Egypt's Social Classes
How many social classes were in ancient Egypt?
What is six
Who was the first female pharaoh?
Who was Hatshepsut
What are the three environmental factors that shaped the geography of Egypt...
What is water, topography, and vegetation
Who is a person of high birth or rank?
What is a noble
Egyptian writing is called...
What is hieroglyphics.
Who was at the very top of the social pyramid?
What is the pharaoh
Which pharaoh built the White Chapel?
Who is Senusret I.
What means the plants of a place or region
What is vegetation
What kind of jobs did women have in ancient Egypt?
What is manage the home and raise the children
How long on average did it take to complete the mummification process...
What is 70 days.
This social class enforced the laws and were judges...
What are government officials
Pharaoh Khufu built...
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What means the shape and elevation of the land?
What is topography
What types of food did the government officials eat?
What is duck, geese, ox, goat, sheep, fruits, vegetables, cakes and wine.
Hieroglyphic symbols could stand for..
What is a letter, a sound or a word.
What three jobs did a peasant have?
What is to farm, fish and build
What are the three kingdoms of ancient Egypt?
What is the old kingdom, middle kingdom and new kingdom.
Name three physical examples of topography...
What is desert, mountains, hills, plains, valleys
The tools that a scribe needed to complete his job were...
What is papyrus, stylus, ink and a satchel.
After taking out the organs the _________ would be placed back into the body because it was believed to be the soul of the person moving on to the afterlife.
What is the heart.
Name all six social classes in ancient Egypt...
What is Pharaoh, Government Officials, Priests, Scribes, Artisans and Peasants
This pharaoh was known for building temple Abu Simbel and signing the worlds first ever peace treaty...
Who is Ramses II
Why was water so important to the Egyptians?
What is to grow crops, trade, transportation, water to drink, food source and protection
During the flooding season the peasants...
What is built the pyramids and statues.
Name at least 3 steps in the mummification process...
What is remove the organs, put natron on the body, took the brain out with a hook, put the heart back in the body, washed the body out with special liquids, let the body dry out, wrap the body with linen.