Egyptian Social Classes

What was the job of the scribe?

• Read, write, and keep records

• Make laws

• Perform religious rituals

• Provide grain and food for the people

Which one has the lowest social status?

• Artisan
• Priest
• Scribe

Who was responsible for keeping the gods happy and performing temple rituals?

• viziers
• scribes
• artisans
• priests

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

• doctors
• merchants
• artisans
• slaves

Who is responsible for collecting taxes?

• Pharaoh

• Government Officials

• Scribes

• Artisans

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

Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?

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

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

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

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive