PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Merchants were the people of the middle class in ancient Egypt. Trade was done by barter, a fairly effective when the basic obligation for the most part were exchanged. Even after the silver coin was introduced in the second half of the first millennium BCE, barter continues to be widespread among the agricultural population for centuries.
The percentage of products and manufactured goods, which reached even the markets was probably low. He may have been of marginal importance for the survival of the individual producer, but has provided some of the economic basis for the development of Egyptian culture high.
Different types of goods were there: vegetables, fish, sycamore figs, drinking cups, drink and cloth. Merchants usually crouch their goods which were set out in baskets.Much of the trade beyond the local exchange is thought to have been in the hands of wholesale merchants who act for the crown estates or large temple. The extent to which individuals were involved in the trade can not be estimated. Market forces have played a role, especially during periods where the administration has failed.
Craftsmen are trained or skilled people who makes things by hand.
Craftsmen were also called artisans
Carpenters
Metal-workers
Painters
Stone carvers
Weaves
People who were skilled workers who made necessary goods usually made them for the temples
Objects for temples and Pharaohs were often built in workshops or place workshops. For the locals their objects were built in small workshops
