Ancient Egypt Social Classes Quiz

What was one of the main jobs of scribes?

• Taking care of the gods in the temples

• Overseeing temples devoted to music and dancing

• Recording accounts of the grain and food supply

• Creating statues, engravings, and reliefs

Who were the individuals responsible for using hieroglyphics to record information?

• artisans
• bureaucrats
• pharaohs
• scribes

Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes?

• important events in history
• court cases
• tax rates and food supplies
• poetry and plays

What is the name given to the king in ancient Egypt?

• Pharrel

• Artificial

• Phantom

• Pharaoh

Define hierarchy

• the title of king in ancient Egypt

• a system in which people belong to social classes of different ranks

• the area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil

• the heir to a throne

Much of their work was created for government officials and other wealthy officials. 

• Merchants
• Craftsman/Artisans
• Soldiers

From top to bottom, what is the correct order of the social structure of ancient Egypt?

• Pharaoh, Scribes, Priests, Merchants, Farmers.

• Pharaoh, Priests nobles & officials, Scribes, Merchants & artisans, Farmers, servants & slaves

• Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Farmers, Merchants

• Pharaoh, Priests, Farmers, Scribes, Merchants

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

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

• scribes

• farmers

• enslaved people

• soldiers

What Social class could women NOT join?

• Scribes
• Pharaoh
• Government Officials
• Priests