Ancient Egyptian Housing and Daily Life: A Student Guide
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Question: What kinds of rooms might you find in a wealthy Egyptian villa?
Answer: Rooms such as living rooms, bedrooms, guest bedrooms, playrooms, food storerooms, and places of worship (up to around 30 rooms).
Question: Where were the villas of wealthy Egyptians typically located?
Answer: Along the Nile river.
Question: What was a common roof style in wealthy Egyptian homes?
Answer: Flat roofs.
Question: Did wealthy Egyptian homes have running water inside?
Answer: No, they did not have running water.
Question: How did wealthy Egyptians keep the outside of their homes cool?
Answer: They often painted the outside white to reflect the sun.
Question: Why did some wealthy homes use white limestone for walls?
Answer: Limestone was expensive but made homes sparkle in the sunshine and lasted longer than mud bricks.
Question: Who decorated the walls of wealthy villas and how elaborately?
Answer: The best artists their money could buy decorated the walls highly, even though many top artists also worked on pyramids and tombs.
Question: What features were commonly found in the courtyards of wealthy Egyptian homes?
Answer: Courtyards often had flower gardens and pools with brightly coloured fish.