Housing
poor people
houses
• in ancient Egypt, houses were
made by mud bricks which were
people
foundRich
after
the
annual
flood
of
houses
the Nile (inundation), Most
houses had at least three rooms
and all houses had flat roofs
which formed part of the living
area
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/h
ousing.htm
CLOTHING:
• The ancient Egyptians wore light clothes made
from linen. Linen is made from flax - a plant
which was grown along the Nile. The picture
below shows the flax growing process. Once
harvested, the flax was soaked in water until
soft. The soften flax was then separated into
fibers which were beaten before being spun
into thread which was then woven into cloth.
Flax
harvesting
Flax
weaving
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/cl
othing.htm
RICH PEOPLE
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Rich people, which are nobles helps to govern over some areas, once a
noble, will always be a noble, so their children or family relative
will become a noble too.
The houses of the richest people were stronger because they could
afford to build their home from stone.
They are very different from the poor people, they have more stuff and
more money.
The houses of the rich were often built around a central courtyard
where flowers, fruit and vegetables were grown.
Some rich people's houses had bathrooms and indoor toilets
The dresses worn by rich
Egyptian women were made
from fine transparent linen.
Like the men, rich Egyptian
women decorated their
clothes and wore jewellery
and headdresses.
Rich Egyptian men were able to
afford the best quality linen which
was very fine and almost seethrough. Rich Egyptian men also wore
as much jewellery as they could
afford and decorated their clothes.
They also wore headdresses for
special occasions.
Poor People
Poor people, most of them are peasants which
are farmers and also servants who work for the
pharaoh, they work for their families.
The houses of the poorest people used one row
of bricks while those that were not so poor
used two or three rows. Although mud brick
houses were relatively cheap to make, they
were not very strong and began to crumble
after a few years.
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The farmhouse (right) has two
floors. The upper floor is used for
living space while the lower floor
is used to store crops. A reed
canopy has been made on the roof to
provide shade.
MAKE UPS!
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Egyptian men and women wore make up.
They used black kohl eyeliner to line their eyes and darken
their eye lashes and eye brows. They coloured their eye lids
with blue or green eye shadow made from powdered minerals
Henna dye was used to colour their lips and nails.(another name
for lipstick and nail colour)
Men have been wearing makeup for a very long
time, it started at ancient Egypt for your
information!
FURNITURE!
STOOL
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The Ancient Egyptians did not have much furniture. The most
common item of furniture was a low stool. although many people,
especially the poor sat on the floor
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Rich people had beds and mattresses, while poorer people slept
on a straw mattress or rug on the floor
BED
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The Ancient Egyptians did not have cupboards but stored things
in reed baskets.
Reed
basket
SOURCE
• http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/housing.htm
• http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/clothing.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/egyptiansmain.htm
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QUESTIONS
-What are the differences of rich people and poor people? Explain 3!
-rich people can afford things much better than poor people.
-rich people works as a noble, while poor people works as slaves and other low jobs.
-rich people, has higher standards than poor people, they have their own indoor toilet, they
eat on the table and sleep on beds and mattress, while poor people eat on the floor and
sleep on the floor with rugs or either hay.
-explain how the Egyptian make clothe!
-They made it by using linen, after harvesting the plant they
soak it in water and separate it, then beaten and woven into
fabric.
-where does the mud brick come from?
-It comes from muds, which were found after the
innudation
-what is the most common furniture ?
-A stool :3