SS Lesson 9 Vocab/Study Guide

Question 1

Afterlife

Answer 1

An existence after death

Question 2

Hieroglyph

Answer 2

A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.

Question 3

Neutral

Answer 3

Not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements

Question 4

Noble

Answer 4

Of high birth or rank

Question 5

Occupied

Answer 5

To take up or fill

Question 6

Peasant

Answer 6

A person who does farm work

Question 7

Rigid

Answer 7

Stiff; unable to bend

Question 8

Role

Answer 8

A position based on socially expected behavior

Question 9

Social class

Answer 9

A group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights

Question 10

Social pyramid

Answer 10

A pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society

Question 11

Status

Answer 11

The position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society

Question 12

Supreme

Answer 12

The highest ruling level

Question 13

Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube?

Answer 13

Most people were in the bottom class and few people in the top class

Question 14

Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?

Answer 14

Peasant farmers during the flooding season

Question 15

What activities were men only allowed to do?

Answer 15

Scribes

Question 16

How did most government officials get their jobs?

Answer 16

They inherited the position from family members

Question 17

Describe the role of women in Religion

Answer 17

They were women priestesses which were equal to male priests

Question 18

Name the most important duty of the vizier

Answer 18

Serve as a chief judge and decide court cases

Question 19

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?

Answer 19

Statues of a temple god

Question 20

Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?

Answer 20

They believed that they needed it in the afterlife

Question 21

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

Answer 21

They could become a scribe

Question 22

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

Answer 22

They had to learn over 700 hieroglyphs

Question 23

Skilled scribes write on papyrus which was made from ___________.

Answer 23

Papyrus plants

Question 24

Name the social status from highest to lowest

Answer 24

Pharaoh, government official, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants

Question 25

How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us to learn today about life in ancient Egypt?

Answer 25

Covered and painted scenes of everyday life

Question 26

In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?

Answer 26

Planting season

Question 27

Most peasants lived in ______.

Answer 27

Mud brick houses

Question 28

In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?

Answer 28

Grain