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

Most people were in the lower classes

From the image, you can observe all details about the stone carvers' working methods except

Stone Carvers were slaves who had specific skills

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

peasant farmers during the flood season

Why did it take many years to become a scribe:

There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn

Which sentence best describes the Egyptian belief about the afterlife?

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

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

They carved and painted scenes of everyday life

During Opet Festival no peasants worked the fields, all joined in the festival to honor pharaoh

The Opet Festival took place during the flooding season

How did mowt government officials get their jobs?

They inherited the position from a family member

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1
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
The building season
The harvest season
The Planting Season
The festival season
2
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
Owning land
Working as a scribe
Running a business
Asking for a divorce
3
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They could become priestesses
They were worshipped as gods
They were not allowed in temples
They ran all religious ceremonies
4
Upper class Egyptians often viewed talented artisans as
Worthless to Egyptian society
As a valued member of the pharaoh's court.
Equal to scribes
Common laborers
5
What is one question that this image of stone carvers help might help help historians answer
How did Egyptian ctone carvers
Which gods and goddesses did Egyptians worship?
Where did the stone for the statue come from ?
Who paid for the large stone statue?
6
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
Cotton rags
A plant
Animal Skins
Soft Clay
7
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
Copper coins
Paper notes
Music at Banquets
Grain
8
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt depicted as a triangle shape?
Most people were in the middle classes
Most people were in the lower classes
The triangle represents the three seasons of the Nile
Many structures of that design were built in the desert
9
Why did the Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
To show earthly love
To feed them in the afterlife
To avoid the risk of poison
To perform a sacrifice to the gods
10
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status
artisans
government officials
priests
scribes
11
From the image, you can observe all details about the stone carvers' working methods except
The stone carvers had many different jobs
The stone carvers worked together as a team
The stone carvers built scaffolding to reach the top
Stone Carvers were slaves who had specific skills
12
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
peasant farmers during the flood season
Scribes who kept poor records
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
government officials out of favor
13
Why did it take many years to become a scribe:
Students had to save money to buy a position
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
papyrus was very difficult to write on.
14
What was one way that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
Take care of a temple
Store a lot of grain
help build a pyramid
Attend scribe school
15
The stone statue is most likely depicting a person from which social class?
A pharaoh
A hard working peasant
A temple priest
A skilled Artisan
16
Which sentence best describes the Egyptian belief about the afterlife?
A dead person's body and spirit stayed together after death
A dead person would become a god or godess
A dead perosn's spirit could be reborn into another
A person's spirit could go to heaven
17
Which of these people was not a government oficial?
The general of the armies
The chief treasurer
The temple priest
The vizier
18
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today aobut life in Ancient Egypt?
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters
They left behind their tools made out of reeds.
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life
19
During Opet Festival no peasants worked the fields, all joined in the festival to honor pharaoh
None of the above
The Opet Festival took place during the flooding season
The barque was modeled after a fishing boat
Amon-Re was the sun god
20
How did mowt government officials get their jobs?
They inherited the position from a family member
Popular elections showed the vote of the people
They attended school to learn how to govern
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them

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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Assessment Study Guide

20 termsStudBud Administration554 plays

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Assessment Study Guide

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
The building season
The harvest season
The Planting Season
The festival season
2
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
Owning land
Working as a scribe
Running a business
Asking for a divorce
3
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They could become priestesses
They were worshipped as gods
They were not allowed in temples
They ran all religious ceremonies
4
Upper class Egyptians often viewed talented artisans as
Worthless to Egyptian society
As a valued member of the pharaoh's court.
Equal to scribes
Common laborers
5
What is one question that this image of stone carvers help might help help historians answer
How did Egyptian ctone carvers
Which gods and goddesses did Egyptians worship?
Where did the stone for the statue come from ?
Who paid for the large stone statue?
6
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
Cotton rags
A plant
Animal Skins
Soft Clay
7
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
Copper coins
Paper notes
Music at Banquets
Grain
8
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt depicted as a triangle shape?
Most people were in the middle classes
Most people were in the lower classes
The triangle represents the three seasons of the Nile
Many structures of that design were built in the desert
9
Why did the Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
To show earthly love
To feed them in the afterlife
To avoid the risk of poison
To perform a sacrifice to the gods
10
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status
artisans
government officials
priests
scribes
11
From the image, you can observe all details about the stone carvers' working methods except
The stone carvers had many different jobs
The stone carvers worked together as a team
The stone carvers built scaffolding to reach the top
Stone Carvers were slaves who had specific skills
12
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
peasant farmers during the flood season
Scribes who kept poor records
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
government officials out of favor
13
Why did it take many years to become a scribe:
Students had to save money to buy a position
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
papyrus was very difficult to write on.
14
What was one way that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
Take care of a temple
Store a lot of grain
help build a pyramid
Attend scribe school
15
The stone statue is most likely depicting a person from which social class?
A pharaoh
A hard working peasant
A temple priest
A skilled Artisan
16
Which sentence best describes the Egyptian belief about the afterlife?
A dead person's body and spirit stayed together after death
A dead person would become a god or godess
A dead perosn's spirit could be reborn into another
A person's spirit could go to heaven
17
Which of these people was not a government oficial?
The general of the armies
The chief treasurer
The temple priest
The vizier
18
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today aobut life in Ancient Egypt?
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters
They left behind their tools made out of reeds.
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life
19
During Opet Festival no peasants worked the fields, all joined in the festival to honor pharaoh
None of the above
The Opet Festival took place during the flooding season
The barque was modeled after a fishing boat
Amon-Re was the sun god
20
How did mowt government officials get their jobs?
They inherited the position from a family member
Popular elections showed the vote of the people
They attended school to learn how to govern
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them