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Egyptians
Egyptian people work hard and they look forward to entertainment after a whole day's work. What do they do for entertainment? Ancient Egyptians had entertainment for kids and for adults. They had different types of games and different types of shows to watch. **Children** Children, rich or poor, found entertainment in anything they have. Whether it was playing wih rocks or playing with dolls they were expected to entertain themselves with what they were given. Boys and girls played with wooden tops that they spin. Balls were made with either made with papyrus or linen with which they would play catch the ball. Dolls were made out of wood, linen and some hay for girls to play with. This doll was also made for children to sleep wit as the parents did not want them to disturb people if they were scared. Parents also made or bought wooden animals like lions or cats. Animals were also made of clay but were often broken. Very young children were most likely given a doll or a ratlle made out of wood with grains in it to play with. Wood was more expensive than clay from the nile so therefor the poorest of children would have rattles and animals made out of clay. Girls often would play with the ball standing up or sitting down. It was most likely that girls play piggy-back and boys would play running games like catch-me. The royal children and richer kids played with expensive wooden toys. They would often play with tops that have decorations and even semi-precious stones. Dolls would have eyes and one was found in a grave of a rich family. The rich children were mostly not allowed to play with the other low class children. They also had a few board games to play and had toys made from imported from Africa. Sometimes Nubian dolls were made to play with and ivory boomarangs were played with. The boomerangs were seldom made in the thought of hurting other people. It is said that the egyptians might have played the game 'tic-tac-to' with stones. Children also played with their friendly cats and kittens. There were also boats and other such figures made to play with. ** Adults ** Adults only played board games. One of the popular games was senet, often only played by adult. The game was based on the struggle of good against evil. The evil forces tries to stop you from reaching the Kingdom of afterlife of the god Osiris. These games were found in many pharoas tombs and in the tomb of Hesy, paintins showed how to play it. The rules of this game were very complex and hard to understand. This might be the reason why children were not allowed to play it. The game consists of a board which has 30 holes, 3 rows and 10 columns. Most of these games use 7 pawns, sticks or knucklebones for each of the two players but some players only had 5 of these. The boards can be made out of a variety of materials. They could be made out of wood, clay or even ivory as four were found in King Tutankhamen's tomb. Almost every board was made with drawers to keep the peices safe. Many more games were made of similar type and might differ in rules, method or number of squares.

** Ouija ** Ouija was another board game. Ouija boards luck boards that brought luck to the owner and they were used to tell the future. Many people thought and maybe still think that Ouija is an evil spirit. Sometimes Ouija does wierd things, like zapping all over the board and landing on yes or no instead of just moving to one. Ouija is played with two people placing the board on their knees. A heart-shaped "table" is placed on the board. The two people place all fingers and their thumbs on the table. The first question you always ask is, "Ouija, are you there?" and he answers yes, or doesn't answer at all.

Sports Hunting was also a form of entertainment and sports. Sports became entertainment to the Ancient Egyptians during the late middle kingdom and the new kingdom. Some games were of orgin and some were obtained from travelers coming to visit their country. We know of these games from the pctures and pintings on monument with the rules shown. Not knowing what the games nammes are historians chose the games names to the closest game today. They are hockey, that they played with a clay ball and some sticks with a curved end. Handball was played with a wooden or a clay ball and had no nets and ony boundries as the goal place. Gymnastics inluded somersalts and all kinds of stunts such as a back flip and cart wheels. Javelin was played during the middle kingdom with a long stick with a pointed end. Fishing is believed to havebecome a spot during the new kingdom. Boxing with no gloves like today and weight lifting with bags filled with stone. Equestrain sport and archery was obtained by traveler as horses were available in Egypt only after the middle age for charriot racing. Marathon, long distance running sometimes conducted near the desert. Tug of war and many other ball games were also played in ancient Egypt.

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