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Chapter 9 A Day and a Life in Ancient Egypt
Chapter 9 A Day and a Life in Ancient Egypt
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
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What was Egyptian Society shaped like?
A pizza
A octagon
A pyramid
A circle
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Where did most peasants work?
A temple
On a farm
In a pyramid
Factories
3
What was the largest social class in Ancient Egypt?
Priests
Students
Peasants
Artisans
4
How were artisans treated in Egypt?
Like 6th graders who never do their homework
They were highly respected for all the statues they made
Like common laborers who often went hungry
Like royalty
5
What class did the stone carvers who decorated the pyramids belong to?
artisans
government officials
priests
scribes
6
What was the busiest time of the year for peasants?
rush hour
The Holidays
flood season
harvesttime
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What are 3 major government officials?
principal, vice principal, teachers
vizier, treasurer, general
scribes, artists, peasants
architect, musician, priest
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What was scribe school like?
Class was up to 12 hours long and students were often beaten
As long as you didn't talk in class it was chill
Students sung songs and learned about their religion
Students learned how to make art
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What did scribes learn in scribe school?
How to log-on to a chrome book
How to make mummies.
How to build a pyramid.
How to read and write hieroglyphs.
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What did scribes write?
poems and stories
jokes
religious texts
legal records
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Who belonged on the top of the social pyramid in Ancient Egypt?
The pharaoh and government officials
artisans and peasants
The principal and vice principal
scribes and priests
12
What did a priest have to do in order to enter a sanctuary?
Pray
Their Homework
Make mummies
Bathe 3-4 times a day and shave their body hair
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What was one job a priest oversaw?
teaching scribes
the embalming and mummification process
Bible Study
keeping records
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What did scribes write on?
caves
Lined Paper
their skin
papyrus
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How could you become a government official in Ancient Egypt?
Lots of hard work and studying at scribe school.
By the gods
By being related to the pharaohs family.
Winning the lottery
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What was one event that brought all the social classes together?
school
war
church
The Opet Festival
