Egyptian Social Order

What kind of job(s) did Peasants have? 

• Write important information using hieroglyphs

• Carpenters, sculptors, stone carvers, metal workers, painters

• Gave Pharaoh advice, led ceremonies, prepared dead bodies for the afterlife

• Workers or farmers (usually poor)

This group was second from the bottom of the social class pyramid. They worked the land and grew crops for the wealthy land owners. Their taxes were paid through surplus crops.

• merchants

• farmers

• slaves

• government officials

Why does the social structure look like a pyramid?

• the social structure looks like a pyramid because Egyptians built pyramids

• the social structure looks like a pyramid because aliens built the pyramids

• the social structure looks like a pyramid because there are more people on the bottom and fewer people on the top

• the social structure looks like a pyramid because of geometry

What is the correct order of the social pyramid (starting with most power)?

• Priests, Artisans, Government Officials, Scribes, the Pharaoh, Artisans, Peasants.
• The Pharaoh, Government Officials, Priests, Scribes, Artisans, Peasants.
• The Pharaoh, Peasants, Government Officials, Artisans, Priests, Scribes.
• The Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Government Officials, Artisans, Peasants.

What kind of job(s) did Priests have?

• In charge of money, protecting Egypt from invaders, or judging
• Carpenters, sculptors, stone carvers, metal workers, painters
• Write important information using hieroglyphs
• Gave Pharaoh advice, led ceremonies, prepared dead bodies for the afterlife

What kind of job(s) did Government Officials have?

• In charge of money, protecting Egypt from invaders, or judging
• Supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt
• Carpenters, sculptors, stone carvers, metal workers, painters
• Write important information using hieroglyphs

What kind of job(s) did the Pharaoh have? 

• In charge of money
• Judge 
• Supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt
• Write important information 

Which group of people had the lowest status in ancient Egypt?

• scribes

• farmers

• enslaved people

• soldiers

An Egyptian king was called a ______________

What is a hieroglyph?

• a body that has been dried so it won't decay
• a picture that stands for a word or letter
• a person whose job was to write
• a priest