| Specifications | 8" X 10"; 80 pages; Library Binding |
| Interest/Age Group | Grades 6+ |
| Special Features | Glossary; Further Reading; Web Sites; Bibliography; "Notes on Quotations"; Index |
About
the Series
When we think about ancient Egypt, magnificent
images immediately come to mind: the pyramids, the Sphinx, the golden funeral
mask of "King Tut." Our minds are full of mummies and tombs, temples
and hieroglyphs, animal-headed goddesses and gods. Few ancient civilizations
draw so much upon our imagination. Yet, how often do we get a chance to
understand, in depth, the people of ancient Egypt and how they lived their
everyday lives? This series, a companion set to
Life in the Roman
Empire,
Life in
the Renaissance,
and
Life in the Middle
Ages,
aims to do just that. Each volume explores a particular
level of society, from the top echelons of the pharaoh and his nobles to the
keepers of the temples, to the artisans, craftspeople, and merchants of the
cities to the ordinary farmers who tilled Egypt’s rich black earth. Given
the fact that ancient Egyptian history is vast—some three thousand years
long—this series makes the New Kingdom (1550 BCE - 1070 BCE) its focus.
This was the era of ancient Egypt’s greatest power and the time of some of
its most famous pharaohs: Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akenaten,
Tutankhamen, Ramses II. All the patterns of ancient Egypt’s social fabric
are explored: the way women lived, how children were raised, the holidays and
foods the people enjoyed, the trials and tribulations they suffered. Together,
the four volumes that make up this set provide a vivid, substantive view of life
in one of the world’s most fascinating ancient
civilizations.
Highlights
and Features
