Daily Life in Ancient Egypt - Roles in Society

An example of a monument built by Ancient Egyptian peasants 

Had to take steps to be purified or cleansed

Often members of the pharaoh's family or other upper-class families

What word best describes a peasants home?

A peasant's main responsibility was to

What did peasants do for fun?

Peasants were considered to be

Egypt's official writers and record keepers

How did peasants make the work day go by faster? 

Led lives of luxury

Worked side by side in large workshops

What could happen to a peasant if they had a poor harvest?

What did peasants do when the water from the river prevented them from working the fields?

Women were allowed to be...

Which tier of the social pyramid did peasants belong to?

Had a special role to play in religious practices

Specialized in crafts and made many beautiful objects

Peasant life revolved around

Powerful and highly respected in society

Had to memorize over 700 hieroglyphs