tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38341322705623212002024-03-13T09:26:05.747-07:00Daily Life of the EgyptiansAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08829688757198713966noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3834132270562321200.post-47302854827662216072012-04-15T04:20:00.002-07:002012-05-01T22:21:25.052-07:00Egyptians Life<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><big><big><big> <b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Daily Life of the
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><b><big>Family Structure</big></b></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><big><big><big> </big></big></big></span><br />
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In the Egyptian family the father was responsible for providing for his family. The mother
stayed home and raised the children. Small children and other female relatives lived in a
special part of the house. Much of the children's time was spent in training for their
adulthood. By age four the children would help their parents in the field or train as
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><b><big style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Natural Appearance</big></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><b><big style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> </big></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ancient Egyptians usually had black hair and dark eyes. Their skin was tanned.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><big><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Clothing</span> </b></big><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Egyptians wore very simple clothing.The clothes were made of linen. Linen was made
from the flax that grew in the fields.It was woven into cloth. The rich wore finely woven
linen while the workers wore a more durable material.Male peasants wore loincloths. They
hung from their waists to their knees. Many times they wore no clothing. Men in the upper
class wore skirts or kilts. The women wore simple, tight-fitting dresses. They came up to
their chests and were held up on the shoulders by straps. Children wore no clothing until
they were in their teens.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Egyptians wore sandals made from leather or reed.Rich ladies wore shawls, flower headdresses, and beaded collars. They decorated this
clothing by wearing elaborate costume jewelry.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><big><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Cosmetics</b> </big><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cosmetics were also an important part of the Egyptian lifestyle. Both men and women wore
eye makeup. Creams and oil were used as well as eye paint. Eye paint was usually green,
made from copper, or black, made from lead or soot. It was believed the makeup had magical
and even healing powers. The black lead ore was mixed with fat or cream. This was a good
medication. It was so expensive only the wealthy could wear it. Some even believed
that wearing it would restore poor eyesight. </span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One common likeness on Egyptian jewelry was the scarab or beetle. Egyptians
believed the scarab to be the symbol of resurrection or life after death. Both men and
women wore earrings and bracelets on their upper and lower arms. They also wore rings,
necklaces, and pectorals. Pectorals were wide necklaces that hung on the chest. The
jewelry was usually made from gold which was mined in the Eastern Desert.The jewelry was
often decorated with semiprecious stones like carnelian, feldspar, and amethyst. Turquoise
and lapis lazuli were imported from the Sinai peninsula to add to the jewelry as well. The
jewelry often contained good luck charms called amulets. </span></span><br />
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The boys shaved their heads except for one braided lock until the age of 12. This was a
protection from fleas and lice. Girls wore their hair long. It was often worn in pig
tails. The women wore their hair loose or in braids. The wealthy wore wigs. For parties
Egyptians wore wigs or braided their hair.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><big style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Children </b></big><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Egyptians played with dolls, balls, tops, animal toys, and board games which were similar
to checkers. All toys were hand made. Dolls were made of cloth and clay. Play
animals were made of wood or stone. Balls were made by wrapping linen rags around each
other. Toddlers used pull toys similar to the toys that children play with today. They
were tied with string and painted. Children of the wealthy between the ages of 4 and 14
went to school. Boys and girls attended school together to learn to read, write, and do
mathematics. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most families had pets. Cats were a favorite. Not only did the cat eat unwanted mice, but
the cat goddess Bast was the protector of the home. Other pets included monkeys, geese,
goats, and birds. The rich had dogs. They used them for hunting. Some pet owners saved the
collar after their pet died. When they were buried the collar would be buried with the
owner. This was in the hope that the pet would be with its master in the afterlife.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some children between the ages of 4 and 14 went to school the learn to read, write, and do
arithmetic. When a boy turned 14 he began working in his father's profession. The girls
stayed at home with their mothers to learn how to run a house.</span></span><br />
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<big><b>Food </b></big><br />
Egyptians ate two large meals each day: one at dawn and another at dusk. Egyptians went to
the market to purchase food. They ate plenty of cereal, vegetables, and fruits. Some of
the most common foods were barley, wheat, lentils, cucumbers, beans, leeks, onions, dates,
figs, and grapes. Other fruits included apples, melons, pomegranates and the occasional
coconut. Beef was the Egyptians' favorite meat, but they also ate lamb, gazelle, wild
goat, ox, pork, fish, duck, and goose. Food was cooked in clay ovens. </div>
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Bread was a everyday food of both the commoner and
the wealthy. The finest loaves were ground with sand. This is why the teeth of royalty
showed serious abrasion. The wheat was ground by rolling a round stone on a saddle querm.
The loaves were then baked in conical molds. Wealthy Egyptians sweetened their bread with
honey and stuffed it with fruit.</div>
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A common meal for a peasant might be boiled or
roasted beef, assorted vegetables, fruit (usually figs and grapes), a slice of bread, and
beer. The wealthy ate on bronze, silver, or gold plates while the commoners ate on clay
dishes. People ate with the tips of their fingers. Everyone was given a small bowl of
water to clean their hands after the meal.</div>
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The rich soil of the Nile River made growing crops
easy. Donkeys were used to help carry the bags of seeds during planting time. The fields
had to be irrigated during the hot summer months. Besides crops the farmers raised hens,
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the peasants, but by noblemen as well. In the desert the men dug camouflaged ditches and
used arrows to catch lions or hyenas. Hunters used bows and arrows or boomerangs. They
used daggers or spears once the animal had fallen. These weapons were made from wood,
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Fishermen lived near the marshes. They
fished with spears or placed traps and nets. Sometimes they would drag a net between two
papyrus skiffs. Eels, mullet, carp, perch, and catfish were caught. These were grilled,
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Shepherds lived in the prairies bordering the Nile
marshlands. They raised gazelles, antelopes, and even hyenas. They sold milk and beef.</div>
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Most Egyptians were slim. This was due to the
constant physical labor. Only the officials and scribes seemed to gain weight. The poor
people envied them for their comfortable life.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peasant boys married by the age of 15. Girls were only 12 when they married. Girls from
more wealthy families married a little older. Many marriages were arranged by parents. The
life expectancy of an Egyptian was only around age 40. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Egyptian homes were made from bricks. Bricks were made of sun dried mud. Mud bricks lasted
a long time in the hot country which had little rainfall. The homes had low arched
doorways. Some had windows with wooden shutters. The floor was dirt. In cities commoners
lived in town houses usually two to three stories high. The first story of the town home
was usually reserved for businesses, while the second and third floors provided the family
living space. </span></span><br />
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Wealthy families built single level homes surrounded
by gardens full of trees and flowers. They even had small lakes or ponds in their gardens.
These homes had a large entrance hall. They had many bedrooms. They also had kitchens,
servants' quarters, storerooms, cellars, and stables. Some of these homes even had
toilets. They were made from a small wooden or stone seat with a hole carved in the
middle. Under the hole was a clay container filled with sand.</div>
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Even small houses outside the city often had four
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Homes along the Nile were built on small hills to
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The homes were furnished with stools, chairs, low
tables, beds, and boxes for holding personal items. Oil lamps were used to light the
homes. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Egyptians loved music, and played instruments such as the lute, harp, and lyre.
Festivals held in Ancient Egypt were usually holidays in honor of the gods. The Egyptians
loved their children and encouraged them to play and have fun. Some games they played were
leap frog and tug o' war. Egyptians liked board games. One called Senet was similar to
checkers. Another board game was called Snake. The board was shaped like a curled snake
with its head in the center. The snake's body was divided into squares, half of which were
hollowed out. Six pieces shaped like lions and lionesses and many marbles were needed
to play this game. Unfortunately the rules to this game were not written down.</span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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