How Did Ancient Egypt Use Taming Animals

The ancient Egyptians were very good at taming animals and making tools for crops and animals. All of the animals that they tamed were cattle, goats, pigs, ducks, cows, geese, and more. They used all of the animals for food, hides, and milk. The bigger animals like the goats, cows ,and cattle were used to plow things. Using a tool called the plow, they were able to make the soil better for their crops. When the crops were planted they used a sickle to cut down the grains. These were some of the tools the Egyptians used for farming.
The grains they harvested were important because they used it to make porridge and beer. Other crops they harvested were wheat, barley, various vegetables, figs, melons, and pomegranates. They planted all of these …show more content…
They made their fishing line out of fibers of flax or linen and some used a stick as the rod others just held the line with their hands. Hooks were carved from bone, wood, shell, or ivory, later they were copper or bronze. They used stale bread, meat, smaller fish, and insects as bait. When the Egyptians were fishing instead of using a bobber they would let the hook rest on the bottom of the river, this technique is called being a ¨bottom bouncer¨. Some Egyptians could only afford lines but the wealthy also used traps such as a weir basket and a drag net. These traps were made from the branches of a willow …show more content…
Some wealthier Egyptians fished for sport but only used a couple of lines. These Egyptians were called Sportsman. Many fisherman who could afford nets would get them because they could get a lot of fish, especially using drag nets. Some of the fish from the Nile were sacred, such as the elephant fish and the Nile perch; these fish were worshiped so if someone kept, killed, or ate one they would be punished. Another fish in the Nile is a kind of catfish called the electric catfish. When fishermen caught them they would be electrocuted. Egyptians had a passion for