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social pyrimid

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Government officials did

a)

No schooling

b)

Little schooling

c)

Years of schooling

2.

Scribes learned ______ hieroglyphs

a)

100s

b)

353

c)

4734

d)

700

3.

Peasants had the job of

a)

Teacher

b)

Police

c)

Farmers

4.

Artisans had the job of

a)

leather workers

b)

carpenters

c)

julers

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

5.

Scribes went to

a)

Scribe school

b)

Paris

c)

The pyramids of GIZA

6.
What did social class mean in Ancient Egypt? 
a)
Who is more popular
b)
Who has more power
c)
Who is taller
d)
Who is nicer to the pharaoh 
7.

Which of these is true?

a)

The top of the social pyramid has the most power

b)

The bottom of the social pyramid has the most power

c)

All of the social classes share power

d)

Mrs. Hannem is not funny

8.

How many sections of the social pyramid were there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

9.

Who was at the bottom of the social pyramid?

a)

Artisans

b)

Scribes

c)

the Pharaoh

d)

Slaves

10.

Who is at the top of the pyramid

a)

unskilled workers

b)

pharaohs

c)

traders

d)

artisans

11.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
12.
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
13.
What kind of job(s) did Scribes have? 
a)
Workers or farmers (usually poor)
b)
Write important information using hieroglyphs
c)
Supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt
d)
Carpenters, sculptors, stone carvers, metal workers, painters
14.
What kind of job(s) did Peasants have? 
a)
Write important information using hieroglyphs
b)
Carpenters, sculptors, stone carvers, metal workers, painters
c)
Gave Pharaoh advice, led ceremonies, prepared dead bodies for the afterlife
d)
Workers or farmers (usually poor)
15.

What is a hieroglyph?

a)

Another word for a pyramid

b)

A large cat

c)

Symbols used for writing

d)

A hat

16.

Artisans made ________ for the Pharaoh

a)

coffin

b)

house

17.

What is the correct order of the social pyramid (starting with most power)?

a)

Priests, Slaves, Artisans, Nobles, Scribes, the Pharaoh, Artisans, Peasants.

b)

The Pharaoh, Priests, Nobles, Scribes, Craftsmen, Peasants, Slaves.

c)

The Pharaoh, Peasants, Nobles, Artisans, Priests, Scribes.

d)

The Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Nobles, Artisans, Peasants, Slaves.

18.
Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?
a)
His favorite wife, the queen
b)
His priest
c)
His vizier
d)
His army general
19.
Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest?
a)
collecting taxes
b)
provided advice for the pharaoh 
c)
maintaining temples of the gods
d)
judicial duties
20.

what do artisans do?

a)

Cook

b)

Draw for children

c)

Rule the Kingdom

d)

Make arts