Notes Given In Class Flashcards
In the social pyramid what is important, the people on the top or at the bottom?
At the top
Which layers on the social pyramid are specialised?
4 and 3
Why are low civil servants higher in the pyramid than farmers?
They are specialised jobs so you need to be good at writing and not everyone can write, but a farmer can everyone be
In the social layers there are differences between people in?
Wealth
Power
Status
What is wealth?
How much you possess, goods but also land
What is power?
How much influence you have
What does status mean?
How important other people think you are
Another word for social layers is also known as?
Hierarchical society
What is cartouche?
A circle in a hieroglyphs and it presents the name of the pharaoh
What 3 seasons do the Egyptians have?
Flooding season, sowing season and the harvesting season
Where was the first civilisation agriculture
Mesopotamia and Egypt
The translation for a fertile moon is called?
Sikkel maan
