Egyptian Trade and Economy
Understand that ancient Egypt had a thriving economy based on farming surplus, trade, and specialised labour: the Nile's fertile soil produced enough food to support craftworkers, priests, and officials, and Egypt traded along the Nile and across the Mediterranean — exchanging gold, papyrus, and grain for cedarwood from Lebanon, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, and incense from Punt
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Explain how surplus and trade connect specialised work and needed goods.
Explain how surplus and trade connect specialised work and needed goods.
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Ancient Egypt
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- Explain how agricultural surplus along the Nile allowed people to specialise in non-farming jobs
- Name at least two goods Egypt exported and two it imported, and where they came from
- Describe how the barter system worked and why trade routes were important to Egypt's wealth
“If your child reads that the Egyptians traded gold for cedarwood from Lebanon, can they explain why Egypt needed to trade with other countries and how having surplus food made this possible?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Ancient Egypt
- Age range
- Ages 9–11