Daily Life In Ancient Egypt (3D Animated Documentary - Life Of An Egyptian)

Experience daily life in ancient Egypt in this animated documentary.

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Daily Life In Ancient Egypt Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Social Class/Hierarchy Pyramid
3:20 - The Nile River & Its Importance
5:10 - Work Life Of An Egyptian Farmer
7:20 - Farming In Ancient Egypt
11:55 - Houses & Architecture
14:30 - Food & Drink In Ancient Egypt
19:10 - Death & The Afterlife
21:20 - Family, Fun, Games & Free Time
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Ancient Egyptians ranged from extremely poor serfs and slaves to incredible wealthy royalty like Pharaohs; kings and queens.

This documentary is an overview of the history of most Egyptians. This groups is mainly made up of farmers and farm workers.

We first look at social hierarchy. There's a common misconception that Egyptians were divided by their occupations. For example, a pyramid might be ordered: Pharaoh, Government Officials (Vizier/Priests/Nobles), Soldiers, Scribes, Merchants, Artisans, Craftsmen, Farmers, Construction Workers, Serfs, Slaves.

Next we look at why the Nile river was so essential to Egypt's prosperity.
Most farmers lived by the Nile river and used it daily so it was extremely important.

The work life of farmers is fascinating, so we spend a decent chunk of time seeing how farming worked in ancient Egypt. See the tools and process Egyptians used to farm and grow their crops.

After this we walk through a reconstructed ancient Egyptian house. You'll see all of the rooms and furniture that was typical in a home at the time. Their pets were also important, so dogs and cats are briefly mentioned.

Next we look at the ancient Egyptian diet. The staples were beer and bread. Wheat derived products were the basis of all meals. See what an Egyptian would eat from day to day in a full day of eating.

Following the Egyptian menu, we take a look a what happens when an Egyptian dies. Life expectancies and causes of death are not a fun subject, but the process of death was a massive part of ancient Egyptian culture.

On a lighter note, we finish off with family and free time. Much of life was spent on a farm working, but family was always the main focus of an Egyptian. What kids did in their spare time isn't really too different to what kids did today.

In summary, this is a complete look at what daily life of an Egyptian was really like.

[katinabotten]

I’m almost 62 (in a few days), and as a kid in school I didn’t like history, but now I’m obsessed with learning about anything historical and that’s because of videos like this where it’s brought to life!

[Begining]

This is a brilliant channel. I'm an Australian mum who is homeschooling my Year 7 son during the covid19 lockdown. He's studying Ancient Eygypt and this video has been a great help for him. I hope this channel grows.

[angelameyer]

How about daily life in ancient china, japan, India and Scandinavia?
Also, daily life for a samurai, an emperor, a shogun, a concubine and a viking. Those would be cool! I love your channel, please keep up the great work.

[richardfirsten]

A very nicely done video indeed! Just two critical comments if I may:
(1) There are camels shown in one scene near the beginning of the video. The problem is that there were no camels in Ancient Egypt. The Egyptians only had donkeys and horses, but no camels. They were introduced to North Africa after the fall of Ancient Egypt to other powers such as the Greeks and Romans.
(2) A number of the lower-class men shown in the video are wearing head wrappings and body garb much like Arabs have worn over the centuries. The video rarely shows Ancient Egyptians sporting the typical hairstyles and linen blouses and skirts we typically see in all their artwork.

[MaximusRacellius]

I would love to see Babylon Mesopotamia ancient Persia and Mexico City. Hopefully those will be on your itinerary soon

[tinyTears]

I went to Egypt15 years ago and I saw houses with people still living in them just like this .

[charlottebruce]

I love this it really brings ancient Egypt to life, it's really really good, and to enhance the video, the narrators voice is divine.

[tasha]

Those little cat meows made my heart warm up

[jodidavis]

Fantastic!! My favorite parts of documentaries are the recreation clips but they’re always short. I can never get enough of Ancient Egypt! Please make more!! Great work! 💜

[ltdada]

Watching a high quality documentary about ancient Egypt accompanied by the most Aussie narrator…life sure has unexpected surprises.

[Tikopia]

I'd be interested in seeing the daily life of an ancient Egyptian doctor.

[alt]

It would be super cool to a West African or Central African Empire like Mali, and the daily life of a griot in Timbuktu! Maybe you'll do them while you're in Africa since a lot of people don't know about them.

[MaryJane]

My son and I visited Egypt, we had a wonderful time! We went to the Pyramids at Giza on Dec. 31, 1999, to bring in 2020. We saw THE TWELVE DREAMS OF THE SUN music festival with Michel Jared. I would love to go again.

[Caeljharden]

Ok sure, they could drink beer for breakfast and then go to work but when I do it, I’m an “alcoholic” and “need help” 🙄

[FloridaChas]

This animation is such an incredible insight into the daily life of ancient Egyptian life! So thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Thank you. 🙂

[ElenaTee]

It would be amazing to see Tenochtitlan 😍

[LAPISTime]

May I suggest doing a video on the daily life of ancient Egyptian soldiers? You could even branch out to the military as a whole.

[thepeoplewhofearfire]

This is a nice documentary, the only mistake is the narrator's repeated insistence of Egyptians lack of currency which is entirely False.
Egyptians used a measurement of weight in gold & silver as currency. You can't have an established civilization with a merchant class & no formal & centralized structural system of coinage.
Barter trade doesn't work in city states let alone a unified empire like Egypt.
This a historical fact attested by egyptologists & anthropologists.

[Sweetie]

I've been interested in ancient Egypt since years and this is absolutely amazing, chills! thank you for making this!

[brigitteschauble]

Danke für die Mühe so viele Vorurteile zusammen zu fassen und weiterzugeben