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Vocab
Scribes
Social Pyramid
Gov Officials
Peasants
100
A craftsperson
Who is an artisan?
100
True or false: scribes were higher on the social pyramid than government officials.
What is false?
100
We can learn this about Egypt's social classes when looking at the social pyramid.
What is the higher classes had fewer people and the peasant class had the most people but the least power?
100
Government officials were usually from these social classes.
What is the Pharaoh's family member or other upper-class people?
100
Peasants had little social status, and were unskilled labor. Describe why then they were so important for daily life in Egypt.
What is society depended on their work such as growing crops for food; and building monuments?
200
A large stone coffin.
What is a sarcophagus?
200
Scribes were for these people (name 1 -3).
Who is government officials; priests; or nobles?
200
Name the top 2 social classes below the pharaoh that were among the most powerful groups in Egypt.
What is 1) government officials and then 2) priests?
200
This particular government official had the most power after the Pharaoh.
Who is the vizier?
200
Peasant life revolved around this natural feature.
What is the Nile River and its 3 seasons?
300
A holy room in a temple.
What is a sanctuary?
300
True or false: All people had an opportunity to become a scribe (explain your answer).
What is false; only men could become scribes?
300
A peasant could do this to move up the social pyramid.
What is become a scribe?
300
This government official's main job was to collect taxes in the way of goods such as grain; cows; cloth; and silver.
Who is the chief treasurer?
300
True or false: only peasant men worked the fields.
What is false? (the whole peasant family worked including the kids).
400
A ceremonial boat.
What is a barque?
400
Scribe school was strict: give one detail about life in a scribe school.
What is 1) classes often lasted from dawn to dusk 2) teachers treated students harshly 3) students were often physically beaten?
400
This group were highly skilled, but did not have much social status (very hard working!).
Who are artisans?
400
Viziers were often depicted wearing white because white symbolized this.
What is white was the color of neutrality (meaning the vizier did not take sides, but remained neutral in matters)?
400
In times of famine, peasants often had boil this tough plant for food.
What is papyrus?
500
Special salts used in the embalming process.
What is natron?
500
Explain why it took so long to become a scribe.
What is there were so many hieroglyphs to learn (over 700)?
500
Correctly spell the supreme ruler look upon as a god, and whose word was law.
Who is P H A R A O H?
500
Government officials main job was this.
What is to assist the Pharaoh in running Egypt?
500
Describe the typical diet of a peasant (2 or more)
What is they ate onions; cucumbers; fish; homemade bread; peas; lentils; water or beer to drink (rarely any meat)?