L 9 Vocab / Study Guide

Question 1

an existence after death

Answer 1

afterlife

Question 2

not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements

Answer 2

neutral

Question 3

Of high birth or rank

Answer 3

Noble

Question 4

To take up or fill

Answer 4

Occupied

Question 5

a person who does farm work

Answer 5

Peasant

Question 6

stiff; unable to bend

Answer 6

Rigid

Question 7

a position based on socially expected behavior

Answer 7

Role

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Social class

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Social pyramid

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Status

Question 11

the highest ruling level

Answer 11

supreme

Question 12

Hieroglyph

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

It showed how many people were in each group

Question 14

Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs

Answer 14

Peasant during flood season

Question 15

What job were only for men

Answer 15

Scribes

Question 16

How did most government officials get there job

Answer 16

They inherited positions from family members

Question 17

Describe the role of women in religion

Answer 17

Priestess

Question 18

Name the most important duty of the vizier

Answer 18

Served as chief judge and decided court cases

Question 19

What was found in the sanctuary of the temple.

Answer 19

Temple god

Question 20

Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with them

Answer 20

Needed i5 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

Become a scribe

Question 22

Why did it take many years to become a scribe

Answer 22

They had to memorize 700 hieroglyphs

Question 23

Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus which was made from

Answer 23

Papyrus plant

Question 24

Name the social status from highest to lowest

Answer 24

Pharaoh, government officials, priest, scribe, artisans, peasants

Question 25

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

Answer 25

carved and painted scenes of everyday life

Question 26

In the life of a peasant, which season came after 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

Crops or grain