Social Structure
Fun Facts
Trade Routes and Imports/Exports
Paying for Goods and Services
100
How many social classes were there in Ancient Egypt? 
7
100
Name some categories of craftsmen.
carpenters, jewelers, metalworkers, potters, painters, and sculptors
100
What goods did the Egyptians export?
gold, papyrus, and grain
100
Name two ways of trading in Ancient Egypt.
grain bank and barter
200
What was the bottom level of Egyptian social structure?
Farmers and Slaves
200
What is one craft that women could work in?
weaving
200
What goods did the Egyptians import?
cedar wood, ebony, copper, iron, and lapis lazuli
200
Where was grain deposited?
a state warehouse
300
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
the Pharoah
300
Who could you barter with in Egypt?
anyone
300
Lapis lazuli was imported from what country?
Afghanistan
300
What is one benefit of using grain as a currency?
no one went hungry in Egypt
400
Who was right under the Pharoah?
government officials, nobles, and priests
400
What were two food items that were used to pay workers?
bread and beer
400
What was the main route used to transport goods?
The Nile River
400
Where was the market?
in a town square
500
What group made objects to sell in the market?
merchants
500
What was a deben?
a metal weight usually made of silver or copper
500
How were goods transported once they were in port?
on camel and by foot
500
How often did the market happen in big cities?
every day
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