Ancient

Egypt

By: Emma T, Audrene K

The Map Of Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Egypt

Civilization began in 1350BC

and went until 30BC. It ended

because the Romans took

over and it became a

Roman province.

Background of Ancient

Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization located in Eastern

North Africa. Ancient Egypt lived in both Upper and

Lower Egypt. In Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs used to rule

the country. Nobody was more important than the

Pharaoh. Ancient Egypt is mostly known for the

pyramids. The reason why Pharaohs put slaves to work

and build pyramids is because inside of the pyramids

are tombs. Once the Pharaoh dies, they are

mummified and then put in there tomb so they could

be remembered. The Pharaohs were known as the

god’s on Earth. Without the Nile river, Egypt would have

never been developed. The Nile river is a very popular

river that runs through Egypt.

Social Structure

The slaves were always at the bottom

of the social structure because they

had no rights so there at the bottom.

Next, there were the farmers. They

were above the slaves because they

could trade food with other people.

After were the people with more

important jobs. They had money so

they were average on the social

structure. After them came the priests

and the nobles. They were very

important because they would work for

the Pharaoh personally. Finally, the

Pharaoh is the highest on the social

structure because they ruled all of

Egypt and they were like the gods that

were on Earth .

Rich

Poor houses

Of course in many parts of

the world including Ancient

Egypt if you are rich you will

obviously live in a bigger

house than most people.

When rich people built their

houses, they would usually

put two layers of bricks.

They would gather up mud

and leave it in the sunlight

to dry and would soon

change into brick made

from Nile mud.

Housing of Ancient Egypt

Usually if you are not the

wealthiest person in Ancient

Egypt, you are probably

more likely to live in a shack

or a smaller house. Instead

of making two layers of

brick from mud, they would

make one layer because

they don’t have as much

money. They also wouldn’t

get the best spots to live in.

mostly slaves would live like

that. .

Rich houses

The wealthy people of Ancient

Egypt

The rich and famous people of ancient Egypt lived a decadent lifestyle, they would always have servants working for them and slaves in there shacks. They would have fun by throwing parties and having a lot of food and drinking alcohol. Also wealthy Egyptians mostly knew how to play lovely instruments. Back then only the wealthy men were allowed to vote since they were considered important. They had quite high fashion back then since they could afford everything. Many of the wealthy people were mean because they would only think of themselves, they would sometimes let there slaves starve to death.

Food in Ancient Egypt

Food for the Rich

Food for the

Poor

Many people all around Ancient Egypt even the rich ate lots of bread. This is because they did not have much to grow and did not have any grocery stores back then. Most of the people in Ancient Egypt spend there days making bread. Also they would eat dates, grapes, and figs,

Many people in Egypt ate bread

most of the time but, of course

the rich have more options in

what they ate. Some of the rich

people had enough money to

grow watermelon, cantaloupes,

and other fruits. Many of the rich

people also grew crops

according to the weather in

Egypt. There weather was mostly

sunny so they could grow a lot.

Family life in Ancient

Egypt

All around Egypt, not matter if you are poor or rich you were, you would usually have a loving and fun childhood. Many kids and adults in Ancient Egypt would have a immense families filled with many brothers and sisters. When families lived on poor lands it would be very hard to live, they would probably let their new born babies go because they could not afford to raise them. Grandparents would live with the rest of the family and would be loved and importantly respected. Back then they respected the elderly a lot because it was important to there culture.

Marriages In Ancient Egypt

In Ancient Egypt there marriages were just any

other country back then, the women would

stay at home while the men worked. The

difference was back then they would get

married at a very young age. By the time they

were 13 the women were pregnant. In

Canada no one gets married before 19,

because were in modern day and its wrong to

get married at the age of 13, its even illegal. In

Egyptian marriages either the women or men

could call a divorce. In there marriages the

husband would usually make his own money

and keep it for himself. While the wife would

do the same thing.

Childbirth Practice

The Women in Ancient Egypt usually gave

birth to there children on stones in the

middle of the streets. They didn’t keep

there babies for to long because they

couldn’t afford to take care of them. They

could only keep them to the age of 4.

Childhood in Ancient

Egypt

In Ancient Egypt children were not given any power at all. Children could not vote or be apart of many things in Egypt. As children grew up in Ancient Egypt they are most likely to have many brothers and sisters and be very independent. When the children aged, there tasks and chores became more permanent, important, and reliable. Many of the kids in Ancient Egypt grow up very fast and usually apart of their parents life more than they were today in Egypt.

Extra- Childhood

comparison

Egypt

Many children in Ancient Egypt always had more responsibility and a lot of chores and tasks. Children in Ancient Egypt were not

likely to wear clothes where as in Canada everyone would be covered up. In Ancient Egypt kids were usually

homeschooled and were mainly only taught reading and writing.

Canada

There are many differences in

how kids and children live today

than in Ancient Egypt. Many kids

in Canada are lucky and go to a

formal school but most of the

girls and boys living in Ancient

Egypt never got to go to real

school. Children all over Canada

are probably much wealthier

than the kids in Ancient Egypt so

in Ancient Egypt they had to

help their families out a lot more

with certain tasks as they grew

older.

Education in Ancient

Egypt

If you were a kid living in Ancient Egypt you

are most likely to be home schooled or

educated at your home. Most of the children

in Ancient Egypt are taught to be farmers,

craftsmen, or even housewives. Although if

you are a young boy in which are quite

wealthy, you at one point of your life might go

to a real school. This school might only

include writing and reading. Not many girls

would attend a school.

Religion The Egyptians worshiped all there gods and goddesses. Religion was a enormous part of the Egyptians lives. There religious festivals were considered holidays. They would follow by traditions, that’s why they didn’t like change very much. There religion said that Pharaohs were the rulers of Egypt. They were like a royal family except, there religion would believe that they were gods that walked on the Earths surface. The gods were such a huge part of there religion.

Gods Of Ancient Egypt One god that was very important was Osiris. He was the god of the next world or of the dead. They believe that Osiris was the only one who could go in and out of the underworld, also he would rule all Pharaohs. Osiris would have priests around him all the time, they were like his assistants. Osiris was the one who would hold ceremonies for the dead. they had made a statue of Osiris inside of the temple. They would always treat his statue so well because they were afraid Osiris would kill them. Osiris died because his brother Seth had killed him and became the ruler of Egypt, that’s why he became the god of the dead.

Clothing in Ancient Egypt

In Ancient Egypt the climate was usually

very hot. Men most likely wore white kilts made out of linen. In some parts of Ancient

Egypt wool was also used but in most areas

in Ancient Egypt due to religious beliefs

wool was not allowed to touch skin. This is because wool is from animals. Women

mainly wore tight dresses or robes coming

up half way through their chest. Children

would most likely not have worn clothes until they started to grow up.

Art of Ancient Egypt Painters and sculptors were usually the

craftsmen carpenters. There drawings

always had a specific form. The persons

feet would be facing left of right. The body

would be facing forward, and the head

would also be facing left or right. The person

would always be holding or doing

something in the image. they would use a

special type of paper called papyrus.

Sculptors would make there figures with

wood, bronze, mud, even stone. They had

basic tools so they made some very good

art for what they had.

Music of Ancient Egypt

The Egyptians always loved to listen

and to play music. They would write

songs on the papyri and play musical

instruments. They would play the flute,

five string harps, and the scared

rattle. You would hear music every

day on the streets of Egypt.

Festivals of Ancient Egypt

Festivals or any other kind of occasion would be

set on calendars. There festivals were always

civil. Some festivals were really important like

Feast of Anket, feast of Thuthi, and New Years.

These were all celebrated for different reasons,

and that’s why they were so important for Egypt.

The celebration of Anket is for the riding of the

Nile River. Finally the celebration of Thuthi was

for the dead, they would celebrate this in the

sunset.

Conclusion

As you can see Ancient Egypt is very important

now a days. We have there fabulous art. Also

there known for there pyramids, mummies,

temples, and especially there Pharaohs. They

believed that Pharaohs were the gods that were

on the Earths surface. Without the Nile river

Egypt would have never have been created, so

we would never be able to see these

fascinating things. All in all I believe Ancient

Egypt is a great country.

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