LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

FURNITURE: In the farmer's bedroom, there were a bed, a shelf to keep their clothes and a basket. On the contrary in the nobleman’s bedroom there were a cabinet for their clothes, his wife's cosmetic box, and a lamp.

CLOTHES:  The farmers had coarse linen sheets while the nobles had fine linen sheets. Clothing was the same but the nobles had clothes made from fine linen and shoes made of leather while the farmer's clothes were made from coarse and their shoes were made of reeds.

DAILY CHORES: In the morning the farmer used to wash, shave and dress alone, but the nobleman used to do all the above with the help of a servant. Both farmers and nobles had the same breakfast consisting of bread and fruits. The main difference between farmers and nobles was their work. The farmer worked in the fields which belonged to the church so after collecting the harvest he had to give part of it to the church as a pay while the nobles had their own land and an overseer to take care of it. The nobleman spent his day by giving orders about the works in his fields and asking for information from the overseer.

The farmer's wife spent the day grinding wheat and baking bread. In the afternoon she walked to the river with her children to collect water. In the evening, she prepared a small dinner of bread, meat and beer for her family. The nobleman's wife spent her day supervising the preparations for the banquet they were giving in the evening. Then she went to the garden. In the evening the farmers put their children to bed and slept. On the contrary the nobles returned to their house and got ready for banquet.   

Giotis V.,  Veloudis J.,   Kostopoulos G.,   Kyriakidis J.,  Eustathiadis S.

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