L9 Vocab And Study Guide

Question 1

Afterlife

Answer 1

An existence after death

Question 2

Hieroglyph

Answer 2

A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.

Question 3

Neutral

Answer 3

Not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements

Question 4

Noble

Answer 4

Of high birth or rank

Question 5

Occupied

Answer 5

To take up or fill

Question 6

Peasant

Answer 6

A person who does farm work

Question 7

Rigid

Answer 7

Stiff; unable to bend

Question 8

Role

Answer 8

A position based on socially expected behavior

Question 9

Social class

Answer 9

a group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights

Question 10

Social pyramid

Answer 10

a pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society

Ex. Patrick, Alex, Colin, and Christian are all below peasant level

Question 11

Status

Answer 11

he position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society

Question 12

Supreme

Answer 12

The highest ruling level

Question 13

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube?

Answer 13

The social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid because they were based on a principle called Ma’at that stressed importance of truth, order, and balance. Most people were in the bottom class and fewest were at the top class.

Question 14

Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?

Answer 14

The Egyptians that built the temples were the peasants. They built during flooding

Question 15

How did most government officials get their jobs?

Answer 15

The government officials inherited their job from family members.

Question 16

Describe the role of women in Religion.

Answer 16

Women could become priestesses that supervised temples used for music and dances.

Question 17

Name the most important duty of the vizier.

Answer 17

The vizier acted as a chief judge who was expected to be fair when deciding court cases

Question 18

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple

Answer 18

A statue of a god

Question 19

Why did Egyptians bury bread and beer with the dead

Answer 19

They though it was necessary for the afterlife

Question 20

What was one way a peasant boy could rise above his parent’s social class

Answer 20

Go to scribe school

Question 21

Why did it take many years to become a scribe

Answer 21

They had to memorize of 700 hieroglyphs

Question 22

Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from

Answer 22

Papyrus plant

Question 23

Name the social classes from highest to lowest

Answer 23

Pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, arrisans, peasants.

Question 24

How does the work of the artisans help us to understand their life in ancient Egypt

Answer 24

It helps us understand how they lived

Question 25

In the life of the peasants, what came after the flooding season

Answer 25

The Nile’s planting season

Question 26

Most peasants lived in

Answer 26

Mud bricks

Question 27

In what form did many farmers pay their taxes

Answer 27

Food

Question 28

Name the social classes in order

Answer 28

Pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants