Life in Ancient Egypt

The Way People Live

by Thomas Streissguth

Lying along the banks of the Nile River valley, the ancient kingdom of Egypt endured 3,000 years. Time-honored traditions and beliefs shaped the daily life of its people, who made remarkable achievements in architecture, in literature, medicine and science. (20020101)

95 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 2000

Reviews

[Cyndi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite being a book for children, it has a lot of good information. It suffers from the problem that most books on ancient Egypt have of combining 3000 years of history. Lots of good pictures with dates of their making, not of their finding. A comprehensive section on artisans.

[Cornelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though it's a children's book, this is a great book for research. I'm writing some books set in Egypt and this is very helpful.