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• Peasants made up the lowest and largest class in Egypt
9.7
• unskilled laborers
Peasants
•

Society depended on peasants to produce the food supply through
farming
• Also helped build the pyramids
THE 3 SEASONS OF THE NILE

•

Depended on the three seasons of the Nile River:

1. Flooding season
 The flooding season lasted from June to September and
fertilized the fields, but the farmers worked on building project
while they waited for the water to go down.
2. Planting season
 The planting season begun in October where farmers planted
their seeds of mostly wheat and barley to produce bread and
beer.
2. Planting season
 The planting season begun in October where farmers planted their
9.7
seeds of mostly wheat and barley to produce bread and beer.
(Cont.)
3. Harvest season
 The Harvest season begun in March where men cut down the
plants with Sickles, which were metal blades. Women and
children gathered the grain. The workdays were very long during
this season. (from dawn to dusk)
DAILY LIVES OF PEASANTS
•

Peasants had the fewest comforts of any social class:
• Mud brick houses
• Furniture consisted of mats
• Meals consisted of:
• Onions
• Cucumbers
• Fish
• Bread…
• Peasants rarely ate meat (except fish)
DAILY LIVES OF PEASANTS

9.7
(Cont.) • Peasants had the fewest comforts of any social class:
•
•
•

Mud brick houses
Furniture consisted of mats
Meals consisted of:
• Onions
• Cucumbers
• Fish
• Bread…
• Peasants rarely ate meat (except fish)

•

Famine:

•

If peasants harvest came up short, homeowners couldn’t pay their
taxes, which warranted a severe beatings to the peasants

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Chapter 9.7 peasants

  • 1. • Peasants made up the lowest and largest class in Egypt 9.7 • unskilled laborers Peasants • Society depended on peasants to produce the food supply through farming • Also helped build the pyramids THE 3 SEASONS OF THE NILE • Depended on the three seasons of the Nile River: 1. Flooding season  The flooding season lasted from June to September and fertilized the fields, but the farmers worked on building project while they waited for the water to go down. 2. Planting season  The planting season begun in October where farmers planted their seeds of mostly wheat and barley to produce bread and beer.
  • 2. 2. Planting season  The planting season begun in October where farmers planted their 9.7 seeds of mostly wheat and barley to produce bread and beer. (Cont.) 3. Harvest season  The Harvest season begun in March where men cut down the plants with Sickles, which were metal blades. Women and children gathered the grain. The workdays were very long during this season. (from dawn to dusk) DAILY LIVES OF PEASANTS • Peasants had the fewest comforts of any social class: • Mud brick houses • Furniture consisted of mats • Meals consisted of: • Onions • Cucumbers • Fish • Bread… • Peasants rarely ate meat (except fish)
  • 3. DAILY LIVES OF PEASANTS 9.7 (Cont.) • Peasants had the fewest comforts of any social class: • • • Mud brick houses Furniture consisted of mats Meals consisted of: • Onions • Cucumbers • Fish • Bread… • Peasants rarely ate meat (except fish) • Famine: • If peasants harvest came up short, homeowners couldn’t pay their taxes, which warranted a severe beatings to the peasants