Ancient Egypt, Ch. 9 Daily Life

This plant was an early type of paper.

These people were stone carvers, jewelry makers, potters, painters and more

Even with their special skills, this class didn't get the respect they deserved...

Most of the musicians at banquets were...

Which class was the top military commander in?

This group of people enjoyed lavish banquets

The special salt that dried out organs and the body was called for mummies was called...

After death, the only organ left in the body was...

Scribe students had to memorize about how many hieroglyphs?

This was the only social class you could move into...

This group of people was responsible for planting & harvesting crops.

Women had the right to...

For fun, peasants could...

This word means to treat a dead body with preservatives to keep it from decaying...

This group was at the bottom of Egypt's social pyramid

This person had more power than anyone except the pharaoh

Most of the servants at a banquet were

The festival that occurred when the Nile River flooded its banks is called...

This is a large stone coffin

Priests did this to show religious purity