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lesson 9
lesson 9 unit 2
Question | Answer |
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introduction | this chapter is going to be about egypts social pyramid then the work and daily life of egyptiands society |
ancient egypts social pyramid | egyptians society was structured like a pyramid |
egypts social classes | egypts social classes of a pyramid is first, the pharaohs,second the government officials, third the priests, fourth the scribes, fifth, the artisiian, and last were the peasants |
life in egypts social classes | men and women had different tules in their family. the men were the heads of their family and the women were raising their childeren |
government officials | government officials usually came from the pharaohs family or other upper-class families |
important government officials | three important government officials were the vizer,the chief treasure, and the general of the armies |
vizer | a high-ranking government official |
lives of luxury | high government officials led lives of luxury. most were nobles who had great wealth, fine homes, and plenty of time to socialize |
priests | priests were powerful and highly respected in egyptian society like government officials |
the duties of preists | the duties of priests were to handle common concerns and requests |
the priests' role in burial practices | the priests role in burial practices were taking the brain out with a hook through the persons nostril and only having the heart in the body |
embalmong | to treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent it from decaying |
sarcophagus | a large stone coffin |
scribes | only men wer allowed to be scribes and they worked for the government and otheres worked for priests |
scrobe schools | boys who wanted to become scribes had to go to a scribe school that were run by priests and had very hard lives if they attended the school |
hieroglyph | a symbol used in hierogylyphics,a system of writing doveloped in about 3000bce |
the work of the scribes | the work of the scrobes were to carry their tools wherever they traveled and to carry rolls of papyrus |
census | an official count of the population or number of people living in an area |
artisans | artisans were the ones who created beautifuul art objects in the ancient world |
types of artisans | types of artisans were carpenters,jewelers, leatherworkers,metalworkers,painters, potters, sculptures, and weavers |
the daily life and work of artisans | artisans worked for 10 days and counted on their emplyies on food but if they are short on food then they just go hungry |
peasants | when peasants arnt working in the fields they helped build pyramids.they were generally considered unskilled laborers |
the three seasons of the nile | peasant life revolved around the nile river and its three seasons which are the flooding season,the planting season,and the harvest season |
the daily life of peasants | peasants called onians,fish,homemade bread, and water or beer a meal.in times of famine, they often had to boil tough papyrus plants for food |
chapter summery | this chapter was about the social pyramid and the next chapter is going to be about south along the nile and explore the civilization of kush |