EGYPT

MEN AND WOMENWomen run the family

and had children.

Women in Egypt had quite a lot of freedom and many of the same rights as men.

SCHOOL

• Boys started at the ege of 5and learned hierogliphic script.

• The subjects in egyptian school were Maths,history,literature geography,languages,religion, astronomy,medicine,engineering, architecture....

• So,only the rich and only boys went to school.

• There were several types of school village school and more.

SONS AND DAUGTHERS

• Long ago sons and daugthers were valued the same and had free time to play with balls,toy dogs and others games.

• It was possible to divorce and children stayed with the mother and both parents were free to marry again.

CLOTHES

• MOST CLOTHES WERE MADE OF LINEN; RICH PEOPLE WORE FINE AND ORDINARY PEOPLE THICKER LINEN MADE BY THEMSELVES

WIGS

• They are made of human hair, or sheep`s wool. They are long and black.

SHOES

• Egyptians used no shoes, sometimes wore sandals made of leather but most of the time went barefoot.

ORNAMENTS

– They used many ornaments: fish amulets, winged scarab, pendants, bracelets, gold amulets...

HOUSES

• The house has got 3 parts.The 1st room is for working, the 2nd room is the living room ,in the 3rd room is the bed room, and finally there is the cooking room.

feasting

And fun

parties

• In Egypt rich people offered big parties for their friends. In these parties enormous amounts of food , such as meat of all types (birds, goats, pigs) vegetables, brads and fruit were served , not to mention wine and beer.And they also danced.

parties

And the poor Egyptians relaxed at home with their families , telling stories and playing games , after a day hard work and after a dinner of bread.

sports

• Egyptian also loved hunting animals such as crocodiles and hippos but hunting for birds was the most plegant sports.

Making a mummy

First the brain,stomach,

lungs and other organs

were removed but the

heart was left in the

place. Next, the body was covered

with salt and left to dry for up to

40 days.Finally,it was oiled and

wrapped in layers of linen

bandages.

THE TOMB

• In the tomb there is a

coffin for the body.

Next to the body there are jars for the organs.

There are also treasures

for the other life.

RICH AND POOR HOUSESThe difference lay in how big they were and in the decoration.The poor people had little

houses and didn´t havemuch decoration.The rich people had big houses and had much decoration.

EGYPTIAN DOCTORS ADVICE HEALTH

They prepared drugs to cure diseases and also recomended rest and above all hygiene.

Training doctor

• Most doctors worked as GPs in the community but there were doctors in temples and in the pharaos palace as well.

CAUSE FOR ILLNESSES

Cause for illnesses :

The Egyptian illnesses were caused by evil spirits entering the body, so prayers to the gods were important to cure people, that’s why doctors were in temples as well.