Ancient Egyptian Economy
This type of economy combines elements of command and market economies, like Egypt’s blending of royal directives and local trade practices.
What is mixed?
This writing system of ancient Egypt used symbols and pictures to convey words and ideas.
What is hieroglyphics?
This term refers to the compulsory service, such as the labor Egyptians might have been required to provide for massive building projects.
What is conscription?
This was a burial place for important people, often filled with goods for use in the afterlife.
What is a tomb?
This scientist studies ancient civilizations by examining artifacts and ruins.
What is an archeologist?
An economic system where the government makes all decisions, similar to how the pharaoh had the final say in Egypt’s economy.
What is command?
This is the term for confirming facts by comparing information from multiple sources, a method used to ensure the accuracy of historical records.
What is to corroborate or corroboration?
The ranking system that determined one’s status in ancient Egypt, placing the pharaoh at the top.
What is hierarchy?
This ruler was considered both king and a god in ancient Egypt.
What is the pharaoh?
This system was central to Egyptian society, managing the creation and distribution of goods and services.
What is economy
In this type of economy, decisions are made by supply and demand, unlike the controlled system Egypt used under the pharaohs.
What is market?
Ancient Egyptians often designed new ways of working and building; this term means creative new ideas or methods.
What is to innovate?
The largest group of people in the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt.
What is farmers, laborers?
The items Egyptians left behind, like pottery or jewelry, that help us learn about their lives today.
What are artifacts?
Who is Khufu?
This economy is based on bartering goods and services without currency, as practiced by early Egyptians.
What is traditional or subsistence?
An oval or oblong enclosing a group of Egyptian hieroglyphs, typically representing the name and title of a monarch.
What is a cartouche?
Scribes, doctors, etc...
What is the educated elite?
The tasks and work Egyptians did to create buildings, grow crops, and develop their civilization.
What is labor?
"Friends of Khufu" or "craftsman gang"
Who are the builders of Khufu's Great Pyramid?