Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

1. Daily Life in Ancient Egypt By Angelena Green

2. Marriage Daily life in Ancient Egypt was not the same to our daily life in the United States. In the United States you usually get married when you were at least 20 years old or a little older. In Ancient Egypt girls were aloud to get married when you were 15 years old. That’s crazy! Boys HAD to get married when they were between 17 and 20 years old if they wanted to get married. If a couple didn’t have a child they would adopt one.

3. How Egyptians Lived • In Ancient Egypt People lived in a different way as we do today. For example children were pose to look after their elderly parents. Usually parents were pose to look after the children. Young boys learned a trade from their fathers. They worked very hard. They saved time for fun and games. The Egyptian children were taught a lesson everyday to be polite. Egyptians made mud brick houses for their family. Men wore skirts if they were working outside.

4. Animals from Ancient Egypt • Many people from ate the Egyptian animals for food. Jackals were an animal from Ancient Egypt. Jackal was used as a symbol in judgment death seen where A heart is weighed by Anubis [The god with a jackal head] Cats were very important animals in Ancient Egypt . They were both pets and symbols of cat gods such as Bastet. Scarab Beetles were the most famous Ancient Egyptian insect. The Scarab Beetles was the most important amulet worn by the Ancient Egyptians.