Egyptian Daily Life

Question 1

What did Egyptian life revolve around?

Answer 1

Egyptian life revolved around the Nile River and the fertile land along it’s banks.

Question 2

What brought good harvests and wealth to the Egyptian land?

Answer 2

The yearly flooding of the Nile enriched the soil and brought good harvests and wealth to the land.

Question 3

Most Egyptians worked as:

Answer 3

• Field hands
  -Craftsmen
  -Farmers
  -Scribes

Question 4

The following objects of Nobleman’s Family were made out of ________,_________,_________,_________.
-Bed Sheets
-Sandals
-Wife’s Clothing
-Daily Job

Answer 4

The following objects of Nobleman’s Family were made out of LINEN, LEATHER, FINE LINEN, JEWELRY, MANAGE LAND/FARMS.
Bed Sheets-Linen
Sandals-Leather
Wife’s Clothing-Dress made of fine linen/jewelry
Daily Job-To manage the land/farms

Question 5

The following objects of Famer’s Family were made out of _______,__________,_________,________.

Answer 5

The following objects of Famer’s Family were made out of COARSE (ROUGH) LINEN, REEDS, COARSE LINEN, FARMING AND GRINDING WHEAT.
Bed Sheets-Coarse (rough) linen
Sandals-Reeds
Wife’s Clothing-Dress made of coarse linen
Daily Job-Father: Farmed, Mom: Grind wheat to make bread

Question 6

List some of the items the Egyptians ate:

Answer 6

-Duck
-Leg of an ox
-Bread
-Fruit

Question 7

What is an Onagar?

Answer 7

Onagars were a type of mule used in ancient Egypt. These animals were usually used in farming to pull carts.

Question 8

What would a landowner do with a portion of his harvest every season?

Answer 8

Every season a landowner would have to give a portion of his harvest to the pharaoh as tax.

Question 9

What was the purpose of perfume cones?

Answer 9

The cone is a lump of perfumed unguent that, as it melted, scented and cleansed the hair and body.

Question 10

Did the Egyptians eat fish? Why or why not?

Answer 10

Many different types of fish lived in the Nile river. Some ancient Egyptians ate fish. However, others did not because they thought certain kinds of fish were sacred.

Question 11

What were the boats made of?

Answer 11

In Egypt, boats were often made from bundles of reeds like papyrus.

Question 12

Why didn’t the Egyptians use wood?

Answer 12

Wood was not common in Ancient Egypt.

Question 13

What did Egyptians use to hunt with?

Answer 13

The ancient Egyptians often used throw sticks to hunt for birds. Hunting was an important way of getting food, but was also considered a sport.

Question 14

What did the Egyptians use cats for?

Answer 14

The ancient Egyptians often used cats as hunting companions. Some experts believe that the ancient Egyptians trained their cats to catch birds and bring them back to their masters.

Question 15

Who wove the coarse linen sheets in the Farmer’s Family?

Answer 15

One bright morning in ancient Egypt, a farmer woke up in a bed covered in a coarse linen sheet that had been woven by his wife.

Question 16

The farmer’s wife was awake before the farmer. What did she do?

Answer 16

The farmer’s wife was already awake. She had washed and dressed in the early morning light. Then she had gone into the next room to wake the children and begin her daily chores.

Question 17

What did the Farmer’s Family have for their first meal of the day?

Answer 17

The farmer, his wife, and their children sat down to a small meal of bread and fruit. They sat on a bench and ate on reed mats.

Question 18

What did the Farmer in the Farmer Family do after his first meal of the day?

Answer 18

Then, the farmer got up and went to work in the fields near his house.

Question 19

What did the Wife in the Farmer Family do after her first meal of the day?

Answer 19

His wife lit the cooking fire and began grinding the wheat to make bread.

Question 20

In order for the Farmer in the Farmer’s Family to take a part of his harvest to the temple to pay for the use of the temple land, he would have to… _________

Answer 20

He filled several baskets with his harvest, loaded them onto two donkeys, and set out for the temple with his two field workers. The farmer and his workers left the baskets at the temple where they were counted and their contents were added to the storeroom on the way back to the fields they shared a mid-day meal of bread, meat, and beer.

Question 21

What does the Wife in the Farmer’s Family do all day?

Answer 21

The farmer’s wife spent the day grinding wheat and baking bread. In the afternoon she walked to the river with her children to collect water. In the evening, she prepared a small dinner of bread, meat, and beer for her family.

     As it grew dark outside, the farmer lit the small oil lamp. The farmer and his wife put their children to bed, blew out the lamp and went to sleep.

Question 22

What takes place in the Nobleman’s Family’s banquet?

Answer 22

Later in the afternoon, the nobleman’s wife began preparing for the evening banquet. Her servant brushed and curled her favorite wig. She took out her most beautiful clothing and her jewelry made of gold and semi-precious stones. The nobleman returned to the house and got ready for the banquet. Then he and his wife began greeting their guests as they arrived. The nobleman returned to the house and got ready for the banquet. Then he and his wife began greeting their guests as they arrived. At the end of the evening, they said goodnight to their guests and went to bed.

Question 23

What does the Nobleman’s Wife do in the afternoon?

Answer 23

In the early afternoon, the nobleman’s wife went out into the garden to escape the heat of the day.
She enjoyed the shade of the trees while she watched her children play with their toys.

Question 24

What does the Nobleman’s Wife do in the morning?

Answer 24

The nobleman’s wife got up. She washed and dressed with the help of another servant. The nobleman’s wife wore a dress made of fine linen and jewelry made of glass. She applied some kohl to her eyelids and went downstairs.

Question 25

What does the Nobleman do in the morning?

Answer 25

The servant helps him wash and shave. Then, the nobleman dressed in a kilt made of fine linen and sandals made of leather.