TCI Lesson 9

Front

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
owning land,
running a business,
working as a scribe,
asking for a divorce

Back

working as a scribe

Front

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

Back

peasant farmers during the flood season

Front

Why is the social pyramid a PYRAMID?

Back

Most people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top.

Front

How did most government officials get their jobs?

Back

They inherited the position from a family member.

Front

Which statement best describes the role of women in religion? Options: They were worshiped as gods., They could become priestesses., They ran all religious ceremonies., They were not allowed in temples.

Back

They could become priestesses.

Front

Which is NOT an important duty of the vizier? Options: to collect taxes, Help run the government, to decide court cases, to help make alliances

Back

to help make alliances

Front

Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple? a statue of a god, a pool for washing, a public meeting area, a bench for women only

Back

a statue of a god

Front

Why did Egyptians bury food with their dead?

Back

to feed them in the afterlife

Front

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class? Options: store a lot of grain, attend scribe school, help build a pyramid, take care of a temple

Back

attend scribe school

Front

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

Back

There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.