Life In ancient Egypt

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Life In ancient Egypt

• Chapter 5 Lesson 2

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Egyptian Social Roles
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What about the Women Kids?

• In Egyptian society men and women had fairly
  equal rights. Main job for women was to care for
  the children and the home.

• Kids from wealthy families went to school. Other
  children learned their parents job. Were married
  in their very early teens.
• Played with dolls, board games, marbles, balls,
  etc.

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Beliefs and Religion

• Life After Death Gods
• Egyptians believe they would
• have a happy afterlife life
• that follows death.
• Sumerians thought that the
• afterlife was miserable.
• BELIEF of MANY GODS
• polytheism

• Making Mummies!
• Embalming preserve a body
• after death
• Mummy body that has been
• dried up and wrapped (very
• expensive!)