Housing

Owen Kadis

Where did Egyptians live?

• Towns villages
• Lower class close tight small
• Upper class bigger and fancier
• Royals and government officials larger city

What were Egyptians houses look like?

• Bricks of Nile mud
• Facing North
• Upper class houses were painted
• Not strong as stone but kept out heat

 

What was lower class housing like?

• Lower class
• simple house
• small rooms
• high windows low ceilings
• little furniture a few tables and beds

What was upper class housing like?

• Upper class
• Fancier bigger
• Tree shaded pool
• Flowers bushes high wall
• Two stories
• Courtyard
• Bedrooms bathrooms kitchens public rooms servants quarters
• Stools tables bed chests pots and lamps

 

[image] http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/building/index.html . Sept 16 2015.Web.

[image] http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/housing.html . Sept 16 2015.Web.