Ancient Egypt is one of the civilisations looked at in KS2 history. Not only the pharaohs and pyramids but also the everyday life of ordinary folk living at the time.
Ordinary living and everyday life in Ancient Egypt was about the family. In Ancient Egypt, children were the heart of the family. If a couple could not have a child, they adopted a child. The River Nile was an important part of the life of an Ancient Egyptian, allowing crops to be grown. Without it the land would be a desert. The Ancient Egyptian civilisation existed for three thousand years and traces of it can still be seen today.
What was everyday life like for the ordinary people living in Ancient Egypt? What clothes did they wear and what did they eat and drink? Play this quiz and find out!
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Daily life in Ancient Egypt
The River Nile would flood each year and when the waters went down they left silt behind which fertilised the land
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Beer was part of the diet of Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago. It was also used in religious practices
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The oven was similar to a tandoor oven, used in India to make flatbread. Dough was stuck to the inside of the oven and peeled off when it was cooked
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Egyptians knew a lot about medicine and used plants to relieve all sorts of ailments
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When the tomb of the Pharaoh Ramses II was discovered in 1881 the linen inside was perfectly preserved after more than 3000 years!
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The earliest known papyrus is 4,500 years old and was found in Egypt in 2013
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They sometimes had a long plait on one side of their head or wore a wig
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Sandals dating to 2000 BC were held to the foot by thongs between the big toe and the second toe, similar to modern day flip-flops
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Mud left behind by the yearly Nile floods was made into bricks which were used for building. Bricks were made by mixing the mud with straw and then drying them in the sun
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It was similar to castanets
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