Daily Life
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While we know the most about the daily life of pharaohs and the wealthier people of Egypt, we still know a lot about the life of the everyday person. |
| Most people in Egypt were farmers. Their lives were controlled by the flooding of the Nile. Egyptians were known for their great stores of grain, but they also grew barley for beer, figs, and other crops. |
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When the farmers were waiting for the flood waters to go down, they were sometimes forced to build tombs, temples, and pyramids for pharaohs. |
| Children often played with toys in the shape of horses, hippos, and other common animals. Some children were lucky enough to become scribes. These children would be able to make a good living for the rest of their lives. Most children, however, followed in their parents' footsteps and worked at whatever job their parents did. |
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Other Egyptians fished or carried goods up and down the Nile. They would make boats out of sycamore wood, which isn't a very waterproof wood, and use wind power and man power to power them. Like the painting above, slaves sometimes rowed the boats up and down the Nile River. |
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| Egyptians wore a lot of jewelry, like the necklaces to the right. They also wore anklets and bracelets. Unlike us, though, both men and women wore a lot of jewelry for any occasion. Also, instead of sleeping on beds, like we do, they slept on wooden or stone pallets and used headrests, like the one above-right, instead of pillows. |
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The Egyptians surely did many other things every day, but these are some of the things that are most commonly depicted in their paintings. |
