Ancient Egyptian Daily Life

1. Ancient EgyptianDaily Life

2. Social Classes • Pharaoh—god like king • Vizier—close advisor to the pharaoh

3. Priests and nobles-religious element of life, and rich people • scribes—writing, record keeping—hieroglyphics

4. artisans and merchants—skilled workers and people who dealt in business • Farmers and soldiers—along the banks of the Nile, fruits, dates, nuts, veggies, and a lot of cotton—used a shadaof—long pole with a bucket on one end and stone on other to lift water, soldiers often uneducated and untrained

5. slaves—people from other cultures who were captured or people sold into slavery

6. Clothing and Style • men –hair short or shaved, robes for rich, no shirts & skirts • women-rich shaved heads and wore wigs, dyed hair red or black, gold jewelry, cotton dresses, eye make-up—black and green

7. priests—shaved every third day—whole body • tatoos were popular, perfumes and scents for men and women • sandals or bare feet

8. Life of the Wealthy • boys were taught to read and write • girls taught to take care of the home, singing and dancing—arts • wealthy women had many rights • homes were several stories—first for business, 2nd and 3rd for living and bedrooms—very rich built of stone • wealthy and workers used rooftops for many things—cooler • capes to protect shoulders

9. Life of the Workers • long hours, trading for goods • most were farmers—merchants sold in open air bazaars • men and women wove linen • boys learned a trade early—girls took care of home • homes were one to two stories—sun dried bricks of mud • one door, no windows, wooden blocks as pillows, reeds or woven leather for bed, cooked outside, ladder to roof, basement for food, sand dunes for protection from flooding