Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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How did social class affect daily life in ancient

Egypt?

​Read Introduction

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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​Read Section 1

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Egypt's society was structured like a pyramid and was based on an

Egyptian principle called

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Ma'at stressed the importance of ​

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,

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, and ​

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truth

order

balance

chaos

deceit

disorder

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Drag the social classes to the correct place on the Egyptian Social Class Pyramid

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Scribes

Pharah

Priests

Government Officials

Artisans

peasants

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head of the house

work to support family

training sons

managed the home

raised children

In charge of Egyptian Society

could own land

could own lan

could run a busines

could run a business

could represent themselves in court

could represent themselves in cour

could ask for divorce

could ask for divorc

Categorize the rights and responsibilities of men and women in Ancient Egyptian Culture.

Men

Women

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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​Read Section 2

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more power than anyone other than the pharaoh

advised the pharaoh

appointed and supervised other officials

chief judge

oversaw the government's wealth

collected taxes

general of the armies

advised the pharaoh in matters of war

helped form alliances

Categorize the responsibilities of each of the Important Government Officials.

vizier

chief treasurer

general of the armies

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What is one of the foods that you might find at one of the lavish banquets that high government officials might host.

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Priests

peasants

Government Officials

Artisans

Pharah

Scribes

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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​Read Section 3

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The highest ranked priest was the

.

Multiple Choice

Women were not allowed to be priests in Ancient Egypt.

• True

• False

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Priests oversaw the sacred ritual of​

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.

Reorder

Put the steps of the embalming process in order.

• removed organs

  & preserve them in jars

• wash and oil the body

• wrap the body in linen

• decorate the body

• spread a black gooey gum on the body and wrapped it

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Priests

peasants

Pharah

Artisans

Scribes

Government Officials

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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​Read Section 4

Multiple Choice

Women were allowed to be scribes.

• true

• false

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Becoming a

is one of the few ways men could rise above their parent's social class.

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How many years did scribe training usually take?

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Egyptians invented​

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which scribes used to write on.

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peasants

Artisans

Pharah

Scribes

Priests

Government Officials

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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​Read Section 5

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played a crucial role in tomb building.

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Stone

carpenters

jewelers

sculptors

carvers

metal workers

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Why were artisans usually NOT allowed to sign their own work?

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Priests

Pharah

peasants

Artisans

Scribes

Government Officials

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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​Read Section 6

Multiple Choice

Which social class was the largest?

• peasants

• artisans

• scribes

• government officials

Match

Match the three seasons of the Nile that the peasants life revolved around.

• the flooding season

• the planting season

• the harvesting season

June-September

October

March

• June-September

• October

• March

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Name a food that might be part of a peasants typical meal.

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How were peasants rewarded at the end of the harvest season for their hard work?

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Government Officials

Artisans

Pharah

peasants

Scribes

Priests