Pharaohs
Pharaohs were seen to be ____.
Gods
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They inherited them
The most respected artisans were ___________-
Stonecarvers
During flooding season, peasants would ________________.
Build pyramids
Teacher's discretion - should mention pharaohs would have much more elaborate burials and tombs
Who was the first woman Pharaoh of Egypt and was very successful during her reign?
Hatshepsut
Why were priests expected to avoid fish?
Fish were consider poor people's food because they were so common
How many years were scribes typically in school?
12 + years
Peasants rarely ate _________.
Meat
What organ was considered the most important to the Egyptians and left inside the body?
The heart
Give one similarity between pharaohs and presidents and one difference between them.
Teacher's Discretion
Who were the three main government officials?
The vizier, military leader, and treasurer
Scribes wrote on a material called __________
Papyrus
Peasants paid taxes in the form of ________.
Crops
What social group did not have women among their ranks?
Scribes
Which pharaoh was considered the greatest military leader?
Ramses
Give two ways in which priests would purify themselves.
Examples include: shaving hair, bathing in the Nile, wear linen, avoid fish
Name 2 jobs women artisans would do.
Make jewelry/weave or bead clothing/make perfume
When did the harvest season begin?
March
Why is Egypt's social structure considered a pyramid?
Teachers discretion - should include that there were more people on the bottom, and that less people made up each social class as you move higher up the pyramid
Senusret's major accomplishment was the "White Chapel". What material was this chapel made out of?
Alabaster
The dead were put in a wooden box that was then put into a coffin called _____________.
A sarcophagus
The size of artisans' homes was approximately ________.
10 yards
Name one of the two ingredients farmers grew that allowed them to make bread.
Barley and wheat
Why was natron used in the mummification process?
To dry out and preserve the body