Ancient Egypt Social Structure

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

• artisans

• bureaucrats

• pharoahs

• scribes

Which two groups were at about the same level on the social pyramid?

 

• Priests and Government Officials

• Vizier and Pharaoh

• Farmers and Artisans

• Scribes and Priests

Which of the following would have the most status, importance, and power on the social pyramid?

• artisan

• a farmer

• a scribe

• a priest 

Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes?

• important events in history

• court cases

• tax rates and food supplies

• poetry and plays

Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest?

 

• collecting taxes

• mummification

• maintaining temples of the gods

• a religious ritual

At the end of his career, what was a successful soldier given?

• a wife

• gold

• land

• a trophy

The __________ were at the lowest level of the social structure in Ancient Egypt.

__________ worked hard to provide food for the people of Egypt.

__________ made jewellery, statues, and paintings.

__________ were skilled writers and played an important role in recording information.