the culture of ancient egyptians chapter 3, section 4
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The Culture of Ancient Egyptians
Chapter 3, Section 4
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Everyday Life of Ancient Egyptians
• Much of what we know about everyday life of the Egyptians was learned through paintings and written records
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Social Classes
• Egyptian society resembled a pyramid
• Top pharaoh• Nobles, priests, members
of the court• Merchants and skilled
workers• Peasants and workers• Slaves formed a separate
class who could inherit land from their owners
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Lives of the Peasants
• Most peasants worked the land of wealthier people
• When the waters left the land, farming began
• Men, women and children all helped in the harvest
• A time of feasts
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Egyptian Women
• Egyptian women were looked upon as a living model of Isis
• Women could own property, run businesses, enter into legal contracts
• Supervised farm work• Nobel women in charge
of temples, acted as regents
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Achievements of the Egyptians
• Known as a land of learning
• Hieroglyphs was their system of writing
• Papyrus was an early paper made from reeds from the delta
• In 1799, the Rosetta Stone was found and the key to understanding hieroglyphs was known
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Keeping Track of Time
• Egyptians had to be able to predict when the Nile would flood
• Scientists called astronomers studied the stars to track when the Nile would flood
• Egyptians discovered that the year has 365 days
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Medicine
• Ancient Egyptians knew about the human body
• They learned to perform surgery and could set broken bones
• Egyptians practiced herbalism; medicine from plants