In ancient Egypt, parents taught their children various educational principles, moral values, life and life visions; Children were receiving basic education at the heart of the family. Education in Egypt generally covered their formation and training in a particular craft. And left the raising of boys in the hands of parents, while confined to the responsibility of mothers in the development of their daughters.
Education in ancient Egypt differed according to social classes. Instead, they followed the trade, craft or profession of the family; even for the highest positions and mattresses in the country. Girls from families without the upper class were learning housekeeping, singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. The farmers' sons received a lower formal education; they were limited to how to sow seeds, harvest fruits and collect crops. Artisans taught their children the principles of their character. As for the upper class, they relied on teachers who specialized in educating their children. The middle class learned in the temples under the care of a particular teacher. Education included reading, writing, literary texts, teaching and stories; by rewriting texts and performing exercises on wooden or stone boards. Some of these exercises have been found. Education continued on the same pattern to the era of succession and the mandate of Muslims; with a slight difference in the place of learning. The churches replaced the temple during Byzantine rule, and then the mosques became the educational institution in the era of succession and the mandate of Muslims. The majority of affluent families, and some middle-class families, provide their daughters with a great deal of education at home.
In any case, education has always been necessary to advance the social ladder. This seems clear from the gap existing in Egypt between educated and illiterate across all historical ages. The artists and sculptors were necessarily educated; they had to convert short texts, codified on papyrus, or on pottery, to hieroglyphic writing on the walls of tombs and temples and engraved on statues, which required knowledge of the two books.
The scribes were appointed to a state institution, following their free learning. The site of the writer in the ancient Egyptian society was limited to the task of writing texts and documents.
The literal meaning of the term "clerk" refers to a user or ordinary person who is not an owner or a wealthy person and has no inherited social status; but his or her skills in education have enabled him to carry out functional activities in State institutions. It should be noted that the majority of the bureaucratic class was composed of clerks who contributed to prominent roles in government projects.
The view of education was high in the era of succession and the mandate of Muslims, and the great mosques became open schools for religious studies, especially in the field of Hadith and jurisprudence. The scientists presented to Egypt and held scientific seminars in the palaces of princes and ministers. The Ayyubid era witnessed great progress in the educational process in Egypt. The governors began to set up schools to teach children to read and write and memorize the Koran as a form of primary education. Special appeals were made to support the educational process in Egypt. These schools often teach the origins of religion, similar to the system of higher education colleges. Each school followed a doctrinal doctrine, such as Shafi'i or Maliki. Later, schools began to teach other subjects such as grammar, philosophy, and natural sciences. The teaching was attributed to the first teacher selected among the most prominent elders and scholars, and the reputation of the school he served depended on his fame. The teacher used an assistant teacher to teach students, and education was usually based on dictation and explanatory notes.
Throughout Egypt's ancient historical ages, the ancient Egyptians' view of education was, however, high and as an advantage and a blessing. However, a few talented people have been able to gain sufficient knowledge of excellence in their own fields. There were, of course, many, as everywhere, who had been able to replace the inadequacy of their education by approaching high-ranking officials, sometimes kings.

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