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    Nama: Intan Oktavia Rilianti Nasmin

    Npm: A1B020046

    Kelas: 3B

    Course: AC READING

    Egyptian Clothing: Pharaohs to Commoners

    Egyptian clothing was made from locally-sourced materials—as were clothes from all
    ancient societies. Pastoral nomads created clothing from their livestock. AS one of the earliest
    agricultural societies, the ancient Egyptians wore light clothes made from linen. Linen is made
    from flax – a plant which was grown along the Nile. The picture to the right shows the flax
    growing process.

    Weaving flax into linenOnce harvested, the flax was soaked in water until soft. The
    softened flax was then separated into fibres which were beaten before being spun into thread
    which was then woven into cloth.

    -Egyptian Clothing For Men

    All men wore a wrap-round skirt that was tied at the waist with a belt. Sometimes the
    material was wrapped around the legs as well. The length of the skirt varied depending on the
    fashion of the time – in the time of the Old Kingdom they were short while in the Middle
    Kingdom they were calf length. During the New Kingdom period, it was fashionable to wear a
    pleated garment.

    Rich Egyptian men were able to afford the best quality linen which was very fine and
    almost see-through. Rich Egyptian men also wore as much jewelry as they could afford and
    decorated their clothes. They also wore headdresses for special occasions.

    -Egyptian Clothing For Women

    Egyptian women wore full-length straight dresses with one or two shoulder straps.
    During the New Kingdom period, it became fashionable for dresses to be pleated or draped. The
    dresses worn by rich Egyptian women were made from fine transparent linen. Like the men, rich
    Egyptian women decorated their clothes and wore jewelry and headdresses.

    Typically, women’s clothing in Ancient Egypt was more conservative than that of men.
    In different periods, women wore simple sheath dresses, which consisted of a rectangular piece
    of cloth folded once, sewn down, and configured in a tube shape. The dress went a few inches
    above the ankle to just above the chest. Shoulder straps held up the dresses. A popular variant of
    this dress had a short-sleeved top with a gathered neck opening to replace the straps

    -Children

    Ancient Egyptian children did not wear clothes until they were about six years old when
    they would wear the same clothes as men and women.

    -Footwear

    The Ancient Egyptians went barefoot most of the time but wore sandals for special
    occasions or if their feet were likely to get hurt. The sandals worn by the poor were made of
    woven papyrus or palm while those worn by the rich were made of leather. The picture shows
    the various styles of sandals worn.

    -Jewelry

    The Ancient Egyptians wore jewelry to show their wealth and also because they believed
    it made them more attractive to the Gods. They wore rings, ear-rings, bracelets, decorated
    buttons, necklaces, neck collars, and pendants. Only the very rich could afford jewelry made of
    gold and precious stones. Ordinary people made jewelry from colored pottery beads.

    -Makeup

    Egyptian men and women wore makeup. They used black kohl eyeliner to line their eyes
    and darken their eyelashes and eyebrows. They colored their eyelids with blue or green eye
    shadow made from powdered minerals. Henna dye was used to color their lips and nails.

    The charred remains of frankincense were also crushed and used to make the distinctive
    eye-liner seen on ancient Egyptians, as depicted in hieroglyphics of pharaohs. It also had uses in
    perfumery, traditional medicine, and even skincare.

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    2. What is the subject of the Text
    3. What is the background of the text?
    4. So Egiptian have known about fashion from old civilization right?
    5. What the purpose of the text?
    6. What are these kind of Egiptian wear long time ago?
    7. What do you already know about the topic?
    8. What the mean of ‘The charred’ in last paragraph in the text above?
    9. How they coloring their lips and nail?
    10. With what is the author primarily attention?

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