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WorksheetsHistory Alive! Chapter 9: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What class did you have to be in when you wanted to be in a higher class?
Artisans
Scribes
Peasants
Government Officals
Why did it take a long time to become a scribe?
There wasn´t enough teachers to train scribes.
There was over 700 hieroglyphs to learn
There was a lot of beatings and it was hard to understand after their mistake.
Hieroglyphs were difficult to write
What class is this based on these jobs?
-Decided cases at the court
-Looked after the government wealth
-Led the army and advised the pharaohs about war
Government Officials
Artisans
Pharaohs
Scribes
Which was not a government official?
Vizier
General
General of the armies
Chief treasurer
Who were the most skilled artisans?
Carvers
Painters
Leatherworkers
Stone carvers
Which months did the Planting season begin and end?
March-May
June-September
October-February
October-March
What was the most populated class and why?
Peasant, because it is the most populated on the bottom of the pyramid, because they are the lowest class.
Artisan, because they made the most expensive things
Pharaohs, because there needed to be a lot of pharaohs in order to have the rest of the classes
Scribes, because they needed to go to school and there needed to be a lot of scribes so they could move up classes
Who made jewelry and furniture?
Scribes
Government Officials
Peasants
Artisans
How many years old did you have to be when you wanted to start scribe school, and how many years did you have to learn hieroglyphs for?
6 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 11 years
5 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 12 years
4 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 13 years
7 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 11 years
How could you become a government official?
You inherited the ranking from a family member
You attended school and learned how to become a vizier
They voted for you
Donald Trump wanted you to be one
What is a papyrus made from?
Tombs or pyramids
Wood or cardboard
A papyrus plant
animals skins
What came after the planting season?
Harvest season
Growing season
Flooding season
Building season
How did most farmers pay their taxes?
Leather
Grain
Solid Gold
Copper
What did most peasants live in?
Houses made from bricks
Houses made from mud-bricks
A tent
On the ground, they were homeless people who constantly ask for money
How does the work of artisans help us learn now about life in Egypt?
They passed skill to their ancestors.
Their opinions helped us make items that are useful
They help us make valuable items
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life
What did peasants do when it was flooding season?
They drowned and didn´t care
They helped the pharaoh make monuments
They planted crops and hoped it will survive
The harvest season was about to come
