History Alive! Chapter 9 Quiz

When was the Opet Festival held?

• when the pharaoh ordered it

• when the Nile River flooded its banks

• when the priests prayed to the Rain God

• when there was a new moon

Who was allowed to attend the Opet Festival

• all classes of Egyptians

• only the priests

• the scribes and artisans

• the peasants

What is the purpose of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt

• to show all the different pharaohs that built them

• to help build more pyramids

• to show Egypt's pyramids

• to show the positions of social class according to their status in a society

A group in a society that is ranked by factors such as welath, property, and rights

• social science

• social studies

• social class

• social party

What does the word "status" mean?

• importance

• royalty

• ancient

• obsolete

Government officials most likely came from ______ families

• ancient

• poor

• noble

• artisan

A person who does farm work for wealthy landowners is called a/an ______

• farmer

• peasant

• priest

• slave

What is one way that Egyptian women enjoyed more freedom and rights

than most women in the ancient world?

• represent themselves in court

• they could run a business

• they were able to own land

• all of the above

Which of the following was true about life in ancient Egypt?

• only the pharaohs were educated

• it was easy to move up the social pyramid

• children of the peasant and artisan classes were educated by their parents

• only the scribes were educated

Which of the following were considered artisans?

• metal-workers

• carpenters

• painters

• all of the above