Housing
By: Julia Wiater
- -Where do people live?
- People live next to the Nile Valley
- The government is also located there
- Trade and business is located here too
- People live very close to each other
- The lower class houses are spaced between the upper class house
- -How do you make mud bricks and use them?
- All houses are made out of mud bricks
- To make mud bricks you have to take Nile mud and dry it in the sun
- Upper class houses still have mud bricks but they are painted
- Most lower class houses have one story
- Most upper class houses have two or more
- Homes can be up to four stories tall
- In upper class homes the layout is bigger than in lower class houses
- -What is the differences between Upper and Lower class houses?
- Lower class Egyptians had less furniture than the upper class
- Lower class had a bed and a table and sat on the floor
- Upper class Egyptians had beds, tables, stools, seats and more
- Upper class would get things imported from different countries
- They would get metal, ivory, and sometimes gold
- Upper class also had pools and gardens
- The houses are lit with candles they used linseed oil
- People liked to go on roofs to cool off and also get away from streets
- There layout of their house has the first room be open to the street
- Then the second room have a supporting column
- The third room would have a bed and a storage room
- Houses contain ovens to cook there food
- The kitchen is always located in the courtyard
September 16, 2015. Web.
September 16, 2015. Web.