Everyday Life
Every day life centered around:
a. the desert
b. the ocean
c. the Nile
Daily life in ancient Egypt revolved around the Nile and the fertile land along its banks.
What mythical creature has the head of a human and a lion’s body.
a sphinx
True or False:
The ancient Egyptians kept many of their animals with them in their Homes and Houses.
True
The ancient Egyptians kept many of their animals with them in their Homes and Houses. They supplied milk, wool, meat, eggs, leather, skins, horns and fat.
The __________is the most significant unit of Egyptian society.
The family is the most significant unit of Egyptian society.
True or False:
The ancient Egyptian people bathed daily?
Most people bathed daily, often in the Nile River.
Name three jobs an Egyptian might have.
Jobs included bakers, priests, noblemen, soldiers, farmers, merchants, fishermen, hunters, craftsmen, artists, and scribes.
This is the tallest man-made structure in the world. It is located near Cairo.
Great Pyramid of Giza
What was the most popular pet in ancient Egypt?
The most popular pet in ancient Egypt was probably a dog. Unlike cats, dogs were given names. Other popular pets were monkeys and baboons. There was a fad for a while to keep crocodiles as pets, but crocodiles were not very friendly, and the fad did not last very long.
True or False:
There was little social mobility in the social classes in ancient Egypt.
True. Same is true today.
What age did the average peasant girl marry at?
12, 14 or 18?
The average peasant girl married young, around the age of 12.
Put these in order from the greatest to least: Farmers, Priests, Vizier, Military, Pharaoh
1. Pharaoh
2. Vizier
3. Priests
4. Military
5. Farmers
Wind erosion created the giant “mushrooms” and “pebbles” that arise eerily out of the ground. No wonder it’s Egypt’s most favorite desert destination.
White Desert
Name one of the very dangerous animals in ancient Egypt.
There were many wild animals in ancient Egypt, some of whom were very dangerous like hippos, snakes, jackals, and lions.
Technology was important in the culture of ancient Egyptians.
Ancient Egyptian culture flourished between c. 5500 BCE with the rise of technology (as evidenced in the glass-work of faience) and 30 BCE with the death of Cleopatra VII, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt.
True or False:
Women held important jobs in Ancient Egyptian society such as priestess and supervisors.
Women could hold important jobs in Ancient Egyptian society including high ranking positions such as priestesses, supervisors, and administrators. Some women reached the highest ranking posts in the land. Hatshepsut was a woman who became one of Egypt's most powerful Pharaohs.
The average Egyptian family lived in houses made of :
1. brick
2. cement
3. mud
The average family lived in a village of sun baked mud houses. The houses were fairly small with few windows or furniture. They had flat roofs that the people would sleep on in the summer when it was too hot inside.
The famous tombs, like those of Tutankhamen, Seti I, and Ramses II, were not found beneath pyramids, but here.
Valley of the Kings
Cats were sacred and any person who killed a cat in ancient Egypt had what punishment?
Cats were sacred and any person who killed a cat in ancient Egypt was sentenced to death. When a cat died the members of the family would shave off their eyebrows as a sign of mourning.
Name one of the most important technological advances of the Egyptians.
Papyrus (from which comes the English word `paper’) was only one of the technological advances of the ancient Egyptian culture. The Egyptians were also responsible for developing the ramp and lever and geometry for purposes of construction, advances in mathematics and astronomy (also used in construction as exemplified in the positions and locations of the pyramids and certain temples, such as Abu Simbel), improvements in irrigation and agriculture (perhaps learned from the Mesopotamians), ship building and aerodynamics (possibly introduced by the Phoenicians) the wheel (brought to Egypt by the Hyksos) and medicine.
True or False: Egyptians were great world travelers.
Egyptians were not great world-travelers. Even in negotiations and treaties with other countries, Egyptian preference for remaining in Egypt was dominant.
What was the main staple of food for the common ancient Egyptian?
The main staple of the commoner was bread. They also had fruits, vegetables, lamb, and goats for food. They had clay ovens to cook in and usually used dishes made of clay. The main drink was beer made from barley. The bread the Egyptians ate was so rough that it caused their teeth to wear away.
These twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside as a lasting monument to Ramesses II and his queen Nefertari.
Abu Simbel temples, Aswan
What is the largest crocodile in Africa?
The Nile Crocodile of ancient Egypt is the largest crocodile in Africa and can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) and weigh up to 1,650 pounds (730 kilograms). The Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, was the biggest and most dangerous predator living in ancient Egypt and is now extinct in the lower reaches of the Nile river.
True or False:
Christianity was the most important religion to ancient Egyptian culture.
False:
Egyptian religion taught the people that, in the beginning, there was nothing but chaotic swirling waters out of which rose a small hill known as the Ben-Ben. Atop this hill stood the great god Atum who spoke creation into being by drawing on the power of Heka, the god of magic. Heka was thought to pre-date creation and was the energy which allowed the gods to perform their duties. Magic informed the entire civilization and Heka was the source of this creative, sustaining, eternal power.
Describe water jousting.
The sport of water-jousting, in which two small boats, each with one or two rowers and one jouster, fought each other, seems to have been very popular. The rower (or rowers) in the boat sought to strategically maneuver while the fighter tried to knock his opponent out of the craft.