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