Ancient Egypt Entertainment

 

 

Hunting

Most men liked to hunt. Even the pharaoh would go hunting. The pharaoh would hunt with his nobles and a few professionals. This group would go down to the water hole in chariots with bows in hand and would sit and relax until they saw an animal. Some animals had to be hunted different ways. With birds, they would throw sticks. With hippos, they would lasso them and then use a harpoon to stab them. One of the reasons they hunted hippos was because hippos crushed their crops. Only the brave would hunt crocodiles.

Children’s Games

The children liked to play leapfrog and tug of war. They also played with Egyptian toys such as dolls. It was fun to go down to the river and have a picnic, fish, or try to catch water birds.