Lesson 3: Trade, Work and Family Life in Egypt

​Bell Ringer
5-7 minutes

​You will complete a short read to imagine if YOU were there... and answer a question that is related to the short read. (you are required to write 1-2 sentences).

Open Ended

If YOU were there...

You are a servant to Hatshepsut, the ruler of Egypt, You admire her, but some people think that a woman should not rule. Hatshepsut dressed like a man-even wearing a fake beard. Hatshepsut took power and called herself a king.

Question: What do you think caused Hatshepsut to dress like a man?

​ Wednesday August 21, 2024

​Module 4: Kingdoms of the Nile-Lesson 3: Growth and Effects of Trade

Standard:7.1-Investigate the development of civilization in the Nile River Valley.

Objective:7.1.6- Trace the influence of trade on the development of Egypt.

I Can Statement:  “I can trace the impact of trade on the development of ancient Egypt.”

​What Will You Learn Today?

• ​The expansion of Egypt's trade along it's trade routes.

• Queen Hatshepsut reigned as the first female pharaoh and brought great prosperity to Egypt.

• Work, daily life and family were different among Egypt's society.

​ Growth and Effects of Trade

​Egypt's trade expanded along with its empire. Profitable trade routes, or paths followed by traders developed. Many of the lands that Egypt took over had valuable resources for trade.
Queen Hatshepsut: One ruler who worked to increase Egyptian trade was Queen Hatshepsut (hat-SHEP-soot). Her decision to establish trade routes strengthened Egypt. Hatshepsut used the money that she gained from trade and brought great wealth to Egypt. According to Egyptian tradition, no woman should be able to rule, have full power and authority as a male pharaoh. No one in Egypt knew that Queen Hatshepsut was a woman . Queen Hatshepsut ordered that she should be betrayed as a male pharaoh, with a beard and large muscles. She was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty a powerful female ruler, successful, and remembered for many impressive monuments, temples, and a temple especially built for her during her reign as a pharaoh.

Multiple Choice

Hatshepsut began to dress in the same male pharaoh clothes and even wore the pharaoh __________ that was part of their sign of power.

• "sandals"

• "beard"

• "crown"

• "mustache"

Multiple Choice

True or False

everyone in Egypt knew that all pharaohs were supposed to be men, but they knew that Queen Hatshepsut was a woman pharaoh.

• True

• False

​Work and Daily Life

​Although Egyptian kingdoms rose and fell, daily life for Egyptians did not change very much. But as the population grew, society became even more complex. People had to take on different jobs in Egypt society at a young age, boys started to learn their future jobs from their fathers. Egypt's society was so complex until it had to be divided into groups. The middle-class members were the Artisans, Artists, Architectures, and Scribes. No one in Egypt was more honored or respected than the scribes, because they did not have to pay taxes and many were wealthy. Another group in Egyptian society was made up of a small group of Merchants, Traders, and Soldiers. Merchants traveled long distances to buy and sell goods they were usually escorted by soldiers for their travel. Egyptian farmers were at the bottom of Egypt's society scale they were hardworking, grew crops, worked to harvest their crops. In Egyptian society slaves were considered lower than the farmers. Slaves were convicted criminals captured in war, worked in farms, workshops, private households, and on building projects.

Multiple Choice

What group in Egypt's society had the hardest jobs?

• merchants

• scribes

• slaves

• farmers

​Family Life in Egypt

​Family life was important to the Egyptians. Most families lived in their own homes and sometimes unmarried female relatives lived with them. Men were expected to marry young and start having babies. Egyptian women were devoted to their homes and their families, some had outside jobs, worked as royal officials, administrators, and artisans. Egyptian women had a number of legal rights, they could own property, make contracts, binding legal agreements, that help them to divorce their husbands. Children played with dolls, tops, ballgames, and hunted. Most boys and girls, received some education. at school they learned morals, writing, math, and sports. At the age of 14, most boys left school to enter their father's profession and took their place in Egypt's social structure.

Multiple Choice

What age did boys leave school to work?

• 8

• 7

• 18

• 14

Open Ended

What are contracts?

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: write a short summary of what you learned from the today's lesson.