Thursday, September 10, 2009

Assignment #17

Tell me about his life at home & at school.
Only rich kids went to school between the ages of 5 and 10. School work was written in ink on pieces of broken stone or pottery (ostraca), or on wooden boards that could be cleaned and used again. In class the children repeated and copied words, e.g. letters and sayings, then later classic Egyptian writings. Students were also taught mathematics.The temple was the school.
Had holes in the wall for windows.Most days, all I will have to eat and drink are bread and beer. Sometimes I have vegetables, beans and dates.

Quiz:
Ragan-10/10
Rebecca-9/10

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