Egypt is one of the oldest civilisations
in the world and is commonly known for the three major
Pyramids on the Giza Plateau.(Even though Egypt contains 90 or so)
Its history and culture is as
rich as you can get. Almost everybody in the West is aware of
the mummified remains of Ancient Egyption Pharaohs and
especially the boy King Tutankhamun.
Ancient Egypt has contributed enormously to
the advance of medicine. In the beginning the advances
were small by modern standards, but their understanding of
fractures, medical conditions, and their detailing of
procedures using written language is one of their major
contributions.
Economically, culturally and
militarily ancient Egypt was one of the most advanced
civilisations in the world. Relative to today, it would
stand on a par with today’s USA. Whereas the
majority of the world relied on superstition, magic and
witch doctors, Egypt had some of the best trained
physicians in the known world; Homer writes in
Odyssey.
In Egypt the physicians are more
skilled than any of human kind The most powerful and
wealthy of the then known world used to call upon
Egypt’s finest Physicians for their services." 33
Herodotus the ancient historian
mentions how King Cyrus of Persia requested Ahmose II to
send him his most skilful eye physician. 34 He also states that the Egyptians
had a physician for each disorder, and would only practice
on one, i.e. one for the eye, one for the hand and so
on.
Quote 9
"In the earliest times, the
many gods of the Egyptians were unique children of One
Great God, the Source of All Life. Among the many gods,
none of them was considered to be the ultimate god. Each
was a free-willed portion of the Great Oneness which
composed the Most High God. Even in Genesis the plural form
is used as the name of God, indicating that the One was
composed of many, and the many contained the Universal,
Omnipresent One" 35
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