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Working Life in Ancient Egypt

Working Life in Ancient Egypt
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  • Working Life in Ancient Egypt
  • Duration: 02:56
  • Contemporary footage, interspersed with pictures from 3,000 year old murals, explain how farming worked in ancient Egypt. Artefacts are used as evidence of other trades, such as making pots, furniture, jewellery and clothes. With thanks to the Fitzwilliam Museum.
  • Subject:

    History

       Topic:

    Egyptians

  • Keywords: farming, trades, ancient Egyptians, artefacts
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  • Farming methods in ancient Egypt. Use as a way of introducing trades and the lives of ordinary ancient Egyptians.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3
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