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?