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Social Class in Ancient Egypt

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Understanding of social classes in Ancient Egypt

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1
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
Running a business
Owning land
Asking for a divorce
Working as a scribe
2
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They were not allowed in temples.
They could become priestesses.
They were worshiped as gods.
They ran all religious ceremonies.
3
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a triangle?
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
Most people were in the bottom and the fewest at the top.
4
What was an important duty of the vizier?
To collect taxes
To help make alliances
To decide court cases
To lead the army
5
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
Government officials out of favor
Scribes who kept poor records
Priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
Peasant farmers
6
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
Grain
Paper notes
Copper coins
Music at banquets
7
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
To feed them in the afterlife
To show earthly love
To perform a sacrifice to the gods
To avoid the risk of poison
8
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
The building season
The festival season
The planting season
The harvest season
9
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Students had to save money to buy a position.
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
10
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
Priests
Scribes
Government officials
Artisans