Transcription: Hunter. In addition to farming and raising animals for food, Egyptians hunted wild animals. Spears and bows and arrows were used for hunting. Sometimes dogs were used to chase animals into traps. Egyptians captured birds with nets, and they hunted them with throw sticks, curved sticks that were thrown into the air to strike a bird. Dogs picked up the birds. Wealthy families went out on boats together to hunt birds with throw sticks. Fish were speared or caught in nets. A net was stretched between two small boats and several people cooperated to pull it out of the water. Wealthy men sometimes h ...
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