The ancient Egyptians were in architecture, literature and painting. Ancient Egyptian architects were using sun-dried bricks and baked in the oven, fine sandstone, limestone and granite. Architects carefully planned all their work. The stones had to fit precisely together. Papyrus was used by ancient Egyptians for writing and painting. Papyrus is relatively fragile, and well used throughout the classical world has only survived, buried in very dry conditions of Egypt, and even then is often in poor condition.
Papyrus texts illustrate all aspects of ancient Egyptian life and include literary, religious, historical and administrative. The ancient Egyptians used steatite (some varieties were called soapstone) and carved small pieces of vases, amulets, images of deities, animals and many other objects. Ancient Egyptian artists also discovered the art of covering pottery with enamel. Covering by enamel was also applied to some stone work.
Hieroglyphics are the ancient Egyptian writing system in which images and symbols stand for sounds and words. Hieroglyphics have more than 700 symbols. Most paintings of ancient Egypt who survived were found in the tombs of the Pharaohs or government officials. Art is known as funerary art as it is in the graves and depicts scenes of the afterlife. The tomb paintings were everyday until the New Kingdom, circa 1550 BC to 1020 BC.
During the New Kingdom paintings show different levels of Egyptian society and sections the deceased would need in life after. In the vast and rich civilization of Egypt, it may not be surprising to know that they gave great importance to sports as well. It is a fact that most sports and games we play today have been in existence for thousands of years ago in Egyptian life. Many games and sports trained Egyptian sports.
It would surprise or even shock you when you find that there was not much difference in games or sports we play today and the games they play these days. Javelin is a sport for us today, but for the Egyptians it was possibly related to hunting for both sport and foraging. Archery is another sport that was a very popular mode of entertainment for the Egyptians. The Egyptians have shown an interest in water-related games such as rowing and swimming. They are also interested in fishing, agriculture and sewing.
Egyptian scientists were generally more interested in observing nature and engineering practice, and they were very good at both of these things. Some activities of invasion have also been observed in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians fought among themselves over who would be responsible for their country, and if the country would be united.