were the official record keepers, were well paid, and respected

10. Which is the correct order of the Egyptian social pyramid, top to bottom (highest to lowest)?

pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants

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Lesson 9 Egyptian Daily Life Quiz

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What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
help build a pyramid
take care of a temple
attend scribe school
store a lot of grain
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7. Artisans...
built monuments and supplied food through their labor
were viziers to the gods
were highly respected
were highly skilled laborers
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11. Scribes ...
grew crops
were the official record keepers, were well paid, and respected
were powerful, well respected, and prepared mummies
were highest on the social pyramid under the pharaoh
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10. Which is the correct order of the Egyptian social pyramid, top to bottom (highest to lowest)?
pharaoh, priests, government officials, scribes, artisans, peasants
peasants, artisans, scribes, priests, government officials, pharaoh
pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants
pharaoh, scribes, government officials, priests, peasants, artisans
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9. Government Officials...
all answers are correct
inherited their jobs
were nobles
were called the "vizier" if the top/head official
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8. Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion in ancient Egypt?
They were worshipped as gods
They ran all religious ceremonies
They could become priestesses
They were not allowed in temples
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2. Pharaohs function as
military leaders
kings
all of the answers
religious leaders
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12. It was easy to move up in the social pyramid of Egypt
True
False
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5. Priests...
were the highest on the pyramid just under the pharaoh
were highly skilled laborers
supplied food
oversaw religious ceremonies
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3. Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
artisans
priests
government officials
scribes
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1. Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
a plant
soft clay
cotton rags
animal skins
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6. A symbol used in the Ancient Egyptian system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.
letter
cuneiform
pictograph
hieroglyph

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