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// This task is focussing on - //** Daily life of men and women in Ancient Egypt. **

// Watch this video and consider how hard it is to discover what the day to day life of the Ancient Egyptians was like. //


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//We are working towards you being able to://
 * Describe how both men and women lived in Ancient Egypt

// It would be great if you could also work towards developing a: //
 * Description of the rights and freedoms of different groups in Ancient Egypt.


 * 1. **** Tricky Words- **

Copy these words into your exercise books.

 * Furniture
 * Princess
 * Noble
 * Villa
 * Papyrus

Look at the following image.
 * 2. Time to draw **



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Consider all the task you have completed. Design a house for a wealth ancient Egyptian family. Things to consider- - How many rooms? - What furniture? - Cooking facilities? - Washing?

If you are particularly interested in Ancient Egypt, or the Learning Preparation above has not taken you very long, try one or both of the activities below.
 * 3. Something a little harder! **

=Extension Activity ONE:=

Go to the following link: []

Select the following picture:



Did you find the following?
 * Boat
 * Cat
 * Duck
 * Fish
 * Kilt
 * Nebamun
 * Nebamun's daughter
 * Nebamun's wife
 * Papyrus plant
 * Puffer fish
 * Throw stick

Make sure you have clicked on each item in the image to get more information.

Write ½ an A4 page to explain what is happening in the picture. You must make reference to at least 4 items from the list. Underline each item in your story as you mention them.

=Extension Activity TWO:=

This task is a little more difficult but if you take your time and consider the history, you will improve your understanding of Ancient Egypt.
The following site was developed by the BBC and gives an insight into the occupations of people in Ancient Egypt.


 * “Voices from Ancient Egypt Gallery” **

[|**][|**Explorer****]**, [|**Princess**], [|**Mayor**], [|**Dancer**], [|**Soldier**], [|**Farmer**].** Select two occupations you would like to know more about. ***Most Important** Click on two of the occupations to discover more about the occupation. Make sure you listen as well.
 * Scroll down to the bottom of the page to an audio link. Listen to the narrator read from historical writings. Sometimes these writing can be hard to understand, to help you there is a transcript (written copy) of the reading under the audio link. **
 * “Read Transcript” **

Which occupation do you think would have been the most rewarding? Justify your response. (1 paragraph in your workbook). **