Lesson 9 Vocab/Study Guide

Question 1

An existence after death

Answer 1

Afterlife

Question 2

A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 BCE

Answer 2

Hieroglyph

Question 3

Not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements

Answer 3

Neutral

Question 4

Of high birth or rank

Answer 4

Noble

Question 5

To take up or fill

Answer 5

Occupied

Question 6

A person who does farm work

Answer 6

Peasant

Question 7

Stiff; unable to bend

Answer 7

Rigid

Question 8

A position based on socially expected behavior

Answer 8

Role

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Social class

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Social pyramid

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Status

Question 12

The highest ruling level

Answer 12

Supreme

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 at the bottom and fewer at the top

Question 14

Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?

Answer 14

Peasants during the flooding season

Question 15

What activities were men only allowed to do?

Answer 15

Work as scribes

Question 16

Describe the role of women in Religion.

Answer 16

Priestesses

Question 17

Name the most important duty of the vizier.

Answer 17

Chief Judge who decided court cases

Question 18

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?

Answer 18

A statue of a god

Question 19

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

Answer 19

They thought it was needed for afterlife

Question 20

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

Answer 20

To attend scribe school

Question 21

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

Answer 21

You had to learn 700 hieroglyphs

Question 22

Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from ______.

Answer 22

Papyrus plant

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Painted or carved scenes of daily life

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Planting season

Question 25

Most peasants lived in _____.

Answer 25

Mud brick houses

Question 26

In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?

Answer 26

Crops/grain

Question 27

How did most government officials get their jobs?

Answer 27

They inherited the positions of previous family members