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How the Social Classes Affected Daily Life in Egypt
How the Social Classes Affected Daily Life in Egypt
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Chapter 9 TCI
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1
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
They left behind their tools made out of reeds.
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.
2
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Students had to save money to buy a position
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
Papyrus was very difficult to write on
3
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
scribes
government officials
artisans
priests
4
Why did Egyptians bury some bread beer with their dead?
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
to avoid the risk of poison
to feed them in the afterlife
to show earthly love
5
Who was in the lowest social class on the social pyramid?
pharaohs
peasants
priests
scribes
6
How many social classes are on the social pyramid?
10
6
5
4
7
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
copper coins
paper notes
grain
music at banquets
8
What is the job of a scribe?
none of the abover
both 1 and 3
to learn over 700 hieroglyphics
To record religious and government records
9
What social class is right below the pharaohs?
artisans
priests
government officials
peasants
10
What word means an existence after death?
noble
hieroglyph
afterlife
social class
11
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
asking for a divorce
running a business
working as a scribe
owning land
12
How did most government officials get their jobs?
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
They attended school to learn how govern.
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
They inherited the position from a family member.
13
Who is the best teacher in 6th grade?
Mr. Yellow
Mr. Red
Mrs. Kitay!
Mrs. Blue
14
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
scribes
government officials
priests
peasant farmers
15
Which of these was in the sanctuary of temple?
a bench for women only
a statue of a god
a public meeting area
a pool for washing
16
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
the planting season
the festival season
the harvest season
the building season
17
How could a peasant boy from a peasant family rise to a higher social class?
take care of a temple
attend scribe school
store a lot of grain
help build a pyramid
18
What word means a person that does farming work for wealthy home owners?
afterlife
status
noble
peasant
19
What word means importance?
peasants
afterlife
noble
status
20
What social class is directly below the government officials?
scribes
priests
artisans
peasants
21
What is the job of a peasant?
carving statues
being a supreme ruler
farming and pyramid building
hold religious rituals
22
Most peasants lived in
mud-brick houses
caves in the cliffs
camel-skin tents
rafts in the river
23
What is the job of a priest?
all of the above
to be in charge of temples
to hold religious rituals
to give advise to the common people
24
What word means a group in a society that is ranked by factors such as wealth and property?
status
social class
noble
social pyramid
25
What word means of high birth or rank?
noble
afterlife
peasant
status
26
What was an important duty of the vizier?
to collect taxes
to help make alliances
to lead the army
to decide court cases
27
What is the job of an artisan?
hold religious ceremonies
collect taxes
create paintings, statues, etc..
none of the above
28
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt in the shape of a pyramid?
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
Most people were in the bottom, fewest at the top.
29
What is the job of the government officials?
all of the above
being a vizer
being the chief treasurer
being the general of the armies
30
What word means a pyramid outline line showing the positions of social classes based statuses?
noble
afterlife
peasant
social pyramid
31
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
cotton rags
a plant
animal skins
soft clay
32
Who was in the highest social class on the social pyramid?
peasants
pharaohs
scribes
artisans
33
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They could become priestesses.
They were not allowed in temples.
They were worshiped as gods.
They ran all religious ceremonies.
34
What word means a symbol used of by scribes?
social pyramid
hieroglyph
peasant
social class
35
What is a pharaoh in charge of?
none of the above
planting seeds
being the supreme ruler
collecting taxes
