L9 Study Guide And Vocab Flashcards
An existence after death
Afterlife
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, on and individual compared to others in the same society
Status
The highest ruling level
Supreme
Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs
Peasants during the flooding season
What activities were men only allowed to do
Scribes
How did most government officials get their jobs
Inherited family positions
Describe the role of women in religion
Could be priestesses
Name the most important duty of the vizier
Serve as chief judge + decide court cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple
The temple God
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead
They needed it in the after life
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class
Go to scribe school
Why did it take many years to become a scribe
Had to learn hundreds of hieroglyphics
Skilled scribes wrote in papyrus, which was made from
Papyrus plant
Name the social class from highest to lowert
Pharaoh, GO,Priests,Scribes,Artisan,Peasent
How does the work of ancient Egyptians Artisans help us learn today about lid in ancient Egypt
They carved and painted scenes from the daily lives of the Egyptians
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after flooding season
Planting season
Most peasants lived in
Mud-brick houses
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes
In form of crops
