Life in Ancient Egypt - Education
EDUCATION Ancient Egyptian education was a system which was implemented to educate the young children in various subjects and topics. Common subjects included in ancient Egyptian education were reading, writing, mathematics, as well as religious instruction and morals. Education was held in high regard and it was common for people with proper means to send their children to schools after a certain age. However, girls were not sent to school and instead their education was conducted at home. Mothers were the source of education for girls who instructed them in various disciplines such as sewing, cooking, and reading etc. These tasks were considered socially important for women and education beyond that was thought superfluous for women. People of lower classes usually could not send their children to schools because of the limited number of schools, and these schools were typically reserved for children from royal and rich backgrounds. It is not possible t...