Government Officials
Who was just above the Government officials in the social pyramid?
The pharaoh
Priests were powerful and highly respected in society.
True or False
True
Scribes were located just above the ___________ on the social pyramid.
Artisans
Bonus 100 points - True or False
Boys from any social class could become a scribe.
Artisans were located under who in the social class?
Scribes
Bonus 100 points True or False
Women could be artisans too.
Why did all of Egypt rely on the peasants?
The peasants grew all of Egypt's food
Bonus 100 points
What 2 crops did the peasants grow?
Who were the three important government officials?
vizier, chief treasurer, general of the armies
Bonus 200 points
True or false
Trusted servants could become government officials.
What were priests in charge of?
Temples
Bonus 200 points
Every temple was the home to who?
Who were the scribe schools run by?
Priests
Name 4 types of artisans.
carpenters, jewelers, leather workers, metal workers, painters, potters, sculptors, weavers, perfume makers, stone carvers
Bonus 200 points
Who were considered the most skilled artisans?
When the peasant were not farming what did they work on?
worked on royal projects such a building tombs and pyramids
Name 3 duties of the vizier.
advised pharaoh, carried out pharaohs commands, appointed and supervised government officials, acted as chief judge
Bonus 300 points
To be the chief judge, the vizier had to be ___________ and ____________
Name 2 things priests had to do to purify themselves.
shave off all body hair, wash/bath 3-4 times a day, avoid unclean food, wear clothes made of linen cloth
Bonus 300 points
What 2 products from animals were considered unclean?
At what age did boys start learning to become a scribe?
Age 5
Bonus 300 points
How many years did they do scribe schooling?
Despite the artisan's skills they were looked upon as what?
skilled laborers, common laborers
Bonus 300 points
True or False - The most highly skilled artisans were allowed to sign their work.
What kind of house did the peasants live in?
mud brick
Bonus 300 points
Name 3 things peasant ate at their daily meal.
The main duty of the chief treasurer was to do what?
collect taxes
Bonus 400 points
Name 3 things taxes were paid with.
Women could be priestesses. What temples where they in charge of?
ones devoted to music and dancing
Hoe many hieroglyphs did they have to memorize?
700 or over 700
Bonus 400 points
Name 2 things they would practice on before being allowed to write on paper?
What were 2 things the stone carvers made?
statues, engravings, reliefs
What did peasant men do for fun?
They tried pushing each other off papyrus rafts
Bonus 400 points
With what did peasant pay their taxed with?
The general of the armies was to advise the pharaoh in matters of war and to advise the pharaoh in what other 2 things?
how to protect Egypt's borders
help make alliances
Priests oversaw the embalming process. After the mummy was all wrapped and ready to be buried it was first placed in a ________________ _______ and then placed in a ____________________.
wooden box
sarcophagus
Why was being a scribe so important?
They were expected to record everything.
What kind of rock did stone carvers work with?
granite or dolerite
Bonus 500 points
What 2 things did the stone carvers use to refine the shape and carve in details?
As a reward for a great harvest what were the peasants allowed to do?
Keep any leftover grain
Bonus 500 points
If there was a bad harvest and the peasant could not pay their taxes, what would happen to them?