WorksheetsChapter 9 - Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described as a pyramid.
A. The triangle represented the three seasons of the Nile.
B. Most people were in the bottom classes and the fewest people were at the top.
C. Scientist like to use a pyramid to keep the layers apart.
D. Many structures of that design were built in the desert.
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?
A. scribes who kept poor records
B. government officials out of favor
C. peasant farmers during the flood season
D. priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
Which of these activities was permitted only to men?
A. owning land
B. running a business
C. working as a scribe
D. asking for a divorce
How did most government officials get their jobs?
A. They attended school to learn how to govern.
B. Popular elections showed the vote of the people.
C. Priests relied on signs from the gods to choose them.
D. They inherited the position from a family member.
What was an important duty of the vizier?
A. To collect taxes
B. to lead the army
C. to decide court cases
D. to help make alliances
Which sentence best describes the role of women in religion?
A. They were worshiped as gods.
B. They could become priestesses.
C. They ran all religious ceremonies.
D. They were not allowed in temples.
Which of these was in the sanctuary of a temple?
A. a statue of a god
B. a pool for washing
C. a public meeting area
D. a bench for women only
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
A. to store a lot of grain
B. attend scribe school
C. help build a pyramid
D. take care of a temple
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
A. Papyrus was very difficult to write on
B. There were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.
C. Students had to save money to buy a position.
D. Teachers were so harsh that students ran away.
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus which is made from
A. a plant
B. soft clay
C. cotton rags
D. animal skins
Of these four groups, which one had the lowest social status?
A. priests
B. scribes
C. artisans
D. government officials
How does the work of ancient Egyptians artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
A. They left behind their tools made out of reeds.
B. They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
C. They passed on their skills to sons and daughters.
D. They wrote histories of events on rolls of papyrus.
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
A. the festival season
B. the harvest season
C. the planting season
D. the building season
Most peasants lived in
A. rafts in the river.
B. camel-skin tents.
C. caves in the cliffs.
D. mud-brick houses.
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
A. grain
B. paper notes
C. copper coins
D. music at banquets
True or False? Women could own their own business in ancient Egypt.
True
False
* deciding difficult court cases
* collecting taxes
* leading the army
Which of the following is true of ancient Egyptian society?
Egyptians could not very easily move to higher social classes
Egyptians usually married someone within their social group
Egyptians believed their class system created a stable society
All of the above
In ancient Egypt, a major duty of the High Priest was to
oversee all religious ceremonies
cleanse themselves for temples
perform healings on other people
How were scribes treated in ancient Egyptian society?
They were often both mocked and insulted
They were admitted, but very poorly paid
They were well paid and highly respected
In ancient Egypt, the most skilled artisans were the
leatherworkers
painters
stone carvers
When not working in the fields, peasants in ancient Egypt would
help build monuments, such as temples and pyramids
make papyrus and numerous writing tools for scribes
help make weapons and clothing for the Egyptian army
