Vocabulary
an official count of the populationor number of people living in an area
What is a census?
A drawing of a pyramid shape with levels showing how social classes are positioned above and below one another regarding power and rights in the society.
What is a social pyramid?
This person occupies the top level of the social pyramid.
Who is the pharoah?
People in this class lived in homes made of mud bricks. Their daily lives revolved around 3 different seasons.
What are peasants?
When priests embalmed the dead, all their organs were removed EXCEPT for this because it was believed the gods used it to judge the dead person's soul.
What is the heart?
A severe shortage of food
What is a famine?
A group of society distinguished from other groups by wealth, property, and rights.
What are social classes?
A person who does farm work for wealthy landowners.
What is a peasant?
People in this class were skilled workers. Unfortunately, they rarely received recognition for their work.
What are artisans?
_________ had a surprising number of rights in ancient Egypt compared to other ancient societies.
What are women/
An agreement between two nations to work together for common interests
What is an alliance?
People in this class lived lives of luxury. They attended banquets with exotic foods and entertainment.
What are government officials?
If you were a male peasant and wanted to elevate your status, you could do this
What is become a scribe.
People in this class had to follow many rules including, bathing many times a day, avoiding certain foods, shaving off all their body hair, and wearing only linen clothes.
What are priests?
Egyptians believed that society worked when people knew their roles. This is why that had this.
What is a social pyramid?
A large stone coffin
What is a Sarcophagus?
These were a symbols used when writing. Scribes spent 12 or more years in school learning all of them.
What is a hieroglyph?
A craftsperson skilled in metalwork jewelry making, weaving, or sculpting (among other possible things).
What is an artisan?
This group of people decided important court cases, collected taxes, and led the army, among other important jobs.
What are government officials?
It took so long to become a scribe because there were over _____ hieroglyphs to learn.
What is 700?
To treat a dead body with preservatives to keep it from decaying
What is to embalm?
The social pyramid shows that the fewest number of people were in the ___________ class.
What is upper?
A high ranking government official. This person was second in command to the pharaoh and responsible for the day-to-day running of the country.
What is a vizier?
People in this class were the official writers and record keepers in Egypt. They were well respected and well paid for their duties.
What were scribes?
An Egyptian School Master once said "A youngster's ear is on his back" which means that children listen only is they're ___________.
What is beaten?