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 B.C.E.

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

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

Answer 12

Most of the people were in the bottom classes, and the fewest people were at the top

Question 13

Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?

Answer 13

Peasants in the flooding season

Question 14

What activities were men only allowed to do?

Answer 14

Work as scribe

Question 15

How did most government officials get their jobs?

Answer 15

Inheriting the position from a family member

Question 16

Describe the role of women in Religion.

Answer 16

Women could become priestesses

Question 17

Name the most important duty of the vizier.

Answer 17

Serving as chief judge - deciding court cases

Question 18

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?

Answer 18

Statue of the temple god

Question 19

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

Answer 19

To have things in the 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

By becoming a scribe

Question 21

Why did it take many years to become a scribe?

Answer 21

They have to memorize hundreds of hieroglyphs

Question 22

Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from ______

Answer 22

Papyrus plant

Question 23

Name the social status from highest to lowest.

Answer 23

Pharaoh
Government officials
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Carved and painted scenes of daily life

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Planting season

Question 26

Most peasants lived in _____.

Answer 26

Mud brick houses

Question 27

In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?

Answer 27

Crops but mainly grain

Question 28

The highest ruling level

Answer 28

Supreme