Quiz: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Egypt's society was structured like a pyramid and was based on an

Egyptian principle called (a)   .

Ma'at stressed the importance of...

• truth
• order
• balance
• chaos
• deceit

Which of these rights and responsibilities belonged to women in Ancient Egypt?

• managed the home and raised the children

• training their young sons for their line of work

• could own land and run a business

• could ask for a divorce and represent themselves in legal matters

• were the head of the houshold

Which of these rights and responsibilities belonged to men in Ancient Egypt? (Hint: men had the same RIGHTS and more than women).

• managed the home and raised the children

• training their young sons for their line of work

• could own land and run a business

• could ask for a divorce and represent themselves in legal matters

• were the head of the houshold

Categorize the responsibilities of each of the Important Government Officials.

Groups:

(a) vizier

,

(b) chief treasurer

,

(c) general of the armies

• advised the pharaoh in matters of war

• chief judge

• appointed and supervised officials

• collected taxes

• helped form alliances

• oversaw government's wealth

• Only the Pharaoh had more power

• general of the armies

• advised the pharaoh

What is one of the foods that you might find at one of the lavish banquets that high government officials might host.

The highest ranked priest was the (a)   .

Women were not allowed to be priests in Ancient Egypt.

• True

• False

Priests oversaw the sacred ritual of​ (a)   .

• embalming
• fishing
• dancing
• cooking

Put the steps of the embalming process in order.

• wrap the body in linen

• spread a black gooey gum on the body and wrapped it

• removed organs

  & preserve them in jars

• wash and oil the body

• decorate the body