Need help please What sort of entertainment did ancient egypt rich people enjoy?

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Need help please What sort of entertainment did ancient egypt rich people enjoy?

Answer 1

We know from contemporary records as well as the wall paintings and carved reliefs in tombs and temples that the ancient Egyptian people loved entertainment and leisure activities.  

While activities such chariot racing and hunting lions,gazelle, hippopotamus and even elephants were enjoyed by the younger men there was plenty of diversity in more leisurely entertainments as well.

Musicians and story tellers as well as jugglers, acrobats and dancers were all popular forms of entertainment.

No pharaohs court during The New Kingdom was seen as being complete without a favourite dwarf and records tell that many of these were richly rewarded with estates and other gifts.

The nobles classes lived on large estates and many had their own private lakes and extensive gardens, where they would entertain guests and perhaps show of their latest acquisition of exotic plants or take their guest for a leisurely boat ride on the lake.

Long evenings of lavish dining and entertainment were enjoyed by the ancient Egyptians and in addition to many different course and varieties of food and delicacies they enjoyed drinking beer and wine .

It seems to have been quite acceptable to get a little drunk or eat too much. For there are depictions showing very noble ladies of the court being helped by a servant while vomiting into a bowl.

All while remaining seated among the other guests, who don't seem to be aware that anything is "out of the ordinary" as would be the case to day.

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Answer 2

I am not pretty sure but on the walls of temples the hunting is a common factor so they might were enjoying hunting .... wrestling as well is widley found on the walls so it might be wrestling too