Scribes and soldiers in ancient egypt

Powerpoint of life in ancient egypt of scribes and soldiers

1. SOLDIERS AND SCRIBES EGYPTIAN SOCIETY BY LUCÍA PÉREZ, ANTONIO PARDO AND DANIEL FRUTOS.

2. WHAT DID THEY EAT? SCRIBES Fowls, vegetables, beans, peas and lentils. SOLDIERS Bread and some vegetables. WHY? Because it was easy to obtain. BREAD FOWLS BEANS VEGETABLES

3. STUDIES SCRIBES They studied the hieroglyphic language. They wrote on papyrus. SOLDIERS Soldiers did not have any studies, they were prepared to fight.

4. THE WORK OF SCRIBES They wrote books and documents by hand on papyrus. They used libraries. They were privileged people because of knowing hieroglyphics.

5. THE WORK OF SOLDIERS They were prepared to fight. They used bows and arrows. They defended the city from the enemies.

6. WHERE DID THEY LIVE? Scribes and soldiers lived in houses made of adobe and they lived in villages that were near a temple.

7. THEIR CLOTHES, COSTUMES The soldiers wore expecial clothes for fighting. Scribes wore a white waist and they don’t wore any t shirt. The soldiers wore expecial clothes for fighting

8. THEIR FAMILY Their family was usually from their same status.

9. THEIR GAMES Board games were very popular and many different kinds existed, both for two players at a time and multiple players. One of the most popular was senet.

10. INTERESTING FACTS SCRIBES Why was being a Scribe a difficult job? Because, there were hundreds of different hieroglyphs to remember. How long did it take to train as a Scribe? It took as long as twelve years to train. Could an Egyptian girl become a Scribe? No, only boys.

11. INTERESTING FACTS SOLDIERS THEY WERE PREPARED FOR MANY YEARS

12. WHY WERE SCRIBES IMPORTANT? Almost all of our known knowledge about the ancient Egyptians came from the work and art of the ancient Egyptian scribe.

13. WHY WERE EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS IMPORTANT? Egyptian soldiers discovered new weapons that we still use in the present.

14. THE END