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WorksheetsAncient Egypt's Social Structure
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two groups were at about the same level on the social pyramid?
a)
Nobles and Priests
b)
Vizier and Pharaoh
c)
Farmers and Artisans
d)
Scribes and Priests
2.
Which of the following was not thought to be true about the pharaoh?
a)
He controlled the army
b)
He made the sun rise each day
c)
He required that taxes be paid to him
d)
He would be blamed for a famine
3.
Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?
a)
His favorite wife, the queen
b)
His priest
c)
His vizier
d)
His army general
4.
Which of the following would have the most status, importance, and power on the social pyramid?
a)
A skilled stone cutter
b)
a farmer
c)
a scribe
d)
a temple priest
5.
Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest?
a)
collecting taxes
b)
mummification
c)
maintaining temples of the gods
d)
religious rituals
6.
Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes?
a)
important events in history
b)
court cases
c)
tax rates and food supplies
d)
poetry and plays
7.
How do we know that hieroglyphics were difficult to learn?
a)
No one has ever deciphered it
b)
It took many years to learn and only 1% of Egyptians could write
c)
Only the children of royals learned it
d)
Anyone who could learn it was in the top social class
8.
Who was most likely to become a soldier?
a)
a first born son
b)
a second born son
c)
a slave
d)
an artisan
9.
At the end of his career, what was a successful soldier given?
a)
a wife
b)
gold
c)
land
d)
a trophy
10.
Which of the following would not be an artisan in ancient Egypt?
a)
a carpenter
b)
a weaver
c)
a miner
d)
a jeweler
11.
About what percentage of ancient Egyptian people were farmers?
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
12.
Which of the following is not true about farmers?
a)
They kept the grain they grew
b)
They maintained water canals
c)
They built monuments to the pharaoh
d)
They paid taxes to the pharaoh
13.
How long did slavery usually last for a person in this social class?
a)
a week
b)
a lifetime
c)
a limited period of time
d)
until he completed his slave project
14.
Which of the following would not be a slave?
a)
a person owing a debt
b)
a criminal
c)
a divorced woman
d)
a prisoner of war
15.
Which of the following best describes social mobility in ancient Egypt?
a)
easy
b)
very limited
c)
impossible
d)
based on hard work
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