1. Ancient Egypt Food and drink

2. Food Bread “bread eaters”. Bread “bread eaters”. Fish ducks, geese, desert hares, oryx (a type of large antelope) near the nile. Fish ducks, geese, desert hares, oryx (a type of large antelope) near the nile. Cutlery Cutlery Meat, rich people Meat, rich people most sorts of fish except one species, which was sacred because it was associated with the god Osiris. most sorts of fish except one species, which was sacred because it was associated with the god Osiris. The Ancient Egyptians grew peas and beans, lentils, onions, garlic, radishes, turnips, peppers, leeks, lettuces and cucumbers, and also many herbs such as aniseed, fennel, mustard, thyme, coriander, cumin and dill. The Ancient Egyptians grew peas and beans, lentils, onions, garlic, radishes, turnips, peppers, leeks, lettuces and cucumbers, and also many herbs such as aniseed, fennel, mustard, thyme, coriander, cumin and dill.

3. How many seasons were there in Ancient Egypt? Akhet - the inundation (June-September): The Flooding Season. No farming was done at this time, as all the fields were flooded. Instead, many farmers worked for the pharaoh (king), building pyramids or temples. Some of the time was spent mending their tools and looking after animals. Peret (October-February): The Growing Season. In October the floodwaters receded, leaving behind a layer of rich, black soil. This fertile soil was then ploughed and seeded. Shemu (March-May): The Harvesting Season. The fully grown crops had to be cut down (harvested) and removed before the Nile flooded again. It was also the time to repair the canals ready for the next flood.

4. How did they harvest the corn? 1 st Reapers cut the ripe corn with wooden sickles edged with sharp flints. 1 st Reapers cut the ripe corn with wooden sickles edged with sharp flints. 2 Women and children followed behind the reapers to collect any fallen ears of corn. 2 Women and children followed behind the reapers to collect any fallen ears of corn. 3 rd Cattle were used to trampled over the cut corn to remove the grain from the ears. 3 rd Cattle were used to trampled over the cut corn to remove the grain from the ears. 4 th Then the grain was tossed into the air so the breeze blew the light useless chaff away. 4 th Then the grain was tossed into the air so the breeze blew the light useless chaff away.

5. Drink beer and wine The rich drank wine and almost everybody else drank beer. When somebody have a party, it was called a "House of Beer." To make their beer, the Ancient Egyptians would half bake loaves of barley, then crumble it into barley and water The rich drank wine and almost everybody else drank beer. When somebody have a party, it was called a "House of Beer." To make their beer, the Ancient Egyptians would half bake loaves of barley, then crumble it into barley and water

6. How did they lift water from canals on to the land? To lift the water from the canal they used a shaduf. A shaduf is a large pole balanced on a crossbeam, a rope and bucket on one end and a heavy counter weight at the other. By pulling the rope it lowered the bucket into the canal. The farmer then raised the bucket of water by pulling down on the weight. He then swung the pole around and emptied the bucket onto the field.

7. What did they call the Egyptians who ate a lot of bread? What did they call the Egyptians who ate a lot of bread? Name three things they eat. Name three things they eat. Name two things they drank. Name two things they drank. Explain how they harvest the corn. Explain how they harvest the corn. Explain how they lift the water from the canal. Explain how they lift the water from the canal.