How do you know that farming in ancient Egypt was primitive?

Answer 1

Although most Egyptians maintained a diet of beer and bread, many other items were fed to Egyptians. Also there was a lot of wine, beer, and bread making going on in Egypt. Fishing was also one of many things done to provide food. Lastly, eating traditions played a large role in ancient Egyptian lifestyle.

How would you feel if you ate bread and beer almost every meal and every day? This was one of Egypt's most common food combinations. Most of these items were made at home. Wine was also very popular in ancient Egypt. Oftentimes people ate salads much like us today. They put items like lettuce, cucumbers, scallions, peas, beans, and lentils in their salad. They also added many different spices to their salad. They used almond and sesame oil in a lot of their cooking. They also ate these items a lot to. People also ate a lot of dairy products like yogurt, cheese, and milk. These were the basic diets in ancient Egypt.

Fishing was done for a variety of reasons. It was done a lot because it was one of the gifts from the Nile. Fishing provided many families with a living. Some fish ate by Egyptians were carp, mullet, and perch. In fact a single mullet was worth an entire jar of beer. Wealthy families fished for sport. Much like our anglers today, noble men amused themselves using a rod and line. This was very different from the regular nets used by fishers that did it for a living. Poorer families were often the ones to eat fish. So people often fished for many reasons.

Farming was a very large industry in ancient Egypt. The most important crops were wheat and barley. These were the items used in making the basic Egyptian diet: bread and beer. Also important crops were papyrus for writing sheets and flax for linen. Beans, lentils, and many vegetables were also grown in Egypt. The richer you were the more of a variety of food you had to choose from. Farmers often sold their crops to government run stores in cities like Memphis. So that is a little taste of farming in ancient Egypt.

Many Egyptians ate meat. Wealthy Egyptians were also able to afford meats like lamb, venison, goat, beef, pork, duck, geese, quail and even pigeons. Butchering animals was an important process. To butcher an animal you would first tie its legs together. Then pull it to the side and kill it. So that is the meats of Egypt.

Making beer, wine, and bread were important processes. To make bread you would grind wheat up with a stone. Then add water to make dough. When you had shaped it into loaf form you would bake it. When it was only half finished you would crumple some of it into a jar with water. After sealing the jar you would have to wait for it to ferment, or for it to have a chemical change into alcohol. Once this was done you'd drink it as beer. Lastly wine was made by filling a container or crate with grapes. Then you'd step in them to make a juice. Then this would ferment and become wine. So that is how to make beer, bread, and wine.

Lastly I will inform you of some eating traditions of ancient Egypt. Wealthy Egyptians would have servants serve courses one by one. Egyptians ate with their fingers. They would rinse them between courses in bowls with water in them. Egyptians sat on low chairs or mats. They also ate on low tables. In conclusion Egyptians had many diverse eating traditions.

So in conclusion most Egyptians maintained a diet of beer and bread, but still many other items were fed to Egyptians. There was a lot of wine, beer, and bread making going on in Egypt.

Fishing was also one of many things done to provide food. Lastly Eating traditions played a large role in ancient Egyptian lifestyle.

Answer 2

The archaeological evidence confirms that tools were generally simple.