Daily Life – Housing
Ethan Chou
How were houses made?
- Mud bricks were made by molding and drying mud.
- These bricks were stacked on top of each other to build houses.
- Sometimes a pool would be dug.
- Most houses had a miniature temple.
- The front porch usually had a tarp for shade.
- Poor people’s houses
- These were usually small with few rooms.
- They were very undecorated and had little furniture.
- They were usually squeezed between the houses of rich people.
- They were usually located in small villages and towns.
- Rarely were they in the city.
- Rich people’s houses
- Very roomy and decorated.
- Walls would sometimes be painted with colorful designs.
- Pools were usually in these houses.
- The houses had bathrooms, which were a luxury back then.
- There would be lots of rooms, way more than lower-class Egyptians.
- Furniture
- Common furniture was pots, stools, tables, beds, chests, and lamps.
- Upper- class Egyptians had a lot more furniture than poor people.
- Most pieces were either made from wood or clay.
- Potters made pots and carpenters made wood furniture.
- The furniture of rich people was more decorated.
Citations
Rymer,Eric.Egyptian House Pictures.http://quatr.us/egypt/architecture/houses.htm.9/16/15.Web
(Image).http://historylink101.com/n/egypt_1/rf-k-egyptian-house.htm.9/16/15.Web