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SS. Ch. 9
Assesment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why are social classes of ancient egypt described by the shape of a triangle rather than a cube? | Most people were in the bottom classes and the fewest people were at the top. |
| Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs? | Peasant farmers during the flood season. |
| What activity was permitted only to men? | working as a scribe. |
| How did MOST government officials get their jobs? | They inherited the position from a family member. |
| What was an important duty of the vizier? | To decide court cases |
| Best describes the role of a women in religion? | They could become priestesses. |
| Which was in the sanctuary of a temple? | A statue of a god. |
| Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dad? | to feed them in the afterlife |
| One of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class? | attend scribe school |
| Why did it take many years to become a scribe? | there were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn. |
| Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from what? | A plant |
| Which group had the lowest social status? | artisans |
| In what form did many farmers pay their taxes? | Grain |
| Most peasants lived in what? | Mud-brick houses |
| IN the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season? | The planting season |
| How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt? | They carved and painted scenes of everyday life. |
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