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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.  
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Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs?   Peasant farmers during the flood season.  
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What activity was permitted only to men?   working as a scribe.  
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How did MOST government officials get their jobs?   They inherited the position from a family member.  
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What was an important duty of the vizier?   To decide court cases  
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Best describes the role of a women in religion?   They could become priestesses.  
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Which was in the sanctuary of a temple?   A statue of a god.  
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Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dad?   to feed them in the afterlife  
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One of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?   attend scribe school  
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Why did it take many years to become a scribe?   there were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn.  
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Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from what?   A plant  
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Which group had the lowest social status?   artisans  
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In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?   Grain  
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Most peasants lived in what?   Mud-brick houses  
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IN the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?   The planting season  
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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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