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The ancient Egyptians worked very hard, but they
always kept a portion of their day available to relax and play. One of
their favorite leisure activities was to create their grave goods - things
they would put in their tomb someday. Gravegoods were everything from
jewelry to clothing to little statues of workers.
Everyone had a job to do in ancient Egypt. They fully
expected to be assigned jobs to do in their afterlife, just as they were
assigned jobs to do in their daily life. To the ancient Egyptians, it made
perfect sense to create little statues that would do the work for them.
These little statues were carefully packed away, along with other goods,
in preparation for the day they would enter their afterlife. They had a
great deal of fun planning and making their gravegoods.
Creating grave goods was a big part of ancient
Egyptian leisure time. They created grave goods their whole lives. But
that is not the only thing they did with their leisure time. They also
liked to take family outings to see how the construction of their tomb was
progressing. Now, this might sound as if the Ancient Egyptians were in
love with death. But that is not so. They were in love with life. They
loved life so much, they wanted it to go on forever. They
believed in an afterlife. The
afterlife was a real place.
Other leisure activities included writing poetry,
sailing, hunting, fishing, and playing a game called Senet. If you would
like to try your hand at a
game of Senet, click here for a free online version of this very old
game. It's fast and fun.
The
Egyptians
Let's
Explore Egypt
Egypt - The Magic Lesson
Jigsaw
Game
Senet Egyptian Board Game
The
Ancient Game of Senet
Game
of Senet
Egyptian
Tomb Adventure
Egyptian
Adventure - Try to Get Out ALIVE!
Investigate
Real Artifacts
Aton-Ra - The Lost Statue
The
Jeweler of Memphis
Virtual
Cartouche Maker
Hieroglyphics
(interactive)
Write
your name in hieroglyphics
Send a Buried
Message
King
Tut Online Games & Activities
The
Mummy Maker
Mummification
Making
a Mummy
Mummies
and the Underworld Challenge
The
Mummy Tomb
Lots
More
Mummy Games
Giza
Pyramid
More
Pyramid
Games
Deep
in the Tombs of Egypt
I
read it in the Book of the Dead
Welcome to
Eternity Travel - Plan Your Afterlife (game)
Ancient
Egypt Quiz
Voices
of Ancient Egyptians
Ancient
Egyptian Gods (interactive)
Egyptian
Timeline
Egyptian
Journal (NG games )
Cleopatra's
World games Lost
and Found
Snaith
Primary - Ancient Egypt fun
Shuffling
Time
Tools
of the Trade
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