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