SS Lesson 9 Vocabulary/ Flashcards
An existence after death
Afterlife
A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E
Heiroglyph
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 excepted behavior
Role
A group I. Society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
Social class
A pyramid outline shows the positions of social classes Accor 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 were in the bottom class and few people
What activities were men only allowed to do
Be scribes
How did most government officials get their jobs
Inherited positions from family members
Describe the role of women in religion
Priestesses
Name the most important duty of the vizier
Serve as chief judge and decide court cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple
Statue of a God
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead
Needed it in the afterlife
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class
Attended scribe school
Why did it take many years to become a scribe
They had to learn hundreds of hieroglyphs
Skilled scribes write on papyrus, which was made from
Papyrus plant
Name the social status from highest to lowest
Pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt
Carved and painted scenes of everyday 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
Grain/crops
