Ancient Egypt Social Hierarchy

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
• provided advice for the pharaoh 
• maintaining temples of the gods
• judicial duties

Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes?

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

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

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

• unskilled workers
• pharaohs
• traders
• artisans

Ancient Egyptians believed their king was the son of a god.

• True

• False

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

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

Hatshepsut was the FIRST pharaoh who was

• a god.

• a child.

• a priest.

• a woman.

During times of peace, soldiers worked for the government by digging canals for farms or building temples.

• True
• False