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Lesson 9 Flashcards

1
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An existence after death

A

Afterlife

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2
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A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.

A

Hieroglyph

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3
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Not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements

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Neutral

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4
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Of high birth or rank

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Noble

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5
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To take up or fill

A

Occupied

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6
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A person who does farm work

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Peasant

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7
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Stiff; unable to bend

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Rigid

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8
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A position based on socially expected behavior

A

Role

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9
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A group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights

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Social class

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10
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A pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society

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Social pyramid

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11
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The position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society

A

Status

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12
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The highest ruling level

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Supreme

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13
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Why are the social classes of Egypt described as a Pyramid?

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There are less people at the top and more and the bottom.

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14
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Who built giant temples for pharaohs?

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The Artisans

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15
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What activities were men only allowed to do?

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Only men were Scribes

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16
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How did most government officials get their jobs?

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They usually inherited positions from family

17
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Roles of women in religion

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They were the priestesses of temples for music and dance

18
Q

Name the important duties or the vizier

A

He was the chief judge and ended court meetings

19
Q

What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?

A

A statue of a god

20
Q

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

A

They believed they needed food in the afterlife

21
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How did boys from peasant families rise to higher classes?

A

Go to scribe school

22
Q

Why did it take years to become a scribe

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Had to learn hundreds of hieroglyphs

23
Q

Scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from?

A

Papyrus plants

24
Q

Name the social classes from highest to lowest?

A

Pharaoh, Government Officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants

25
Q

How did work from artisans help us learn about ancient Egypt

A

Their work showed us their daily lives.

26
Q

What came after the flooding season?

A

The planting season

27
Q

Peasants lived in?

A

Mud brick houses

28
Q

Peasants paid taxes mostly in?

A

Grain and other crops
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