EDF 1005 Reflection 7

In ancient civilizations school and learning experiences were much different from what we have now. In Egypt home schooling meant cleaning, workshop work parents believed that their children would learn value and responsibility through those experiences. Parents them would instruct their kids fold stories, religion, etc, Girls were taught to play instruments and sing also to maintain a household. The instrument and singing was if they ever got a job to sing or dance in place of the king. In the other hand Mesopotamia their main focus was on priest and scribes. Children were mainly taught to become scribes or priest. Another thing that many were praised for was to become a Liberian. To them was an intellectual job in those times. Apprentice was for the child to learn what the parent knew. It was a custom for the child to go in the same steps of their parents. Even the people that served the king it would be from family to family. But not first, without the blessing of the king in charge at the time. If your father or mother was a blacksmith then it was more than likely that when you grew up you were going to be a blacksmith also. In Egypt, the temple education was not a public temple like many would think it was a very secrete place that only the king and the priest were allowed in. And also the loyal subjects of the king were sometimes permitted to go in. Mesopotamia temples were called ziggurat. Trees were put around them many times for it to be in representation of Earth. That way the Gods would come to Earth but the priest had to go to the top to worship. The king and Queen and some subjects would enter the temple to go and do their secrete ritual. Egypt and Mesopotamia were very different in many ways for example in home schooling Egypt was more for housework what many people call that what makes a real man. And in Mesopotamia was more spiritual and religion oriented. Second I go to apprenticeship which was about the same for both, it means that they would be what their parents were. As long as they just learned the traits that their parents did they were almost secured a safe future and job. I bet the happiest one was the loyal king’s subject of the king’s son. And temple education was different also in Egypt only the king and priest would enter to speak to a higher being. But in Mesopotamia the king his wife and a few loyal subjects were allowed to enter. And the town’s people were able to stand outside and wait for the ritual to be completed.