Egyptian Social Classes
This shape represented the structure of ancient Egyptian society.
What is Pyramid
Egyptian artisans decorated these places with paintings and carvings.
What are tombs?
This river was the center of Egyptian farming and life.
What is the Nile River?
Students at these schools learned reading and writing skills.
What are scribe schools?
These workers grew crops and made up most of Egypt’s population.
Who were farmers or peasants?
These people were at the very top of Egyptian society and were considered gods on Earth.
Who were Pharaohs?
These artworks help historians learn about ancient Egyptian life today.
What are tomb paintings and carvings?
The Nile’s yearly flooding left behind this rich soil for farming.
What is fertile soil?
This job involved keeping written records for the government.
What is a scribe?
One way a peasant could move up the pyramid.
What is become a scribe?
The roles of Government officials
What are decide court cases, collect taxes and led the army?
Egyptians often painted scenes showing these two things.
What are daily life and jobs/trades?
This was the first season of the Nile cycle.
What is the flooding season?
Usually, only boys from these families could attend scribe school.
What are wealthy or high-status families?
These people served in temples and performed religious duties.
Who were priests?
This person had more power than anyone except the Pharaoh.
Who is the Vizier?
This group of skilled workers created jewelry, statues, and carvings.
Who were the Artisans?
During this season, Egyptian farmers placed seeds into the soil.
What is the planting season?
Learning this skill helped Egyptians move up in society.
What is writing/reading?
This ruler controlled the government and was considered divine.
Who was the pharaoh?
These people made up the largest social class in ancient Egypt.
Who were the peasants?
Egyptians believed tomb decorations would help people in this place.
What is the afterlife?
Farmers gathered crops during this final Nile season.
What is the harvest season?
Scribes used this material to write documents and records.
What is papyrus?
These workers kept records, copied documents, and worked for the government.
Who were the Scribes?