Sunday, November 22, 2009

Entertainment In Ancient Egyptian Society by: Brittany Sears


According to recent research there is evidence for the lesiurely activites of ancient egyptian, when most think of the anceint egyptian's hard work and art comes into mind.What would one do for fun during the ancient times? This question has begun to rise within research of anicent societies. To begin men took part in physical sports, such as hunting, fishing, archery, wrestling and boxing. Men and women both enjoyed swimming. Board games were also popular in entertainment, they were made out of wood, stone, clay or drawings scratched onto the ground. Interestingly so religion also took part in the lesiure life style of ancient Egypt. "Senet' is a game that had relgious significance, the game was linked to passing through the underworld. The lesiure lifestyle of ancient Egypt is one of importance because it brought about new relationship ties regardless of social class and economic statues.

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