Daily Life In Egypt Flashcards
(16 cards)
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube?
The more populated people are at the bottom and less at the top
Who built the giant temples of the Pharaoh?
Peasant farmers during the flooding season
What activities were men only allowed to do?
Scribes
How did most government officials get their jobs?
Passed down by family
Describe the role of women in religion.
Priestesses
Name the most important duty of the vizier.
Served as Chief Judge/court cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?
Statue of a god
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
To give food and drinks to the people in the afterlife
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
Scribe school
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
They spent 12 years learning hieroglyphs
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from ______.
Papyrus plant
Name the social status from highest to lowest.
Pharaoh / Government Officials / Priests / Scribes / Artisans / Peasants
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
They carved scenes of there everyday life
In the life of a peasant, which season came next after the flooding season?
Planting season
Most peasants lived in _____.
Houses made out of mud bricks with little furniture
In what form did many farmers pay their taxes?
Grain
