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Life in ancient Egypt
- They cultivated cereals(to making bread and beer), legumes, grapes and flax(To making clothes)
- The Nile was also the main means of transport for people and
goods
- The Egyptians traded with Mesopotamia, Phoenicia. The sold cereals, winw and craftwork made of clay or glass and precius stones. They bought wood, metal and slaves from other
countries
- The Nile
was
- The rest of the people (farmers, merchants and craftsmen) lived in houses made of adove wood and reeds.
- They ussually have one storey, altought in cityes they could have has many five.
- The roofs were used to dry crops and to sleep during the hot summer nights.
- Doys and girls could go to school.
- Toys and board games have been discovered in burial offerings. The boys learned their father's trade
and the girls learned music, dance and domestic tasks
- Toys and board games have been discovered in burial offerings.
- The boys learned their father's tradeand the girls learned music, dance and domestic tasks.
- The ruling class were the pharaoh, priests and important goverment officials
- They lived in large houses or palaces made of adove and stone, meny people served them, including slaves.
- Their children went to school, where they were taught the hieroglyphic script and mathematics.
- The Egyptian economy was based on fluvial agriculture and
trade.