This is a picture of an ancient Egyptian Farmer and his wife gathering grain to grind into flower. This picture tells me that Egyptians farmed the fields for crops. This picture also shows that women were able to help farm. Unlike in most communities, you can see the wife of the farmer helping to gather grain. This primary source picture has a lot of depth.
This is the pyramid of social class in ancient Egypt
Who could be an Egyptian Scribes and how they kept Egypt organized:
Scribes were the people who recorded data, in order to keep Egypt organized. They took taxes from citizens, and wrote down Egypt's big events in history. To be a scribe, you would have to go to school at least 12 years. Very few people were scribes, and only boys were eligible for the job. Scribes recorded data on paper and pen made of papyrus gathered at the banks of the Nile. By having scribes to record data, Egypt was able to create permanent documents and keep a very organized society. They were organized because they had data at the palm of the hand when needed. This shows Egypt was not a mess, and very well organized thanks to the scribes writing down every bit of data. |
Egyptian daily life:
Egyptian daily life was about living in a hot desert where life depended on the Nile River. The Nile provided many resources. One resource the river provided was mud brick. This mud brick was used to construct most homes for the Egyptians. In the inside of the home, it was very cool and shady. Usually, houses had a courtyard around them where food was cooked over a fire. Children played with toys, such as spinning tops, as well as one of the oldest board games (3100 B.C.E.), called Senet. A Senet board has 30 squares and pieces pass each other to get to the end goal. The pharaoh hosted parties and music for entertainment for the adults. Girls played dancing games, too. Even though Egyptian daily life was living in a hot desert, they were still able to become one of the greatest empires ever. The social classes of ancient Egypt, and their roles:
There were 3 social classes in ancient Egypt. These classes were made up of different groups of people. The richer class was made up of the pharo, government officials, scribes,and soldiers. They often had fancy gardens and many servants and slaves to do their bidding. However, the vast majority of people in Egypt were middle class farmers who farmed the fields near the Nile River. These farmers grew onions, beans, leeks, grain for bread, figs, and pomegranates. They hunted fish and kept cattle for food and milk. Other middle class citizens included merchants and craftsmen. However, the lowest class consisted of servants, criminals, debtors, and slaves. Each social class kept the other in check. This balanced the economy of Egypt. If there were to many poor citizens Egypt would die. On the other hand, if everyone was rich, there would be no work getting done, leading to the collapse of the country. Egypt's social classes were very important. Who I would want to be in ancient Egypt: If I could be anybody in ancient Egypt, I would be a scribe. I would choose this job because they are very well respected. They are respected because they are high in command in social class, and takes hard to works to be a scribe. Also, being a scribe always keeps you busy, and I like to be busy. With all the data and notes scribes have to record data, you never get a break. This is why I would choose to be a scribe in ancient Egypt.
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