History Alive: Ancient World, Ch. 9 - Egyptian Daily Life

Question 1

"A youngster's ear is on his back." What does this ancient quote mean?

Accepted Answer

Children listen only if beaten

Question 2

In ancient Egypt ___ had more rights than in other ancient cultures.

Accepted Answer

women

Question 3

What was one way a peasant could rise to a higher class?

Accepted Answer

become a scribe

Question 4

___ farmed (grew all the food) and built pyramids and temples.

Accepted Answer

Peasants

Question 5

Everyone took part in the yearly fun of ___ .

Accepted Answer

the Opet Festival

Question 6

Why did ancient Egyptians believe having social classes was a good idea?

Accepted Answer

They believed Egypt worked well when organized.

Question 7

In times of ___, peasants sometimes had to eat boiled papyrus for food.

Accepted Answer

famine

Question 8

To preserve a dead body is called ___.

Accepted Answer

embalming

Question 9

Peasants had fun singing and playing ___.

Accepted Answer

river games

Question 10

All social classes cherished ___.

Accepted Answer

family

Question 11

Government officials enjoyed the best food and entertainment at ___.

Accepted Answer

banquets

Question 12

___, planting, and harvesting were the 3 seasons of the Nile.

Accepted Answer

Flooding

Question 13

In general, what does the Egyptian social pyramid tell us?

Accepted Answer

few people in the upper classes

Question 14

Collecting taxes, leading the army, and deciding some court cases were the jobs of the ___.

Accepted Answer

gov. officials

Question 15

Three important government officials were general of the armies, chief treasurer, and ___.

Accepted Answer

viziers

Question 16

In all Egyptian families the ___ was the head of the house.

Accepted Answer

man

Question 17

An official count of the population is called a ___.

Accepted Answer

census

Question 18

Every class had similar ___.

Accepted Answer

burial rites

Question 19

___ enjoyed more freedom and rights than those in other ancient cultures.

Accepted Answer

women

Question 20

Why did it take a long time to learn to be a scribe?

Accepted Answer

There were too many hieroglyphs to learn.

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