Eygpt Primary Sources

Egypt

Life Examined Through Primary Sources

Background Information on Egyptian Life

Daily life in ancient Egypt revolved around the Nile and the fertile land along its banks. The yearly flooding of the Nile enriched the soil and brought good harvests and wealth to the land.

The people of ancient Egypt built mudbrick homes in villages and in the country. They grew some of their own food and traded in the villages for the food and goods they could not produce.

Egyptian Life

Most ancient Egyptians worked as field hands, farmers, craftsmen and scribes. A small group of people were nobles. Together, these different groups of people made up the population of ancient Egypt.

What is a Primary Source?

Primary sources are the raw materials of history -- original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.

Think about these Questions

A Student's View.

Who created this primary source? When was it created? Where does your eye go first? What do you see that you didn't expect? What powerful words and ideas are expressed?

What feelings and thoughts does the primary source trigger in you? What questions does it raise?

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