Farmers and Pharaoh

FARMER

Most of the people lived in ancient Egypt were farmers. Sometimes, they kept animals such as cattle, goats, ducks, cows and geese. They also grew crops such as wheat, barley, vegetables, figs, melons, pomegranates and vines.

Farmers lived in a house made out of mud bricks. They cooked food in small ovens fueled by burning dried cattle dung. Men worked with shaduf (also spelled as shadoof)  which brought water from a river in the fields and women baked breads, beer, spinned thread and weaved it into various items.
During the flood months, they usually worked for government such as working on building Pyramids and temples. Every harvesting time, they celebrated for harvesting month and also made offerings to the god of harvest which was Amun.
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SOLDIER

Soldiers had training of war everyday. Most soldiers wore a simple kit like most ordinary Egyptians. They carried a spear or a sword often with a long hide shield. They didn't have house, they just lived in a hole on the ground or rubbish bin so they can always be ready for a fight (war). They mostly did huge and hard job, such as going out to war (protecting palace, pharaoh and their country) and there was easy job, such as keeping slaves in order. Most of the soldiers didn't have wife or his own family. Who want's to live with a man who's living in a hole or a RUBBISH BIN? ( click the white box next to it)