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4.4 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt.notebook
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October 04, 2014
Oct 44:14 PM
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Oct 44:44 PM
Under the pharaohs of the New Kingdom....
~ Egypt became the largest and most powerful empire in the world
~ The empire spread eastward into Asia
~ To the south, Egypt conquered Nubia
Oct 44:46 PM
The "ordinary" people of Egypt...
~ Farmers continued to plant and harvest crops~ Weavers made linen cloth~ Woodworkers made plows, benches, and chests
They rarely had their own farms or shops...~ Most people worked on farms owned by the government~ Others lived in small houses~ Craftworkers and farmers made simple goods in their homes
Each Egyptian contributed to the great success of the New Kingdom!
Oct 44:50 PM
The Social Pyramid ~ p. 95
What were the two most numerous groups of people in Egyptian society?
Who were the least numerous?
Who might be called the "middle" people?
Which of the people would not be found in a social pyramid of our society?
American Social Pyramid
Oct 44:57 PM
Slavery in Egypt ~ p.95
What peoples made up the slave population in Egypt?
Were all nonEgyptians part of the lowest level of Egypt's social pyramid?
What kinds of work did slaves do?
How was ownership of slavery transferred?
What rights did ancient Egyptian slaves have?
Bible: http://creation.com/egyptianhistoryandthebiblicalrecordaperfectmatch
Oct 45:00 PM
Farm Life
~ Most people lived on big farms owned by powerful people~ Run by loyal scribes~ Farmers, craftworkers, and slaves did most of the work
Farmers: grew and harvested cropsHerders: tended cattle and chickensBakers: ground wheat from fields and baked breadBrewers: Made beer from wheat and barelyBrickmakers : shaped bricks from river mud for workers' houses
**Many of these products went to the pharaoh as TAXES
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October 04, 2014
Oct 46:11 PM
Planting and Harvesting
~ Farming was one of the HARDEST of ALL
1. Prepare Soil ~ dig up fields with plows and hoes
2. Bring Water to Fields ~ dig irrigation canals and haul water using shadoufs
3. Often called by government to help build canals, temples, or tombs for the pharaoh
4. Harvest Time ~ women, men, and children cut, stack, and carry grain (imagine this in the BLAZING SUN!)
5. Loading ~ load cut stalks into baskets and separate them
Oct 46:24 PM
A Busy Neighborhood
~ House opened into a noisy, busy, alley~ Entrance room served as a workshop ~ Small living room, followed by 1 or 2 bedrooms~ Stairway to flat roof a cool place on summer nights
EVERYDAY CHORES:~ Women: gather water from canal, balance buckets on heads~ Women: bake bread: huge part of Egyptian diet~ Men & Women: Go to the market to buy and to sell items
Oct 46:41 PM
Children in Egypt
Loved to....~ spin tops~ make cloth dolls~ wrestle~ run~ play games~ swim in the canals
Pets included....~ dogs~ cats~ monkeys
Oct 46:44 PM
Review:
1. On what steady, dependable action did the Egyptian empire depend?
2. How were captured Syrians and Nubians key to the Egyptian empire?
3. How were Egyptian farms like plantations of the old U.S. South?
4. How would you describe life and work in Egypt's towns and cities?