Pharaohs
Pharaoh is another word for this.
King or Ruler
I managed temples and performed rituals to honor the gods.
Who are the priests?
Scribes were some of the only people trained to do these 2 skills.
What is read and write.
We made up the largest part of Ancient Egypt’s population and worked the land.
Who are farmers?
Slaves in Ancient Egypt were often prisoners of this.
What is war?
The Pharaoh was at the very top of this in Ancient Egypt.
What is the social pyramid?
Nobles ruled in different areas around the counrty of Egypt. Today there are modern jobs similar to a Noble. Name one
What is a mayor, governor, or senator.
Scribes helped keep track of what?
What are food, taxes, records, soldiers, workers, etc.
Farmers relied on this river’s flooding to fertilize the land.
What is the Nile?
Slaves worked in households and temples but were also tasked with this backbreaking labor.
What is construction?
The Pharaoh led the army and fought to protect Egypt from these.
What are invaders?
Nobles were often related to this powerful person at the top of the social pyramid.
Who is the Pharaoh?
These skilled workers created furniture, coffins, and chariots made of wood.
Who are carpenters?
During the flood season, farmers were often recruited to work on these monumental structures.
What are pyramids?
Some slaves earned freedom and could eventually work as this skilled role.
What is a craftsman (or artisan)?
Pharaohs were buried in these massive triangular structures.
What are pyramids?
Priests led these events.
Religious rituals or ceremonies.
Three examples of artisans.
What are carpenters, jewelers, metal-workers, painters, potters, sculptors, stone-carvers, and weavers.
Farmers paid their taxes in this form, rather than money.
What is grain or produce? (crops or food)
Slaves were often given food and clothing in exchange for this.
What is labor? (work)
The pharaoh's role is represented at the top but as the smallest section of the social pyramid for 2 reasons. Explain both.
What is because the Pharaoh was the most powerful (top) person and there was only one (smallest)?
Nobles played a key role in religious ceremonies to honor these beings.
Who are the gods?
Scribes played an important role preparing the dead. What book did they make copies of?
What is the Book of the Dead.
The main crops grown by ancient Egyptian farmers were these three staples. Name 1.
What are:
1. wheat
2. barley
3. flax
This group had legal rights over slaves in Ancient Egypt.
Who are their owners?