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Social Classes in Ancient Egypt Review
Social Classes in Ancient Egypt Review
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A #socialstudies #review quiz about #socialclasses in #ancientegypt.
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What were the scribes' responsibility?
Summoning ancient spirits to protect the royal tombs.
Working on the pharaoh's building projects.
Record information for government officials and priests.
Exploring the deserts around Egypt.
2
What was the ancient Egyptian system of writing called?
Cuneiform.
Sanskrit.
Hieroglyphics.
Runes.
3
The 2nd most powerful person in Egypt; advised the pharaoh and carried out his/her commands.
Czar.
Vice-president.
Arch-mage.
Vizier.
4
Besides working the land and providing food for Egypt, what else were peasants expected to do?
Train to fight in the military.
Explore the deserts around Egypt.
Work on royal building projects.
Record information for government officials ad priests.
5
In Egyptian society, people were usually stuck in their social class. The social structure was
fairly rigid.
fairly flexible.
fairly malleable.
fairly transient.
6
Which of the following phrases best describes artisans in ancient Egypt?
Low skilled, low status.
Highly skilled, low status.
Low skilled, high status.
Highly skilled, high status.
7
What is one of the few ways a boy from a lower social class might move up to a higher class in ancient Egypt?
Challenge and defeat a noble in combat.
Be accepted into scribe school.
Invest wisely in the stock market.
Win the lottery at the New Years festival.
8
Different groups in society ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights.
Social justice.
Social progress.
Social equality.
Social classes.
9
Why is Egypt's social structure often depicted as a pyramid shape? Pick the best answer.
Because Egyptians built pyramids.
The higher status a group had, the larger it was.
The higher status a group has, the smaller it was.
10
Which social class was mainly responsible for carrying out the Pharaoh's orders?
Scribes.
Government officials.
Peasants.
Artisans.
11
What are people of high birth and rank called?
Serfs.
Artisans.
Peasants.
Nobles.
12
How important someone is treated as being compared to others in a society.
savvy
status
ennui
hubris
13
Which of the following was not a responsibility of the priests?
Recording information for government officials.
Taking care of temples.
Taking care of death and burial ceremonies.
Taking care of religious rituals.
14
Which of the following statements about ancient Egyptian women is NOT true?
They could ask for a divorce from their husband.
They could own land and run businesses.
They were seen as the heads of their families.
Some were doctors, priestesses, and government officials.
15
What are people who do farm work for wealthy landowners called?
Artisans.
Peasants.
Nobles.
Acolytes.
16
What kind of families did government officials almost always come from?
Peasant.
Artisan.
Noble.
Foreign.