Ancient Egypt Social Structure

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid?

• Triangle represented the 3 season

• Most people at bottom, fewest people at the top

• Scientists like pyramids

• Pharaohs had pyramids built

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?

• working as a scribe

• running a business

• owning land

• asking for a divorce

Who was the religious and political leader of Egypt?

• Pharaoh

• Temple Priest

• Scribes

• Vizier

Who was on top of ancient Egypt's social structure?

• Scribes

• Peasants

• Artisans

• Pharaoh

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

How do we know that hieroglyphics was 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