Work

In ancient Egypt several classes of workers were established, both an upper and lower class. The upper class workers consisted of the scribes and priests. The lower class usually consisted of the merchants and farmers.


Farming and fishing

• Agriculture, created most of Egypt's wealth. Grain, vegetables, fruit, cattle, goats, pigs and fowl were grown, and fish from the Nile were caught and then all this were sold on the markets. Thanks to the yearly inundations the soil remained fertile. But agricultural techniques were not very efficient.
• Pisciculture, appears to have have existed on a very small scale. But practically all the fish consumed were caught in the Nile.
• Hunting, a leisure activity to the rich, but may have been crucial to the survival of the poorest.
  

Manufacture

This activity was realized in general in family who produced the raw materials. Labor was divided according to gender, with the processing generally left to the women. While the men were cultivating the linen and the women took charge sewing it.

Commerce and banking

Most of the produce was consumed by the producers themselves. Some of the wheat harvested and belonging to private owners was stored in state warehouses. So was much of the grain collected as taxes.

Warfare

They were awarded golden necklaces and bracelets for bravery in battle.

Slavery

Slaves were required to do the hardest tasks by force.

Ancient Egyptian Art

Egyptian art was an important part of their lives at this time. Art was either commissioned by kings or nobles for temples or tombs. They had wall paintings and statues of gods and kings in temples to serve for a spiritual purpose. Egyptians loved to be surrounded by beauty in life and in death. Egyptian art was for all intent and purposes for religious and funerary art. Colorful paintings and reliefs, which once decorated the walls of tombs of Pharaoh and the royal family, wealthy officials, courtiers, and nobles, ensured the survival of the deceased in the afterlife. Sculptures were make with an spiritual purpouse too due to the fact they believe in life after the death.