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In order to plan the perfect Ancient Egyptian Party you must gather information to
several important questions. We suggest that you work in small collaborative groups so that you can quickly gather information for your part.
Then, share your findings with others in your group (see the activity section below.) Use the information that you gather to hold an Egyptian Celebration Party.
The information you gather here will help
you plan a successful party:
What names were common for the children of Ancient
Egypt?
What did the children of Ancient Egypt Dress
Like?
What might a kid in Ancient Egypt eat?
What games did children in Ancient Egyptians
play?
What was the art like in Ancient Egypt?
The information that you gather here will help you hold a
discussion that could eventually lead to clues:
What was education like for Ancient
Egyptian Children?
What jobs might a child grow up to have in Ancient
Egypt?
Why was the Nile River so important to all Ancient
Egyptians?
Remember, this may be your best opportunity to gather clues that will lead you to King Tut's tomb.
What is Your Ancient Egyptian Name?
How would you like to be named "The Girl Has Come" or "The Boy Makes Us Happy?" Even better, you could be named after a powerful god, like "Ra Is Almighty" or
"Osiris is Loving." If you lived in Ancient Egypt you might have a name like this.
The
Name was Regarded as a Living Part of a Person
Named
after Gods and Goddesses
Pharoes
and their Names
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What did the people of Ancient Egypt
Dress Like?
When you awake the dry heat would hit you like a wall. The weather in Ancient Egypt, as in current day Egypt, is almost always hot and dry. That's why most young children went around completely naked. When you
reached your sixth birthday you would begin to wear clothes that would protect you from the intense dry heat. When you
venture outside it is imperative that you would put oils on your skin to keep it from cracking in the dry heat and you make sure that you wore very lightweight clothing that would cover most of your skin. Your lightweight clothing would keep the sun off of them while letting the cool breezes that blew off the Nile River cool you down. Don't forget to apply your make-up and jewelry to honor the gods. Yes, boys wore make-up and jewelry, too!
Egyptian
Garments
What
were Egyptian Clothes made of?
Images of Egyptians
Dressed
Ancient
Egyptian Garment Making
Dress, Adornment, and
Body Care
Clothing
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What did the people of Ancient Egypt eat?
After prayers were done you would dig in to a great breakfast. You will need to eat heartily because Ancient Egyptians did not eat lunch. Your breakfast would have to last until sunset, when you could eat a huge dinner. Dig in! Yes, with your hands (the tips of your fingers.) You'd probably have some fruit (grapes, figs, dates, apples, pomegranates, and melons) or Honey Flat bread.
Ancient
Egypt Food
The
Diet of the Ancient Egyptians
Ancient
Egyptian Food
What
did the Ancient Egyptians Drink?
Food in
Ancient Egypt
Bread,
the Staff of Life
Yummy
Meat and Fish
Growing
Fruits and Vegtables
Slaughtering
Cattle
Ancient
Egyptian Parties
Wine
in Ancient Egypt
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What games did the Ancient Egyptians play?
Even though there was plenty of work for children in Ancient Egypt they had a lot of playtime, also. Egyptian children were encouraged to have fun. After working, kids would often go for a swim in the Nile River, play tug o' war, leap frog, or a board game
(Mancala or Senet (like checkers.) Sound familiar! That's right Egyptian children did many of the same activities that you do.
Of course, the children of Ancient Egypt didn't play with their Star Wars Action figures (they were invented about 3,200 years later) but they did have similar toys. Often times, children would play with a wooden pull horse, clay
dolls, or animals that were carved out of stone.
Mancala
Game
Hounds
and Jackals Game
Senet
Game
The
Royal Game of UR
Senet:
A game of Ancient Egypt
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What was the art like in Ancient Egypt?
Do you like to paint or draw? This was a favorite past time of Ancient Egyptian Children.
Arts and crafts was another favorite pastime of Egyptian Children.
Children might make a new toy or an amulet (necklace) honoring their favorite god.
Immortality
through Art
Draw
Like an Egyptian
Egyptian
Statues
Art
from Ancient Egypt
Art
of the Gods
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What education might an Ancient Egyptian
have?
Good News!!! Unless you were going to become a scribe (writer) or a doctor when you grew up you would not have to go to school. Bad News!!! Instead, you would have to go to work with your parents' everyday and help them out. That's right.
Egyptian
Education
Education
in Ancient Egypt
Education
and Learning in Ancient Egypt
Egyptian
Education
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What jobs
might Ancient Egyptian children have when they grow up?
Boys, if your parents were farmers you might scatter seeds in the field. If you dad was a carpenter you might help him build boxes. You might have to give the animals water, chisel stone, polish pottery, or pound papyrus into paper. Girls, you might carry water from the river, baby-sit, stir cosmetics, sew or weave.
An
Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid
What was
life like in Ancient Egypt?
Egyptian Kings,
Governors and other Rulers
Famous
Kings and Queens
Egyptian
Scribes
Administrators
and Managers
Egyptian
Soldiers
Egyptian
Nobles
Commoners
Egyptian
Trade and Merchants
Egyptian
Merchants
Egyptian
Artists
Egyptian
Farmer
Egyptian
Farmer
Farmers
of Egypt
Egyptian
Slaves
Carefree
Childhood
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Why was the Nile River so important to the Ancient
Egyptians?
Do you like sleeping late and vegging out in front of the television? If you lived in Ancient Egypt you wouldn't be able to do that. You would be woken when the sun came up. To start your day, you would pray to your god (Ancient Egyptians worshiped many gods and goddesses.)
Geography
and Agriculture of Ancient Egypt
On
the Banks of the Nile
Gifts of the
Nile
The
Natural World
Ancient
Egypt
Animals of the Nile
Valley
Cruising
the Nile
Ancient
Egyptian Quarrying
Map
of Ancient Egypt
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