Vocab And Studie Guide Section 9

Question 1

afterlife

Answer 1

an existence after death

Question 2

hieroglyph

Answer 2

a 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

peasant

Answer 6

a 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

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

Answer 13

It was a pyramid because the higher you go the less the population

Question 14

What activities were men only allowed to do

Answer 14

Scribe

Question 15

How did most government officials get their jobs

Answer 15

Members of the pharaohs family, inherited the position

Question 16

Describe them role of women in religion

Answer 16

Priestesses

Question 17

Name the most important duty of the vizier

Answer 17

Served as chief judge

Question 18

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple

Answer 18

Temple good

Question 19

Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead

Answer 19

So they can have a good afterlife

Question 20

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could ride to a higher social class

Answer 20

If they became a scribe

Question 21

Why did it take it many years to become a scribe

Answer 21

Had to memorize hundreds of Hydro glyph

Question 22

Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from

Answer 22

Papyrus plants

Question 23

Name the social status from highest to lowest

Answer 23

Pharaoh, governments, priest, scribes, artisans, peasants

Question 24

How does the work of ancient Egyptians artisans helps us learn todays about life in ancient Egyptian

Answer 24

Convert and painted Seasons of daily life

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Planting season

Question 26

Most peasants lived in

Answer 26

Houses made out of mud bricks

Question 27

In which form did many farmers pay their taxes

Answer 27

With crops/grain