From the image, you can see all of the details about the stone carvers' working methods EXCEPT

The stone carvers were slaves who had specific skills.

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt depicted as a triangle shape?

Most people were in the lower classes.

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

peasant farmers during the flood season

How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?

They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.

Which sentence best describes the Egyptian belief about the afterlife?

A dead person's body and spirit stayed together after death.

How did most government officials get their jobs?

They inherited the position from a family member

What is one question that this image of stone carvers might help historians answer?

How did Egyptian stone carvers create large statues?

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1
From the image, you can see all of the details about the stone carvers' working methods EXCEPT
They built scaffolding to reach the top of the statue.
The stone carvers had many different jobs.
The stone carvers worked together as a team.
The stone carvers were slaves who had specific skills.
2
Why did the Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
to avoid the risk of poison
to show earthly love
to feed them in the afterlife
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
3
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
Students had to save money to buy a position.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
4
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt depicted as a triangle shape?
Most people were in the middle class.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
Most people were in the lower classes.
The triangle represents the three seasons of the Nile.
5
Which of these people was NOT a government official?
the vizier
the general of the armies
the temple priest
the chief treasurer
6
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
grain
paper notes
music at banquets
copper coins
7
The STONE STATUE is most likely depicting a person from which social class?
a hard working peasant
a temple priest
a skilled artisan
a pharaoh
8
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
asking for a divorce
owning land
working as a scribe
running a business
9
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
cotton rags.
a plant.
animal skins.
soft clay.
10
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They were worshiped as gods.
They could become priestesses.
They ran all religious ceremonies.
They were not allowed in temples.
11
What was one way that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
take care of a temple
help build a pyramid
attend scribe school
store a lot of grain
12
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
peasant farmers during the flood season
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
scribes who kept poor records
government officials out of favor
13
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.
They left behind their tools made out of reeds.
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.
14
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
scribes
government officials
artisans
priests
15
Which sentence best describes the Egyptian belief about the afterlife?
A dead person's spirit could be reborn into another person.
A dead person's body and spirit stayed together after death.
A dead person would become a god or goddess
A dead person's spirit could go to heaven.
16
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
the planting season
the festival season
the building season
the harvest season
17
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They attended school to learn how to govern.
They inherited the position from a family member
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
18
Which of these is ancient Egypt?
A
D
C
B
19
Upper class Egyptians often viewed talented artisans as
common laborers.
equal to scribes.
worthless to Egyptian society.
a valued member of the pharaoh's court.
20
What is one question that this image of stone carvers might help historians answer?
Where did the stone for the statue come from?
Who paid for the large stone statue?
Which gods and goddesses did Egyptians worship?
How did Egyptian stone carvers create large statues?

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