, who is the supreme leader of the tribe and the country.

At that time, the perception system of human beings was not the same as it is now, that is to say, what we saw was different from what we saw, you can believe this or not, just like those strange animals in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" were truthfully recorded by them, which can be said to be auditory hallucinations and visual hallucinations.

The face of this era has not completely disappeared, and some tribes in Africa, some tribes in Pacific island countries, and some indigenous people in the Americas are still in such an era.

Speaking of ancient Egypt, I believe that friends will not feel strange. Ancient Egypt was once listed as one of the four great civilizations along with ancient China, ancient India, and ancient Babylon. Because of its long history and the prevalence of religion, it has left a lot of cultural heritage to future generations.

There are not a few rumors about ancient Egypt on the Internet, and many of them are mysterious. So how terrifying was ancient Egypt? Let me introduce you to this mysterious and ancient country.

Ancient Egypt, one of the four great civilizations, was located in the middle and lower reaches of the Nile River (present-day Middle East) in northeastern Africa. About 7,400 years ago, the settlement organization of city-states began to appear in the Fayoum region around the Fayoum region and then formed a state, and the ancient Egyptian civilization was first formed in the Fayoum region of Lower Egypt about 7,450 years ago (about 5450 BC) and ended in (639 AD) when the Arab Empire Islamized it. 5150 years ago (c. 3150 BC) the unification of North and South Egypt and the establishment of the world's first great unified state, its dynasties continued and changed for 3,000 years, until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC 32nd Dynasty (Ptolemaic Dynasty).

1. Geographical location.

Ancient Egypt was located in northeastern Africa (present-day the Middle East), spanning Asia and Africa, and its Sinai Peninsula was located in Asia. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the east, and Nubia (present-day Ethiopia and Sudan) to the south. The Nile River, which runs through Egypt, is formed by the confluence of the White Nile, which originates in central Africa, and the Blue Nile, which originates in Sudan.

The Nile, which flows through the forest and grassland zone, floods periodically from July to November each year, flooding the arid land on both banks; Sediment, which contains a lot of minerals and humus, flows down the river and gradually settles down on both banks, becoming fertile black soil. The ancient Egyptians thus called their country "Kemet" (meaning black earth).

2. The ancient Egyptian curse is forever there.

If we talk about how terrible ancient Egypt was, we have to mention the curse of ancient Egypt. Countless legends and stories tell us that the curse of the mummy is forever. Not long ago, after the tomb of King Tutankhamun was excavated, there were rumors that mummies would take revenge because their bodies were disturbed.

The most famous version is that all 26 people who discovered the king's tomb will die very mysteriously, and the leader will die quickly due to blood poisoning. Archaeologists have discovered particularly dangerous mold spores during their exploration of the tomb, but a short stay in the tomb is not enough to kill a person.

3. The presumption of innocence is presumed innocent.

The cornerstone of modern law is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But in the ancient Egyptian legal system, the defendant's guilt was presumed from the beginning, the defendant's job was to prove his innocence, and the judge's job was to be as unbiased as possible. Of course, there is no historical evidence that the ancient Egyptians often abused this law to frame others, but it could better protect the interests of those who could abuse it.

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization with a long history and culture, and its culture and art are renowned in the world. While the culture and civilization of ancient Egypt was magnificent and exquisite, there were some frightening aspects. First of all, the religion of ancient Egypt was quite complex and mysterious.

They worship many gods, some of which have devastating powers. For example, the sun god they worshipped, Ra, was believed to be the deity who created the universe, but was also described as a fireball capable of producing devastating fireballs. In addition, in the religion of ancient Egypt, there were also some gods related to death and the underworld, such as the goddess of darkness "mut" and the god of death "anubis", which were often depicted with terrifying images.

Secondly, the laws and punishments of ancient Egypt were also quite cruel. In ancient Egypt, criminal acts were considered blasphemy against the gods, so the legal system of ancient Egypt was very strict, and cruel punishments were taken for all kinds of violations. For example, a thief may be beheaded or amputated, and a person may be buried alive or decapitated.

In addition, the punishments of ancient Egypt also included cruel punishments such as whipping and cutting off ears. Finally, there are some frightening aspects to the rituals and customs of ancient Egypt. For example, the funeral rites of ancient Egypt were quite mysterious and mysterious, and they believed that the soul after death had to go through multiple tests before entering the underworld.

As a result, in ancient Egyptian funeral rituals, there may be some chilling rituals and activities such as removing the heart of the deceased and placing it on a scale to weigh it.

Hello, it's a pleasure to answer for you. The social, cultural, and religious institutions of ancient Egypt may seem bleak, cruel, and bizarre to modern people, but the question of how terrifying it is also needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. Ancient Egypt has experienced many wars, changes of rulers and religious changes in its long history, resulting in some cruel and bloody events and customs, such as after the death of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, there are usually burial attendants, and even suicide before death as a burial companion.

In addition, slavery was prevalent in ancient Egyptian society, and prisoners of war during colonization and wars were more likely to be sold as slaves or subjected to various cruel treatments. In short, in all social classes and religious backgrounds of ancient Egypt, hailstorming was rife with something potentially violent and frightening.