Government Officials
What color did viziers wear in art?
White
What did an Ancient Egyptian priest have to do to enter a god's temple? (Holy Spirit Activate)
Purify himself
These are the symbols used in the Egyptian system of writing.
Hieroglyphs
The most skilled artisans
Stone carvers
Name one of the foods a peasant would eat
onions, cucumbers, fish, and homemade bread
What was the job of the chief treasurer?
Collect taxes
What method did the priests use to preserve bodies
Embalming
How long did students stay in scribe school?
12 years
Name 2 types of artisans
carpenters, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalworkers, painters, potters, sculptors, and weavers
Flooding season ended this month
September
This job made the vizier look at tough cases
chief judge
Name 2 items Egyptians buried in a box or coffin.
food and drink, furniture, statues, jewelry, gold, clothes, games, and mirrors
What did students practice their writing on?
Pieces of wood or flakes of stone
How many consecutive days did artisans work for?
10
Farmers used their harvest to pay this to the government
Taxes
Name 2 items people used to pay their taxes
Grain, cows, cloth, and silver
What was the main duty of the PRIESTESS?
oversee temples devoted to music and dancing
What did scribes use to carry their tools?
leather bags and cases
Name one item artisans completed in a large group
engravings, paintings, and hieroglyphics.
Metal blades with short wooden handles
Sickles
What did guests at banquets dress in?
fine linen clothing
A large stone coffin
Sarcophagus
What did scribes use for pens?
Finely sharpened reeds
What did artisans use the roof for?
Another place to work or sleep
These were the 3 seasons on the Nile River
Flooding, Planting, and Harvest