HA7/9 (row 1)
Name 4 of the steps of the burial ritual (doesn't have to be in order)
Taking out organs and brain (keep heart), embalming, salting and leaving out for 40 days, makeup, wrapping, placing in coffin then sarcophagus, then put in pyramid
what did the peasants do during each nile season
Flooding season: built pyramids/ worked on royal projects
Planting season: plants and grows crops
Harvest season: harvests the crops
Artisans were highly talented, but were rarely ___ by the higher classes.
respected
True or false: the Opet Festival separated the social groups into their level of importance because off the different ways each group celebrated.
False they were brought together
These were the 3 most important government officials
Vizier, chief treasurer, and the general of the armies
What was 1 of the few ways men could rise above their parents social class
Becoming a scribe
How many season were there for the Nile, and what were they?
3, flooding season, planting season, and harvest season
Was the vizier in charge of advising the generals of the armies?
Yes
True or false: the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society.
true
This social class was in charge of writing
scribes
What was the primary job of temple priest/priestesses?
To take care of their specific god
Why did they bury people with possessions?
Egyptians believed that the afterlife was like the human world so they needed these things
What were all the things that priest had to do to be purified?
Shave off hair, avoid certain foods, and bathe in holy water 3-4 times a day
true or false: the top of the pyramid had fewer people and enjoyed higher status, while those nearer the bottom had greater numbers of people but lower status.
true
This social class was in charge of farming
peasants
State all the social classes in !!!order lowest to highest!!!
Peasant
Artisan
Scribe
Priest
Government Official
Pharaoh
could scribes come from any social class
yes
what did the priest do at burial services?
They would preserve bodies from decay. Priests oversaw these sacred rituals.
What were the next 2 highest classes after the pharaoh
Government officials and priests
This social class was in charge of creating things
artisans
How many years did scribes do schooling?
Up to 12
Were women treated the same as men, have more rights than men, or treated worse than men?
The same as men (expect for the fact that women couldn't be scribes)
Did government officials fit in the highest social group?
no
At the bottom of the social pyramid were the _.
peasants
This social class was in charge of prayer
Priests