2. The civilization of ancient Egypt was very powerful
between 2800 BC and 1000 BC. It could be found
around the River Nile. It can be separated into the old
kingdom, the middle kingdom and the new
kingdom, which was called the pyramid age.

3. Clothing
In ancient Egypt, the clothing you wore depended on how rich
you were. Rich people wore sheath dresses, with beautiful hair
wigs and jewelry made of semi precious stones. Poor people
wore linen kilts for men and simple dresses for women.
Egyptians often wore sandals on their feet, made from leather.
Spindle flax was spun on a stick to make fabric. Sheep’s wool was
also used. Rich people could afford brightly-coloured clothes. In
cold weather everyone in ancient Egypt wore cloaks of wool or
animal skin. Rich Egyptian men and women also wore wigs made
from a mixture of real hair and vegetable fibres. The perfume
gradually melted and ran down their hair and clothes. As you can
see, clothing in ancient Egypt was very different from today.

4. Religion
Religion was very important in ancient Egypt. They prayed to their gods
at big temples almost every day. When the River Nile flooded, they
prayed to the river goddess of Hapi. Thoth was the moon good who had
knowledge of writing, medicine and mathematics. Wadjet was the sun
god whose symbol was an eye. The Egyptians believed they went to
new places when they died. The most important god of all was Re, the
sun god. The Egyptians believed that he was swallowed up each evening
by the sky goddess, Nut. The ancient Egyptians worshipped more than
1000 different gods and the goddesses. You can see that religion was an
important part of their lives.

5. Food & Agriculture
The most important crops in Ancient Egypt were wheat and barley which
were used to make bread and beer. Another important crop and flax,
which was used to make clothes. The Egyptians ate a lot of onions, garlic,
dates and grapes. Only rich people ate meat. The Egyptians had to farm the
land when the flood water went down. They had to grow crops that could
be cut before the next flood. The Egyptians also kept cows and geese to
eat. They also hunted river birds and fish. The Egyptians had no machines
so they used animals for the job. Goats and sheep pushed the seed into
ground as soon as it was planted. Oxen pulled the ploughs. Sometimes the
farmers hired people to play the flute to keep people company while they
worked. The farming year was divided up into the three seasons: the flood,
the growing period and also the harvest. It is clear that food in Egypt
depended on farming and the Nile River floods.

6. Structure of Society
The Pharaoh ruled over all of Egypt. Under the Pharaoh
were viziers, the high priests and nobles. Scribes were the
only people who could write so they were important
because they had to check on the food stores. For example,
the scribes wrote down how many geese they were. The
Egyptians each did a different job. Some were farmers and
others were fisherman. They did not have any money so
they traded to get what they wanted and needed. Egyptian
life had a pattern. All women worked at home. Most
Egyptian men worked two jobs when the water flooded or
the Nile was low. Only the most important priests did not
farm on land. When Nile flooded, the farmers had other
jobs. Some were builders or fishermen and jewelry artists.
As you can see, everyone in ancient Egypt had a different
job in society.

7. In this conclusion, you now know all about the
structure of society in ancient Egypt. This report has
also described the clothing, religion, food and
agriculture. It is clear that Egypt is an interesting
civilization because of the different lives that people
lived thousands of years ago.

8. References List
Author Date Title
Mary Stolz 1994 Zekmet the Stone Carver
Tim Wood 1997 Ancient Wonders
Fiona Macdonald 1997 The world in the time of Tuntankhamen
Scott Steedman 1997 The Egyptian news
Online sources
17.10.11 www.ancientEgypt.co.uk