CLIP 5157
How did the Ancient Egyptians Prepare Food?
Key Info
- How did the Ancient Egyptians Prepare Food?
- Duration: 4:08
- A reporter visits a living museum of Ancient Egyptian times. The evidence used to make this museum is also examined, when explaining the seasonal process of food production and preparation. The production of bread is shown, using a saddle quern. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
- Subject:
History
Topic:Egyptians
- Keywords: Dr Ragab's Pharaonic Village, ploughing, tomb model, winnowing, winnowing fan, chaff, wheat and barley, bread, saddle quern, subtitled
Ideas for use in class
- What foods could they grow in Egypt? How was the food affected by the seasons and climate? Did the rich and poor eat different foods? How different is our bread today?
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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