Homes in Egpyt

The Egyptians lived in houses made of bricks. The bricks were made of mud and chopped straw. They mixed the mud and straw and then poured the mixture into molds. The molds were placed in the sun to become into hard bricks.

Some of the tools used to make homes were the T-square which was used for measuring angles. They also had a mallet, which is a type of big hammer. They had the brick molds to make bricks. They had plumb lines which they used to make sure the houses were built straight and level.

The rich homes had about 10 rooms and the poor homes had one. A mixture of lime and water was used to whitewash the walls of the richer homes. Some of richest homes had painted walls. They were often blue or yellow with coloured ceilings. They had painted borders of ducks or lotus petals which is a type of flower. The poor had floors made of beaten earth. The floors of the rich were tiled. Some rich people had a room with an altar that was used for family worship of the friendlier gods.

Jobs in Ancient Egypt

Jobs in Ancient Egypt

A few jobs that were on offer in ancient Egypt were Farming, being a high priest in a temple, a scribe who wrote down hieroglyphics. These are jobs that Egyptians could choose from. For most of the high-class jobs, you needed to have a scribal school education. Unfortunately, most people never went to school, so the most popular job for an Egyptian was to become a farmer.

Education in Egypt.

Education

Just like today. Children in ancient Egyptian children imitated there parents or adults behaviour. The big difference lies in Egypt. Children there learnt there final trade or occupation by that imitation. As the children grew up, they took on a lot of jobs in the farms, the workshops, the vineyards and practical skills. They learnt a lot from the elderly Egyptians.

Egyptian children did not just learn skills they also came there attitudes and views of life. Parents instilled their ideas about the world. Things that they told there children about were folk rituals, their religious outlook, their viewpoints on correct behaviour towards other and towards deities.

Bibliogrpahy : http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/educate.htm

Food In Ancient Egypt

Food in Ancient Egypt

The Egyptians main food was bread. It was made from barley and emmer wheat, these were the Egyptians most common crops. Bread was baked in a conical mold that was placed in an open fire. The main beverage of Egypt was beer, wine was also popular, but only wealthy Egyptians could afford to drink this.

The Maine varieties of fruits and vegetables were frown in irrigated gardens. Fruits like figs,grapes,plums, dates and watermelon. And the vegetables that were included were beets, sweet onions, radishes, turnips. Garlic, lettuce, chick peas, beans and lentils.

They eat a variety of meat, fish and fowl. Part of a good diet included Beef, Mutton, Pork and wild game. The Nile supplied many kinds of fish. This included catfish, mullet, bolti and perch.

Bibliography: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/food.htm

Art In Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Art

The art of Ancient Egypt is 5 thousands years old. It emerged and took shape in Ancient Egypt, The civilization of the Nile Valley. The art was shown threw sculptures and paintings. It was highly symbolic and fascinating. This art form is from the past and was intended to keep history alive. Much of the surviving art comes from tombs and monuments and there is an emphasis on life after death and the preservation of knowledge of the past.


Bibliography : http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptart.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_ancient_Egypt

The After Life in Ancient Egypt

Mummies

A Mummy is a person who has been preserved after death. Normally when a person dies Bacteria and other germ eat away. But in Egypt, you get mummified. Mummification usually happens if the body dries out quickly after death. This means that the body may then be so well preserved that people can tell how the dead person looked like when he or she was alive.

Mummies can be dried out by extreme cold, by the sun, by smoke, or using chemicals like natron. Some mummies have become like this with natural conditions while others are preserved and buried with a lot of care.

‘The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a person's body after death was essential to ensure a safe passage to the afterlife’
Bibliography : http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/what.html

Some Photos I Found

Poor Women

Poorer women wore simple linen dresses.

The poor women walked around barefoot foot because of the hot climate.

Poor Man

Sometimes Sandals or thongs were worn, made from papyrus or other reeds.

Poorer working men often wore only a loincloth made from linen.

Wealthy Women

A perfumed cone made from animal fat and the scent of flowers. As it melted it gave a beautiful perfume and cooled the wearer.

Make up such as eyeliner.

Pleated dress

Barefoot.

Wealthy Men

Wigs were often worn. They were a status symbol as well as an ornament and gave protection from the sun.

Make up such as eye-liner

Long kilt

Barefoot

Facts:
· Linen is the most common material worn by Egyptians.
· The linen for clothes was made from flax plants which grew along the Nile.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization in eastern North Africa concentrated along the middle to lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt.

Pyraminds

The Pyramids of Egypt are among the largest structures ever built and create one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. Most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.