Egypt: Social Structure

Most of Ancient Egypt's population belonged to what social group/class.

• Pharaoh's

• Priests

• Scribes

• Peasant farmers.

In Ancient Egypt government officials filled what jobs

• Vizier, treasurer, judge and general of armies.

• Farmer, fisherman, pyramid builder.

• Craftspeople, carpenters, metal workers and sculptors.

• High priest, temple priest, burial priest.

What social class was reserved only for men/boys

• Pharaoh

• Priest

• Scribe

• Artisan

Which answer accurately lists Egypt's social classes from highest (most status) to the lowest (least status).

• Pharaoh, peasant, artisan, government officials.

• Artisans, peasants, priests, pharaoh.

• Priests, government officials, artisans, scribes

• Pharaoh, government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants.

In Ancient Egypt Scribes were responsible for what task?

• Official writers and record keepers

• Planting, tending and harvesting crops

• Metalwork, painting, sculpting.

• Collecting taxes, hold court, military strategy.

The life of Peasants in Ancient Egypt were divided into what seasons.

• Spring, summer, fall, winter.

• Planting, harvest, festival, building

• Fishing, hunting, gathering

• Moving, shaking, dancing.

Which social class/group in Ancient Egypt actually physically built the Pyramids according to the text.

• The scribes because they were all men.

• Artisans because they did precise work.

• Peasants because they had free time when not farming

• Priests because they could summon help from the gods

Hieroglyphics is best described as

• A system of writing that used symbols

• The name for the harvest season

• The tombs built for Pharaohs

• The Egyptian court overseen by viziers

Who was considered the highest ranking person in Egyptian Religion.

• The high priest

• The temple priest

• The vizier

• The Pharaoh

Egypt's social pyramid determined which of the following.

• The status of you and your family.

• What job or work you would do on a daily basis

• How luxurious or simple your life would be

• All of the above.