Lesson 9 Vocab Flashcards
(28 cards)
an existence after death
Afterlife
a symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.
Hieroglyph
not taking sides or getting involved in disagreements
Netrual
of high birth or rank
Nobel
To take or fill
Occupied
a person who does farm work
Peasant
stiff; unable to bend
Rigid
a position based on socially expected behavior
Role
a group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
Social class
a pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society
Social pyramid
the position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society
Status
the highest ruling level
Supreme
Why are the social classes of Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube
Top it was better and little where towards the botttem it was worse and larger
Who built the giant temples of the pharaohs
Peasant
What jobs were men only allowed to do
Scribes
How did the role of women in religion
Priestesses
Name the most important duty as a vizier
Served as chief judge
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple
Temple God
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead
To have things in the after life
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class
To become a scribe
Why did it take many years to become a scribe
You had to learn 700m hydrocliffs
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus witch was made from
Papyrus plant
Name the highest to lowest
Pharaoh, Gov officials, Priest, scribe, Artisan, Peasent
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt
It told about daily life
