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Daily Life of Ancient Egypt
General Information…
• Life in Ancient Egypt Centered around:
PharaohFamily
The Family…• Children Considered VERY IMPORTANT
• Women: Duties of the Home….
Peasant Life…
Farming: Diet: Heavy:
Effect of Heavy
Taxes….
Homes of Ancient Egypt…
Materials for Brick Making
Why Elevated doors?
Homes Continued…
•Size: Huge•Roofs: Flat •Unique Doors: 4 feet off the ground.
•Why?? Reduce sand and water from coming into your house from the Nile.
More about Homes…
• Homes of the Nobles: 25-30 rooms• Homes of the Peasants: Small but
Nice• Unique Sleeping: Slept on Roofs• Why?
• How Big were Homes? As big as you wanted. Easy to get materials.
Cooler Temperature
Ancient Egyptian Clothing…
• Main piece of clothing: Tunic
• What is it?
Long t-shirt
The Tunic…
• Men wore it down to their Knees
• Women wore it down to their ankles
More Clothing….• Footwear: Barefoot or Sandals
• Men working outside: short skirts
• Main Jewelry: Rings, necklace, earrings
• Workers Clothing: loin cloth or naked
• Wealthy Clothing: Long Robes
• Priests: Leopard robe
Appearance of Ancient Egyptians….
• Men AND women BOTH:
Appearance Continued…
• ONLY Men: No Face Hair
• ONLY Women: Hair down to Shoulders
• ONLY Women:
Scented Fat on
head…
Why?