Ancient Egyptian Houses

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Houses: The houses in Ancient Egypt differ based on the social statuses. Upper classmen sported spacious villas with several floors. A typical villa had a fish filled pond, walled garden, and fruit trees. The lower the social status, the less the amount of rooms in the house. Lower class families lived in a single room. Egyptian houses were made from dried mud bricks, a collection of straw, mud, and pebbles. The roof was reinforced by palm tree trunks. Most houses were furnished with stools, chairs, tables, beds and storage chests while woven reed mats covered the floors. Also, there was a small shrine to the gods for family members to pray in the house. Many houses do not have windows, or they have very small windows at the least so pottery …show more content…

Women often wore long dresses with pleated cloaks that were translucent to keep them cool. Noble women’s dresses were decorated with sewn in beads and were made of the best cloths. Men wore either long robes or a kilt like skirt with a linen waistband tied with a decorative knot. Sandals were worn by the wealthy and were made of papyrus reeds or padded leather. Makeup was donned by both men and women. Kohl, black eye make up made from ground up raw metals mixed with oil, was believed to have magical powers to heal and restore eyesight. Face rouge, face powder, nail paint and hair dyes were also used. Although, most men and boys shaved their hair or wore a one-sided pleated lock while little girls wore pigtails. Only the wealthy could afford wigs of human or sheep hair and they stored them in boxes on stands at their house. Also, the Egyptians wore amulets like the eye of horus or a fish so they could ward off evil spirits and receive good …show more content…

Middle class men's jobs included trading, shopkeeping, and craft working (carpenter, potter, jewlers, shoemaking, glassblowers, and perfume makers). Upper class men’s jobs included pharaoh (and royal family), government officials, priests, noblemen, doctors,and scribes. Fathers took on the role as the man of any household and was responsible for the family and for teaching his son his future duties. Women/Mothers:Lower class women’s occupations included servants and unskilled working. Middle class women’s occupations included trading, merchants, craftworkers, and dancers. Upper class women’s occupations included royal family titles, priestesses, and doctors. Women could still carry out business deals and own property as they had many rights. The mother of the house is responsible for taking care of the family. Children: Boys and girls in Ancient Egyptian times were expected to play with toys such as spinning tops, dolls, clay balls, and toy horses or the family pets (dogs, cats, monkeys, and tame doves). Boys who came from wealthy families were able to go to school and learn their father’s job. Sons of scribes would learn over 700 symbols to prepare for their future. Poor boys were hired to scare away the crows at farms by hitting them with slingshots and yelling loudly. The boys must learn to take care of everyone so in case of the father’s death, he would inherit the family’s

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