5th Grade Egypt Block - Part 2

This was our second block on Egypt History. Part 1 is here. Mathilde loved hearing the stories of Tahuti, Queen Nefertari, Queen Nefertiti, Ramses II and King Tut. We even tried making papyrus! We also talked about the daily life of the Egyptians, the way they practiced medicine (they knew anatomy much better than any other culture) and the role of the women. In Ancient Egypt women had a very rich life and many rights – some of which women in Europe and America only acquired in the past 50-100 years! There were no formal schools for girls, so mothers educated their daughters in the home. Women did attend professional schools, such as the school of medicine at Heliopolis and the woman's school at Sais, to learn to become doctors.