Chapter 9 Study guide

Which artisans were considered the most skilled?

Which social class usually enjoyed banquets, wore linen clothing, and the vizier was second only to the pharaoh?

During the flooding season, who worked on royal projects, such as pyramids and temples?

Artisans were highly respected for the things they made.

Who lived in simple houses of mud bricks, helped build the pyramids, and took holidays when the Nile flooded?

Who oversaw religious ceremonies, cared for temples, and preparing bodies for the afterlife?

Egyptian women enjoyed more freedom and rights than other women in the ancient world.

At what age did most Egyptian boys start studying to become scribes?

Why did ancient Egyptian teachers believe a youngster's ear is on his back?

Which social class avoided lower-class foods, shaved their body hair, and wore linen clothing?

Whose life revolved around the Nile's three seasons?

Ancient Egyptians believed a rigid social structure created a stable, well-ordered society.

Only men could be priests.

Becoming a _______ was one way a person could move above their parents' social class.

This class of people were members of the pharaoh's family and inherited their position.

Who specialized in a craft, worked 10 days before taking time off, and lived in a modest 3-room home.