Lesson 9 Vocab/Study Guide Flashcards
An existence after death
Afterlife
A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 BCE
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?
Most people at the bottom and fewer at the top
Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?
Peasants during the flooding season
What activities were men only allowed to do?
Work as scribes
Describe the role of women in Religion.
Priestesses
Name the most important duty of the vizier.
Chief Judge who decided court cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?
A statue of a god
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
They thought it was needed for afterlife
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
To attend scribe school
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
You had to learn 700 hieroglyphs
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from ______.
Papyrus plant
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
Painted or carved scenes of daily life
. In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
Planting season
Most peasants lived in _____.
Mud brick houses
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
Crops/grain
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They inherited the positions of previous family members
