Government Officials
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants
100

How did most government officials get their jobs?

The were related to the pharaoh or they inherited their job from a family member.

100

Egyptians believed that people's bodies and spirits had a life after death, also called the ______________.

Afterlife.

100

True or False: There were many female scribes. 

False

100

Artisans were highly __________  but received little ____________.  

Skilled.  Respect. 

100

Peasants lived in plain houses made of _____ ________.

Mud bricks. 

200


The main duty of the chief treasurer was  ____________.


To collect taxes, which were paid in grain, cows, cloth, and silver.

200

What was the only organ left in the body?

The heart. 

200

What did the scribes use to write with & what did they write on?  What was the material they wrote on made from?

Reeds, papyrus, a plant. 

200
Name three different types of artisans.
Possible answers include: Carpenters, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalworkers, painters, potters, sculptors, and weavers.
200

What did peasants use to pay their taxes?

Crops, such as wheat or barley.

300

What was the role of the top military commander?

He advised the pharaoh on war, protecting the borders, and gaining allies.

300

The process of removing a dead person's organs, washing and oiling their body, and wrapping the body in hundreds of yards of linen is called ______________.

Embalming

300

Student scribes had to memorize over __________ hieroglyphs.  Teachers treated the students ______________. 

700.  Harshly.  

300

Who were the most skilled artisans?

Stone carvers

300
What did peasants do during the flooding season when they were not working on their farms?
They worked on royal projects, such as building pyramids and temples.
400
Who advised the pharaoh, appointed and supervised government officials, and served as the chief judge?
The vizier.
400
A temple's god was thought to live in a statue, located in the _________________ of a temple.
Sanctuary
400

Becoming a scribe was one of the only ways to ______________________________.

move up the social pyramid above the status of one's parents.

400

Artisans often worked for ______ days without taking time off, and they lived in _______ homes. 

ten.  modest. 

400

Peasants rarely ate ______, and in times of famine they often boiled __________ for food.

Meat, Papyrus.

500

What was the main job of the pharaoh? (religion reading)

To maintain favor with the gods to avoid a return to disorder and chaos.

500
Name three ways that temple priests had to keep themselves purified (clean).
Possible answers include: --Avoid certain foods, such as fish --Clean his body in holy pools 3-4 times a day --Shave off his body hair --Wear clothes made of linen cloth
500

Most scribes came from which class?  Scribes rarely came from the _____________ class because ____________________.  

Merchant/artisan.  Peasant.  They could not afford to go to scribe school.

500
Pharaohs called on artisans to work on the __________________.  They created the __________________. 

Public projects.  Project artwork.

500

When did harvest season begin?

March.

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