Ch 9 Vocab/ Study Guide Flashcards
An existence after death
Alterlife
a symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E
Hieroglyph
not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements
Neutral
Of high birth or rank
Noble
To take up or fill
Occupied
A person who does farm work
Peasant
Stiff; unable to bend
Rigid
A position based on socially expected behavior
Role
A group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
Social class
a pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society
Social pyramid
the position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society
Status
The highest ruling level
Supreme
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube?
Mose people were in the bottom class and fewer people were at the top
Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs
Peasants and the flooding season
What activities were men only allowed to do?
Work as a scribe
How did most government officials get their jobs
Inherited there positions from the family members
Describe the role of women in religion
Priestesses
Name the most important duty of the Vizier
Chief judge who decided four cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple
Statue of a temple God
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead
They put stuff in there to help them with the afterlife
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class
Attended scribe school
Why did it take many years to become a scribe
They had to memorize all the hieroglyphs
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
Papyrus plants
Name the social status from the highest to lowest
- Pharaoh
- Government officials
3.priest - Scribes
- Artisans
- Peasant
