Ancient Egypt's Social Structure

Which two groups were at about the same level on the social pyramid?

• Nobles and Priests
• Vizier and Pharaoh
• Farmers and Artisans
• Scribes and Priests

Which of the following was not thought to be true about the pharaoh?

• He controlled the army
• He made the sun rise each day
• He required that taxes be paid to him
• He would be blamed for a famine

Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?

• His favorite wife, the queen
• His priest
• His vizier
• His army general

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

Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest?

• collecting taxes
• mummification
• maintaining temples of the gods
• religious rituals

Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes?

• important events in history
• court cases
• tax rates and food supplies
• poetry and plays

How do we know that hieroglyphics were difficult to learn?

• No one has ever deciphered it

• It took many years to learn and only 1% of Egyptians could write

• Only the children of royals learned it

• Anyone who could learn it was in the top social class

Who was most likely to become a soldier?

• a first born son
• a second born son
• a slave
• an artisan

At the end of his career, what was a successful soldier given?

• a wife
• gold
• land
• a trophy

Which of the following would not be an artisan in ancient Egypt?

• a carpenter
• a weaver
• a miner
• a jeweler