Egyptian Social Classes

Front

What was the job of the scribe?

Back

Read, write, and keep records

Front

Which one has the lowest social status? Artisan, Priest, Scribe

Back

Artisan

Front

Who was responsible for keeping the gods happy and performing temple rituals? Options: viziers, scribes, artisans, priests

Back

priests

Front

Who made items like pottery, jewelry, cloth and papyrus items?

Back

artisans

Front

Who is responsible for collecting taxes?

Back

Government Officials

Front

Which of the following would have the most status, importance, and power on the social pyramid? A skilled stone cutter, a farmer, a scribe, a temple priest

Back

a temple priest

Front

Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?

Back

His vizier

Front

Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest? Options: collecting taxes, mummification, maintaining temples of the gods, religious rituals

Back

collecting taxes

Front

Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes? important events in history, court cases, tax rates and food supplies, poetry and plays

Back

poetry and plays

Front

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

Back

hieroglyphics