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Notes- Daily Life in Egypt Name ___________________________ Period ________ Daily Life in Ancient Egypt The Big Picture Farmers ________________ and _________________ crops between the yearly Nile floods. Most people worked on huge farms owned by _______________________ ______________________, army officers, or scribes. A Social Pyramid A person’s position in _________________depended on what he or she did for a living. The ________________ and __________________ _______________ made up the largest part of society. A Social Pyramid- Slavery in Egypt Slaves were the ________________ level of the social pyramid. Most of the slaves in ancient Egypt were ________________. However, enslaved people did have basic _____________in Egypt. They had the right to be treated _____________ under the law and even to __________ property. Look at the diagram on the next slide: The pharaoh is at the ___________ of the Egyptian Social Pyramid and the slaves are at the ______________________. A Social Pyramid Pharaoh Government Officials Soldiers Scribes Merchants Artisans Farmers Slaves Farms and Cities Both in cities and on farms, people enjoyed simple pleasures, such as: ________________________________ ___________________ ____________________ ________________ Notes- Daily Life in Egypt Name ___________________________ Period ________ Farms and Cities- Farm Life Most Egyptians live on big farms. The farmers were run by local ___________________. Farmers grew and harvested _______________. The farmers gave half of the products to the _______________ as taxes. Farms and Cities- Planting and Harvesting To bring water to the fields, farmers dug irrigation canals and hauled water using _______________________. At harvest time women, men, and children headed out to the fields to __________, ________________, and _____________grain. The shares taken by the pharaoh were ____________________ by the scribes Farms and Cities- Cities in Egypt Most craft workers and artists lived in small _________-______________homes. Farms and Cities- A Busy Neighborhood The typical Egyptian neighborhood characteristics: Entrance room served as ______________________. ______________ living rooms. Stairway would lead up to the flat ______________. There were everyday ________________. Women would go to the local ____________to get water. Children in Egypt Children in Egypt loved to ____________ ___________, make cloth ____________, wrestle, run and play games. Farmer’s children had ____________ time to play since they were needed to help in the fields. Carrying ________________and ________________the farm animals were the children’s daily chores. Children in Egypt Children of _____________ __________________ began working at the age of 5. At about the age of 12 girls studied to become ______________________. Sons of government leaders became _____________________ to their fathers. Why it Matters? Around the end of the New Kingdom the Egyptian Empire went through great _________________. Around 1100 BC a united Egypt____________________. The “___________ _______ ________ ____________” continued to affect people everywhere. Notes- Daily Life in Egypt Name ___________________________ Period ________ Main Ideas While Egypt becomes a ______________empire, ordinary people continued to work in much the same ways as they had for thousands of years. Enslaved Syrians and Nubians became key workers in Egypt’s empire. They worked alongside ______________ and craft workers to produce needed crops and goods. Main Ideas Most farmers worked on ________________ farms owned by powerful families. Most people in Egypt’s towns and cities lived in __________________ neighborhoods and crafted goods for a living. Think About It How did Egypt’s social pyramid shape life in the New Kingdom? The pharaoh, government officials and soldiers were at the ____________. The scribes, merchants and artisans were at the ________________. The farmers and the slaves were at the _______________________. Think About It How did the growth of Egypt’s empire play a role in the growth of slavery along the Nile? And how did the enslaved people add to the economy? Building an empire leads to ___________ since they are destroying and conquering to builder larger empires. War meant ___________________and ______________________ of people, whose labor was demanded. Think About It. What was everyday life like of the New Kingdom? Farmers and their children had _________________ extra time because they were needed in the fields. Their lives were ____________, work filled, and they lived in modest houses. They had every day __________________, but they had free time for things such as board games.