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The Egyptian Life chapter provides information about the lives of the ancient Egyptian people. This chapter includes many images of objects from daily life. | |||
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The home page introduces the chapter, placing Egyptian life in the context of the landscape of ancient Egypt and the seasonal cycles. |
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The story presents a day in the lives of two ancient Egyptian families, that of a nobleman and of a farmer. The stories appear side by side on the screen, and include descriptions of the daily routines and objects that would have been used by each family. This section could be used to make comparisons about daily life in ancient Egypt. |
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The explore section illustrates aspects of the daily life of a nobleman and his family through tomb paintings. Five different clickable scenes showing ancient Egyptians celebrating, working and hunting illustrate the food, clothing, objects and customs of the ancient Egyptian nobility. This section could be used to discuss ideas about how the ancient Egyptians lived. |
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Senet is a game of strategy and skill that was very popular in ancient Egypt. Two players move their pieces around a board with the goal of moving all their pieces off the board before their opponent does so. |
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