TCI Lesson 9

Which of these activities was permitted only to men?

• owning land

• running a business

• working as a scribe

• asking for a divorce

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?

• scribes who kept poor records

• government officials out of favor

• peasant farmers during the flood season

• priests hoping to get jobs at the temples

Why is the social pyramid a PYRAMID?

• The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.

• Most people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top.

• Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.

• Many structures of that design were built in the desert.

How did most government officials get their jobs?

• They attended school to learn how to govern.

• Popular elections showed the voted of the people.

• Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.

• They inherited the position from a family member.

Which statement best describes the role of women in religion?

• They were worshiped as gods.

• They could become priestesses.

• They ran all religious ceremonies.

• They were not allowed in temples.

Which is NOT an important duty of the vizier?

• to collect taxes

• Help run the government

• to decide court cases

• to help make alliances

Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple?

• a statue of a god

• a pool for washing

• a public meeting area

• a bench for women only

Why did Egyptians bury food with their dead?

• to show earthly love

• to avoid the risk of poison

• to feed them in the afterlife

• to perform a sacrifice to the gods

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

• store a lot of grain

• attend scribe school

• help build a pyramid

• take care of a temple

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

• Papyrus was very difficult to write on.

• There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.

• Students had to save money to buy a position.

• Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.