Egyptian Society
Government Officials
Priests
Scribes/Artisans
Peasants
100
a group in a society that is ranked by factors sucs as wealth, property, and rights
What is social class?
100
This was the second highest category on Egypt's social pyramid.
What is government officials?
100
an existence after death
What is afterlife?
100
a system of writing developed around 3000 BCE in ancient Egypt. there were over 700 characters to memorize!!!
What are hieroglyphics?
100
they grew the crops of Egypt!
What is a peasant?
200
She or he owned everythingin Egypt. Was believed to be a god and their word was law. The ruler.
Who is the pharaoh?
200
3 important government officials
What are vizier, chief treasurer, and general of the armies?
200
This is one job women could do in Ancient Egypt.
What is priestess?
200
carpenters, leatherworkers, jewelers, metalworkers, potters are types of these
What are artisans?
200
when a peasant wasn't working in the fields, they were busy doing this.
What is building the pyramids?
300
a person in ancient Egypt of high birth or rank - usually wealthy.
What is a noble?
300
He had more power than anyone in Egypt except the pharaoh.
Who is the vizier?
300
One thing a temple priest had to do to become purified.
What are any of the following: avoid certain foods, cleanse his body 3-4 times a day, shave his body hair, wear clothes made of linen only
300
Artisans were often not allow to do this.
What is sign their work?
300
there were this many seasons in ancient Egypt
What is 3
400
Egypt's social classes can be described as this.
What is rigid?
400
He was in charge of Egypts taxes.
Who is the chief treasurer?
400
Priests oversaw this sacred ritual to ready a person for the afterlife.
What is embalming?
400
One of their jobs was the census
What is scribe?
400
Name the seasons in ancient Egypt
What is flooding season, planting season, harvest season
500
All Egyptians cherish this.
What is family life?
500
Government officials got their power this way.
What is by inheriting it?
500
Priests were responsible for overseeing this sacred ritual preparing a person for the afterlife.
What is embalming?
500
a detailed counting of the population
What is a census?
500
During this season, peasants cut the crops and gathered the grain from the fields, working from dawn to dusk
What is harvest season?
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