International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 66-78
The Ancient Egyptian Games of Childhood, Archaeological and Artistic Study Download PDF
Esraa Ali Abd El-wahed

Abstract:
The ancient Egyptian guaranteed the child's right to entertainment, play, dance and music for all children in all classes of society, in addition to his knowledge of the role of sports in developing mental, physical and physical skills. The Egyptians were also keen on physical education because of its repercussions on the future of children, violent and hard games besides games of thought and entertainment. Sports included different ages of children of sexes, young men and adults. Common games were also found between boys and girls, such as grape juice, ball games and some acrobatic activities. The ancient Egyptian games can be divided into simple games, violent games, and games of thought and luck, and entertainment and games for acrobats and games and sports for the nobles. The games of young children also included puppets and dolls, some of them moving and others fixed, and games with animal shapes as they were made of different materials, including wood, ivory, faience, clay, leather, limestone.