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General life
homes:

The housing in ancient Egypt was different in the classes. The brick walls differed in width depanding on your wealth. The mud bricks were made by brick makers who collected the mud on the banks of the Nile after the annual inundation. They placed the mud into woodern moulds and left them to dry in the sun. Not much wood was used as it was hard to get. The roves of houses were used as living spaces because inside you couldn't see much. Royals- Royals lived in huge palaces with many rooms. They always had slaves/servants to do basic household chores.

Nobals- The wealth of Egypt lived in villas with enclosed gardens and pools of cooling water. They decorated their houses brightly to show their wealth. They also had really thick walls (double brick); this increased the security. The flooring in their houses where tiles made from mud then covered with a plaster-like material. The furniture was better made (there was also more of it). Unlike the poor housing there was a lot more rooms around the central room.

Poor- Not much is known about the architecture, although we do know that they were made from mud and bricks, and just less than four rooms at round level. There was a central room which was occupied the most. It the highest room in the house because it had an opening for air. The four main rooms were: the kitchen, the central room, and to rooms which could be used for storage or as a spare room.

schooling: Some children between the ages of 4 and 14 would go to school and they would learn to read, write and do maths. When a boy turned 14 he would start working with his father, so he could learn how to do his fathers job. The girls stayed at home with their mothers to learn how to run a house and how to look after a family of their own. Entertainment They loved their music and loved playing instruments.They would have lot festivals manily for honoring gods.Children were encouraged to play games and were loved lots.

food: Egyptians ate two meals each day (large). They bought food at the markets. they ate lots of vegetables and fruit. The most comman food eating was wheat, lentils, beans, leeks, onions and barley.Other frutis they ate were apples, melons and some times coconut. Meat was not eaten much because it was expensive and there was not much of it. Food was cooked in clay ovens. The wealthy and poor both ate bread everyday. A common meal for a peasant would have been fish, vegetables, fruit, a slice of bread and beer. Wealthy ate on silver, gold or bronze plates while the peasants ate on clay dishes. Everyone ate with the tips of their fingers and everyone was given a small bowl of water to clean their hands after the meal. The Nile helped grow crops with famers but apart from crops the farmers rasied ducks, hens, geese and ducks. Fisherman would fish with spears or nets and caught fish like mullet, carp and catfish. They would either grill or salt.

marriages: Lower class boys married by the age of 15 and girls married by the age of 12. Upper class girls and boys would get married a little older. Most of the marriages were arranged by parents.

Doctors: Doctors in ancient Egypt lived in temples called the House of Life. The doctor would examine patients and sing magical spells.The doctors in Ancient Egypt were very skilled and could even do things like brain surgery.They also created medicines from plants. Most of the mediciens tasted horrible.

Did ancient egptians have any pets? Yes, lots of families had pets, manily cats. Cats were great because they would eat unwanted mice and they were thought to be the protectors of the home. Other pets were: -geese -birds <span style="color: #1cce5e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-goats <span style="color: #1cce5e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-monkeys <span style="color: #1cce5e; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-dogs (only for the rich, as they were great for hunting) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Pet owners would some times save their pets collar after the pet died, so when the owner died the owner would be buried with the pet.This was the expectation that the pet and owner would be together in the afterlife.

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