Lesson 9 Vocab / Study Guide

Question 1

After life

Answer 1

existence after death

Question 2

hieroglyph

Answer 2

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

Peasent

Answer 6

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

Question 11

Status

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Supreme

Answer 12

The highest ruling level

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Most people were in the bottom classes and
fewest people were at
the top

Question 14

Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?

Answer 14

Peasents during the flooding season

Question 15

What activities were men only allowed to do?

Answer 15

Work as scribes

Question 16

How did most government officials get their jobs

Answer 16

By being a family member of the pharaoh

Question 17

5. Describe the role of women in Religion

Answer 17

They could become priestessess

Question 18

Name the most important duty of the vizier

Answer 18

Serving as cheif judge

Question 19

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple

Answer 19

Statue of the temple god

Question 20

8. Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead

Answer 20

To have things in the afterlife

Question 21

9. What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

Answer 21

Attend scribe school

Question 22

. Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

Answer 22

Had to learn hundreds of hieroglyphs

Question 23

11. Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from

Answer 23

Papyrus plant

Question 24

12. Name the social status from highest to lowest

Answer 24

Pharaoh, gov off , priest, scribes , artisans , peasants

Question 25

13. How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt

Answer 25

Carved and painted scenes of daily life

Question 26

14. In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season

Answer 26

Planting season

Question 27

Most peasants lived in _____.

Answer 27

Mud brick houses

Question 28

16. In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?

Answer 28

Crops