why were homes in ancient egypt all built out of the same materials and all the same styles?

Question

similar roof design,same materials used

Answer 1

The most popular material for domestic dwellings was mudbrick as it was cheap, widely available, reasonably durably, and suitable for a variety of building projects. Wood was not a popular building material as the trees native to the Nile valley were not particularly useful for large building projects and larger beams had to be imported, thus making them more expensive.

There does actually seem to have been a fair amount of variability in house plans in ancient Egypt as a function of location, age of the house, and economic status of whomever lived in the house. House plans were often altered at different points in the lifetime of the dwelling to accomodate different numbers of people living in the house or different functions for different parts of the house.

There does seem to have been some fairly regular features of houses, such as interior courtyards, which provide handy outdoor work areas, flat roofs, which provide another work area or room, often used for sleeping in hot weather, fairly thick walls to keep out the heat, and clerestory windows, another method for keeping the interior cool while still allowing light in.

Answer 2

I'm not religious, but I do have heavy sociological / anthropological background. If you feel the need to "fear" your God, then it's because you feel guilty for something, or you want to feel victimized. Most folks don't fear their God. They love their God. God is like the ultimate leader. As Machiavelli said, a good leader must be both loved and feared. If he is just loved, then people will still do what they want against his wishes at times. If he is just feared, then they won't love their own lives, only doing what he wants out of fear of ramifications. If they love and fear him, then they will do what he wants out of love and respect first, and out of fear second. Let me try to use a different analogy for God... God, in most peoples' eyes, is like a good parent. A good parent uses 2 parts love and 1 part discipline to ensure people lead a good life. 1 part love is unconditional. God loves you unconditionally, because you are his creation. (Just as a parent loves their child unconditionally). 1 part love is for positive reinforcement. God shows you love to reward your good behavior. This is what most folks call "blessings", "miracles", etc. Parents do the same with them children; give them hugs when they succeed. 1 part discipline is used for negative reinforcement. God punishes people when they've been bad. Parents do the same to children. Now, most people will follow a Godly life simply because they respect and love God due to 1 part unconditional love, and 1 part positive reinforcement. If that doesn't work then they fear the 1 part discipline. However, what's "blessing" and "punishment" from God is subjective. Different religions, and even individuals, may see something as a blessing while others see it as a curse. Everyone can see whatever they want into something. When a mother hugs a child, it's pretty tangible that it's a hug. But, when a person finds $5 on the street is that a blessing? What if it just enables them to do something bad? I think the better way to look at God is that he gives people chances. The $5 is an opportunity. How the person chooses to use that opportunity dictates whether it's a "blessing" or "curse".

Answer 3

Building materials were limited and what they used was easy, cheap and very effective. The style provided an area for the drying and storage of food and a place to sleep when the house was too hot. The old adage, "When something isn't broke, don't fix it" applies here.

Answer 4

Take a look in any current subdivision and you will see that not much has changed. We build to the current "style" and we build with the things that are commonly available.

Here in Dallas, TX there are streets upon streets of 2 story brick homes. That's what's popular and the materials are easily found here.

Answer 5

Probably because they wanted something that would work and wouldnt take so much time, ancient egyptians didnt like change, so if the materials and the design worked, they kept it.

Answer 6

Available materials that were proven to work for what they needed. Why try something new, when this works fine the way it is.

Answer 7

No Home Depots or Lowe's....they had nothing to go by as far as concept and design.

Answer 8

Oh stop trying to mke something out of nothing!
Unlimeited answers!

Answer 9

houses back then was only built to be a shelter where they can sleep

Answer 10

i don't know