Lesson 9 Vocab And Study Guide Flashcards
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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
Neutral
of high birth or rank
Noble
to take up 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
Status
the position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society
the highest ruling level
Supreme
Why are the social classes of ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube?
The top has the most power and as you go down it gets less power.
Who built the giant temples of the Pharaohs?
Peasants, during flood
What activities were men only allowed to do?
Be scribes
How did most government officials get their jobs?
Inherited from other family members
Describe the role of women in Religion.
Priestesses
Name the most important duty of the vizier.
Diced Court cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple?
Statue of gods
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead?
They needed it for afterlife
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
To go to scribe school
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
You had to learn over 700 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 made statues, engraving, reliefs, monuments
