World Around Us
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Ancient Egyptian Farming and Food w/c 11th January |
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Monday |
Farming was very important in Ancient Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians were skilled at planting, growing and harvesting crops for food. The annual flooding of the River Nile was very important, as the flood waters left behind a rich, black soil that was perfect for growing crops. This clip will explain more. See if you can spot the shaduf that they used for getting water from the Nile https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb/articles/zkkywty
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Tuesday |
How do we know so much about farming in Ancient Egypt? This clip shows you a famous tomb painting that shows the farming year from sowing to harvesting. The clip brings parts of the tomb painting to life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgkd7ty
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Wednesday |
This clip takes you into the home of a 12 year old boy who worked as a farmer. He didn’t go to school. You’ll see his home, and his toilet! Check out his lunch as well! It shows you some other jobs that people did. Underneath the clip is more information on food and houses. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg87xnb/articles/zr4s8xs
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Thursday |
Take a journey into Ancient Egypt with this short film. You’ll be learning more about pyramids and pharaohs over the next few weeks. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mrbtv
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Friday |
This programme discovers what daily life was like in an Ancient Egyptian village. You will see the houses, the kitchen (and the toilet)! You can see how bread was made and the food that Ancient Egyptians ate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZESkvKTCvY
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