What Children Did All Day in Ancient Egypt #shorts #stickman

Most ancient Egyptian children never went to school. By age five, many were already working beside their parents. In the workers’ village of Deir el-Medina around 1250 BCE, a child’s day meant carrying water, grinding flour, learning a craft, and still finding time to play.

In this short documentary you’ll see:

How a boy of seven practiced writing on limestone flakes
Which chores boys and girls were expected to do
Why children’s heads were shaved except for one braid
The games and toys they played with, including senet and animals with hinged jaws
Why so many toys survive, and so few names

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