6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 14

Gold In The Globe
-Kristina Gerdt

Did you know that Egyptians use a
lot of gold for their daily life? Egyptians
use papyrus for their writing hieroglyphs.
They would trade papyrus with Nubia, a
region next to Egypt. Egyptians acquire
gold from trade using natural resources.
The Egyptians made jewelry from gold for
trading.
Egyptians used their gold for
trading for goods. Egypt made golden
rings so they could trade with Nubia. They
decorated sandals, clothing, and drinking
pots with gold. Many items they traded
was very valuable. According to Life in
Ancient Egypt written by Paul Challen
states "...objects crafted from gold, as well
as papyrus for writing..." Egyptians used
many jewels for their trade. Gold, gems,
turquoise, carnelian, and amethyst were
jewels for trade. All of this was use for
different ancient items in Egypt. As stated
in Life in Ancient Egypt "Gold and gems
such as turquoise, carnelian, and amethyst
was used for trade."
Egyptians used their gold for
jewelry. Pharaoh, priest, vizier, and
higher in the social pyramid use the finest
gold. When a pharaoh died their tomb
would be covered with gold. According
to Egyptorium editor David John states
"...royals use the finest gold for jewelry..."
They had golden earrings to trade and
wear. Egyptians had golden rings for
example, the steatite gold ring. Some
women would wear a collar with three
rows of gold. Stated in Ancient Egyptians

"...gold rings are brought from Egypt to
Nubia."
Egyptians got their gold from
natural resources. Egyptians found most of
their gold from mines between the Nile to
the Red Sea. Egyptians brought the gold
back to Egypt to trade or make jewelry.
According to Egyptorium states "...used
emeralds and turquoise near the Red Sea."
Egyptians found gold, copper, and
amethyst from the desert of Nubia. Nubia
is located along the Nile and southern
Egypt. Egyptians also got their gold in a
gold rich region in Nubia. Stated in
the Egyptorium "...in the gold rich region
of Nubia."
Egyptians craftsmen made jewelry
for their trading. Egyptians used gold for
trading using common goods. They
created jewelry for exchanging their
golden goods. Warren Buffet says on
taking risk " Never test the depth of the
river with both feet." This quote tells us
that when coming to trade and making
jewelry take it slow and steady.