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WorksheetsDaily Life in Ancient Egypt
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape at the left, rather than the shape at the right?
The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile
Most people were in the bottom classes, the fewest people were at the top.
Scientists like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
scribes who kept poor records
government officials out of favor
peasant farmers during the flood season
priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
Which of these activities were permitted only to men?
owning land
running a business
working as a scribe
asking for divorce
How did most government officials get their jobs?
They attend school to learn how to govern.
Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them .
.They inherited the position from a family member
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
They were worshiped as gods.
They could become priestesses.
They ran all religious ceremonies.
They were not allowed in temples.
What was an important duty of the vizier?
to collect taxes
to lead the army
to decide court cases
to help make alliances
Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple?
a statue of a god
a pool for washing
a public meeting area
a bench for women
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
to show earthly love
to avoid the risk of poison
to feed them in the afterlife
to perform a sacrifice to the gods
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
store a lot of grain
attend scribe school
help build a pyramid
take care of a temple
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from
a plant
soft clay
cotton rags
animal skins
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Papyrus was very difficult to write on.
There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
Students had to save money to buy a position
Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
priests
scribes
artisans
government officials
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
They left behind their tools made out of reeds
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.
They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
the festival season
the harvest season
the planting season
the building season
Most peasants lived in
rafts in the river.
camel-skin tents.
caves in the cliffs.
mud-brick houses.
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
grain
paper notes
copper coins
music at banquets
