Egyptian Buildings
How did they make the buildings and constructions? What materials did they use?
There are two main types of buildings, noble's homes and peasant's homes.
Noble's Homes: noble's homes are huge villas along the River Nile. Nobles homes have 25-30 rooms.
Peasants Homes: peasants homes are usually very small compared to the huge villas but some peasants built huge houses becasue they built it themselves in their spare time.
In ancient Egypt most of the materials used to make buildings were mud, stone, mortar and wood.
To make bricks they used mud from the River Nile, mixed it with hay and left it in the sun to dry.
How did they build the pyramids?
How the pyramids were built has been a mystery for years. Scientists estimated it took 20,000 workers over 23 years at the least to build a pyramid. The pyramids were built mostly of limestone.
There are two main types of buildings, noble's homes and peasant's homes.
Noble's Homes: noble's homes are huge villas along the River Nile. Nobles homes have 25-30 rooms.
Peasants Homes: peasants homes are usually very small compared to the huge villas but some peasants built huge houses becasue they built it themselves in their spare time.
In ancient Egypt most of the materials used to make buildings were mud, stone, mortar and wood.
To make bricks they used mud from the River Nile, mixed it with hay and left it in the sun to dry.
How did they build the pyramids?
How the pyramids were built has been a mystery for years. Scientists estimated it took 20,000 workers over 23 years at the least to build a pyramid. The pyramids were built mostly of limestone.
Family Life
Ancient Egyptians value family life above most things. The Ancient Egyptians loved their children very much and thought of them as a great blessing. boys learnt craft and trade from their fathers, meanwhile the girls would stay at home doing housework or training with their mothers. Woman did household duties but could get a job in most places. For example woment could get employed as acrobats, dancers, singers and musicians.