Second Test

Question 1

What is the definition of Afterlife?

Answer 1

an existence after death

Question 2

What is a Hieroglyph?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What does it mean to be Neutral?

Answer 3

not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements

Question 4

Define Noble.

Answer 4

of high birth or rank

Question 5

What does Occupied mean?

Answer 5

to take up or fill

Question 6

Who is considered a Peasant?

Answer 6

a person who does farm work

Question 7

What does Rigid mean?

Answer 7

stiff; unable to bend

Question 8

What is a Role?

Answer 8

a position based on socially expected behavior

Question 9

Define Social Class.

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is a Social Pyramid?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What does Status refer to?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is meant by Supreme?

Answer 12

the highest ruling level

Question 13

How were social classes of ancient Egypt described?

Answer 13

by the shape of a pyramid

Question 14

What did peasant farmers do during the flood season?

Answer 14

built the giant temples of the pharaohs

Question 15

Who were permitted to work as scribes?

Answer 15

only men

Question 16

How did most government officials obtain their jobs?

Answer 16

by inheriting the position from a family member

Question 17

What role did women have in religion?

Answer 17

became priestesses

Question 18

What was an important duty of the vizier?

Answer 18

to decide court cases

Question 19

Where was a statue of a god located?

Answer 19

in the sanctuary of a temple

Question 20

What did Egyptians bury with their dead?

Answer 20

some bread and beer to feed them in the afterlife

Question 21

What was one way a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

Answer 21

to attend scribe school

Question 22

How long did it take to become a scribe?

Answer 22

many years because there were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn

Question 23

What material did skilled scribes write on?

Answer 23

papyrus, which was made from a plant

Question 24

Who had the lowest social status in ancient Egypt?

Answer 24

Artisans

Question 25

How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us today?

Answer 25

they carved and painted scenes of everyday life

Question 26

What came next after the flooding season in the life of a peasant?

Answer 26

planting season

Question 27

What type of houses did most peasants live in?

Answer 27

mud-brick houses

Question 28

In what form do farmers pay their taxes?

Answer 28

in the form of grain