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What percentage of ancient Egyptians were wealthy poor or ordinary?
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∙ 13y ago
I Know That 80 Percent Of Egyptians Were Lower Class, Meaning They were Poor.
Source: BURSTEIN, STANLEY M., RICHARD SHEK
HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON ORLANDO 2006
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Did wealthy ancient Egyptians cook in their house?
no
Did the ancient Egyptians only wear jewelry if they were wealthy?
yes they were also buried with it
Do ancient Egyptian practice polygamy?
Polygamy was legal for the Ancient Egyptians. Although polygamy was legal it was generally only practiced by the wealthy the prospect of paying maintenance to several women must have reduced the practice.
What did the ancient Egyptian farmers house look like?
House size and quality varied a great deal depending on an owner is social standing. Their were many classes in Ancient Egypt. They were the wealthy class, the middle class, and the poorer class. Egyptians who were in the wealthy class had many luxuries. Commoners had village houses. Houses in Ancient Egypt were not very sturdy. The houses crumbled in about two years. A wealthy person's house was very beautiful. They had many places and rooms in their house. Some of these places were the family chapel, chariot house, central hall, garden, pool, main entrance, and stables. The workers worked and slept in the servants' quarters, kitchen, gatekeepers lodge, grain silos, and the stables. Wealthy people's Ancient Egyptian homes were very colorful. Rich Noblemen liked to make their walls detailed with pictures. Most pictures on wealthy Ancient Egyptian walls were gods and goddesses(compound subject) they worshiped. Village houses were more ordinary then rich peoples' houses. People that lived in village houses were not very wealthy, having wealth.(appositive) A village house had two floors which were the main floor and the roof. Ancient Egyptians used the roof for cooking and a storage area. The first floor had a main room, a passage room, a bedroom, an entrance room, a living room, and a reception room. People in Ancient Egypt loved color, and they had colorful houses.(compound sentence) At the top of the first floor and the bottom of the roof they had steps to the roof and a column supporting the roof. The houses in Ancient Egypt were not very sturdy. Ancient Egyptian houses were made out of mud, bricks, sand, and reeds. They had whitewashed outside walls and unglazed windows. Inside of Ancient Egyptian houses there were bright, patterned walls and tiled floors. All houses, even Pharaohs' houses, had no running water. Egyptians loved cleanness, so to clean things they got a wet rag, went to the well to get it wet, and went back to their house to clean. When the Nile flooded it would ruin the houses so they built low platforms. Their were some typical things for commoners to have in their houses that they bought and sold.(compound predicate) Some of the things that included fire were lamps, a hearth, and a cylindrical, baked clay stove. Ancient Egyptians slept in wooden beds with linen. They ate on a platform for eating. Most Egyptians had clothes, a portable lavatory, and a low table. For storing things most Ancient Egyptians had cabinets. To cook some Ancient Egyptians had a two-handled pottery saucepan. Wealthy people had many luxuries. Instead of cabinets wealthy Ancient Egyptians had enjewled cosmetic cabinets. Since Ancient Egyptians did not use pillows because the snakes would kill them they used headrests. Ancient Egyptians had their own wells, cattle pens, and store rooms.To sit in comfort , wealthy Ancient Egyptians put cushions on their chairs. They had big courtyards. In their living room they had foot stools and woven rush mats. Just like middle class Egyptians, they had sheets.
What do Egyptians eat-?
Egyptians ate pigeons, cranes, teal, geese, and duck
What were ancient houses owned by wealthy Egyptians called?
a wealthy Egyptians home
Did wealthy ancient Egyptians cook in their house?
no
Did the ancient Egyptians only wear jewelry if they were wealthy?
yes they were also buried with it
What did the more wealthy ancient egyptians eat?
food and spicy food blah
What was the major difference between the clothing of wealthy Egyptians and ordinary Egyptians?
The richer wore elaborate silk clothing as poor wore linen clothing
Why do ancient egyptians believe in their gods?
so they could be judged in their after life and have a wealthy life
What is an ancient Egyptian tomb called?
The wealthy and noble Egyptians were buried in Mastabas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastaba
Did the Egyptians shop for Food and Other things?
Most of the Ancient Egyptian were wealthy so they did, but the slaves mostly had to plant their food. Even some of the wealthy people planted their food.
What weapons did the wealthy Egyptians use?
Going on a limb here, but wealthy Egyptians probably didn't fight.
What is the early tomb for wealthy egyptians?
The early tomb for wealthy Egyptians was the mastaba, a flat-roofed, rectangular tomb with sloping sides. Mastabas were built above ground and served as the final resting place for wealthy individuals and nobility in ancient Egypt. Over time, mastabas evolved into more elaborate structures such as pyramids.
Where did the Egyptians shop for food and other things at?
A few of the Ancient Egyptian went to markets. The markets were for really just for the wealthy people. Most of the people of Ancient Egypt grew their food.
Do ancient Egyptian practice polygamy?
Polygamy was legal for the Ancient Egyptians. Although polygamy was legal it was generally only practiced by the wealthy the prospect of paying maintenance to several women must have reduced the practice.
