Egyptian Society

Who is a the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?

• Pharaoh

• Vizier

• Priest

• Scribes

What did Priests do in Egyptian society?

• Collect Taxes

• They were gods

• Perform rituals and created mummies

• Built large monuments

What job did Scribes have in Egypt?

• Wrote records, history, stories, and laws.

• Built grand monuments for the Pharaoh

• Advised the Pharaoh.

• Created weapons, clothes, and tools.

Which of these is NOT a job of Government Officials?

• Advised the Pharaoh

• Collected Taxes

• Commanded Armies

• Sculpted Monuments

Which of these is NOT a job of Artisans?

• Sculpting monuments

• Smithing tools 

• Farming

• Creating Jewelry

What class would a jeweler be part of?

• Artisan

• Peasant

• Scribe

• Government Official

Peasants were beaten if they couldn't pay taxes.

• True

• False

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 is responsible for collecting taxes?

• Pharaoh

• Government Officials

• Scribes

• Artisans