ocr: Furniture The average house did not have much furniture. Wood was valuable because the trees that grow near the Nile are small. Large pieces of wood for furniture had to be brought in from other countries. Skilled carpenters could join small pieces of Egyptian wood together to make furniture, but that was expensive. Most people had fumiture made out of stone or wood. They sat on the floor or on stools and ate at small tables. filled They with usually reeds slept or on straw. small mattresses itwas furniture was decorated painted with and gold and sometimes ivory. See Also: Wealthy people had m ...
