What was Ancient Egyptian education?
The ancient Egyptians nevertheless held education in high regard and saw it as a privilege. A few talented individuals without formal schooling still managed to acquire sufficient knowledge to shine in their own field. And there were of course plenty who tried, as everywhere, to compensate for their lack of education by intriguing or currying favor in high places – sometimes as high as royalty. Egyptian culture and education were preserved and controlled chiefly by the priest a powerful intellectual elite in the Egyptian theocracy who also served as the political bulwarks by preventing cultural diversity. The humanities as well as such practical subjects as science, medicine, mathematics, and geometry were in the hands of the priests, who taught… Education played an important part in the societies of the ancient civilizations. However, not everyone had the opportunity to be educated and those who had the chance to go to school were highly respected by the public. In most cases, only th
