Living in ancient Egypt
Bancroft-Hunt, Norman2009
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Covers the period in Ancient Egypt from 3000 BCE to 145 BCE, focusing on a time set later in the pharaonic era. It examines the day-to-day lives of Ancient Egyptians, from the high priestly caste down the ranks to the solider, peasant farmer & slaves.
Main title:
Living in ancient Egypt / by Norman Bancroft Hunt
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Imprint:
New York Chelsea House 2009
Collation:
96 p. Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Audience:
SecondaryGeneral
Contents:
Introduction: Place in history - More than pyramids and sphinxes - Landscape and climate - A brief history of Egypt, 3800-30 BCE - Table of major dates - Nile: Giver of life: Hapi and the waters of life - The farming year: Akhet, the Inundation - The farming year: Peret, the growing season - The farming year: Shemu, the harvest season - The farming year: The hot season - What the Egyptians eat - What the Egyptians drink - From mud to bricks - Transport and travel - Government and society: The pharaoh's role - Egyptian administration - Taxation in Egypt - The law - A rich house in the country and townhouses - The Egyptian family - Marriage and divorce - Birth and children - Education and learning - Fashion and style - Entertainment and games - A working life: Scribes: the machinery of government - Writing: tool of the scribe - Architects, surveyors, and engineers - The main crafts - Quarries, mines, and metalworkers: Town of the royal tomb builders: Trade and economy - Doctors and medicine - An Egyptian soldier's life - The Egyptian army and navy - A land ruled by god's: The major Egyptian gods - Gods for everything - Temples and the people - Karmak and Luxor: Monumental temples: Death and the next world: Embalming and mummification - The pyramids of Giza - Valley of the tombs - Everyday life in the next world - Glossary - Index.
ISBN:
9780816063383 (ebook)
Dewey class:
932 LIV
Local class:
932
Language:
English
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BRN:
46255
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | 932 LIV | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |