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DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT. Miss McCasland. Social Pyramid. A person’s position in society depended on what he/she did for a living. Lowest level-slavery Syrian and Nubian prisoners of war One person owning another person. PHARAOH. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. SOLDIERS. SCRIBES. MERCHANTS.

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DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

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  1. DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT Miss McCasland

  2. Social Pyramid • A person’s position in society depended on what he/she did for a living. • Lowest level-slavery • Syrian and Nubian prisoners of war • One person owning another person PHARAOH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SOLDIERS SCRIBES MERCHANTS ARTISANS FARMERS SLAVES

  3. SLAVERY • Did some of the hardest work that had to be done! • Worked in the desert heat to mine gold • Worked alongside farmers • Dug canals and prepared for planting • House servants • Slaves were bought and sold like cattle! • Had some basic rights! • Right to be treated fairly under the law • Own property

  4. FARM LIFE • Farms were owned by powerful people from the top of the social pyramid. • Farms were run by loyal scribes. • Farmers, craftworkers, and slaves did most of the work.

  5. JOBS ON A FARM Farmers-Grew and harvested crops Herders-Tended cattle and goats Bakers-Ground wheat from fields and made bread Brewers-Made beer from wheat and barley Fishers-Caught fish in the Nile Brickmakers-Shaped bricks from river-mud for houses

  6. PLANTING AND HARVESTING

  7. Farming was the hardest job of all! Preparing the soil for plating: Dig up large fields with cattle drawn wooden plows and hoes. Bringing water to the fields: Dig irrigation canals and haul water using shadoufs. Harvest-time: Women, men, and children headed out to the fields to cut, stack, and carry grain. In addition, the government also made farmers build canals, temples, or tombs for the pharaoh!

  8. As the Egyptians worked in the blazing sun, a song leader chanted songs and everyone sang along! THIS MADE TIME GO BY MORE QUICKLY!!!

  9. USING THE HARVEST Farmers loaded cut stalks into baskets and took them to threshing, or separating, areas. There, oxen or donkeys were walked over the stalks to separate the grain from the straw. Then, girls tossed the grain into the air using wooden shovels so the wind would blow the remaining straw away. Scribes measured and took away the shares claimed by the pharaoh and the farm owner.

  10. CELEBRATION!! HARVEST TIME WAS ALWAYS A TIME OF CELEBRATION, EVEN WITH THE HARD WORK! WHY? SPECIAL OFFERINGS WERE MADE TO RA AND RENNUNET, THE GODS OF THE HARVEST!

  11. CITIES IN EGYPT -Small, mud-brick homes crowded along narrow, winding streets -Archaeologists uncovered the home of a family in Memphis! Let’s find out about it!

  12. A Busy Neighborhood • Opened onto a busy, noisy alley • Entrance room served as a workshop where parents made baskets or leather products • Behind the workshop- small living room with fireplace and two tiny rooms (bedrooms? maybe) • Stairway that led up to the flat roof-a cool place to sleep on hot summer nights. • Bought linen cloth from the lady next door • Toolmaker lived nearby • Board games were found

  13. DAILY CHORES WOMEN -WENT TO LOCAL CANAL TO GET WATER -CHATTED WITH FRIENDS WHO WERE ALSO GETTING WATER -CARRIED WATER IN CLAY POTS ON THEIR HEADS BAKED BREAD (IMPORTANT PART OF EGYPTIANS’ DIET) FAMILY -WENT TO MARKET TO SELL THEIR WARES -COULD BUY WHEAT, GRAPES, OLIVES, FRESH FISH, BEEF, PORK, CHICKEN,

  14. CHILDREN IN EGYPT GAMES -LOVED TO SPIN TOPS -MAKE CLOTH DOLLS -WRESTLE -RUN AND PLAY GAMES PETS -DOGS, CATS, AND MONKEYS SWIMMING -CANALS -PHARAOH’S KIDS- POOL

  15. How much time did kids get to play? Depended on what their family did for work! Farmers’ Children-Little time to Play because worked in fields and daily chores Craftworkers’ Children- At age 5, began working with parents Potters’ Children- Helped parents Weavers’ Children-At age 12, girls studied to become weavers Government Leaders’ Children- Assistants to father Scribes’ Children-Started school at age 10

  16. SUM IT UP • While Egypt became a mighty empire, ordinary people continued to work in the same ways people had for years • Enslaved Syrians and Nubians became key workers in Egypt’s empire • Most farmers worked on large farms owned by powerful people • Most people in the towns and cities lived in crowded neighborhoods and crafted goods for a living • 1100 B.C. UNITED EGYPT COLLAPSED, ending one of the RICHEST civilizations in history!

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