SS L9 Vocab/ 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
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 ancient Egypt described by the shape of a pyramid rather than a cube?
Because there were less people at the top but more people were at the bottom
What activities were men only allowed to do
Be scribes
How did most government officials get their jobs
Inherited positions from family members
Describe the role of women in Religion
Priestesses
Name the most important duty of the vizier
Served as chief judge and decide court cases
What was found in the sanctuary of a temple
The statue of the Temple God
Why did Egyptians bury some bread and beer with their dead
They believed they would go to the afterlife and receive those gifts. They needed it in the afterlife
What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?
Becoming a scribe
Why did it take many years to become a scribe?
Had to learn hundreds of hieroglyphs
Skilled scribes wrote on papyrus, which was made from ______.
A 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?
Carved and painted scenes of everyday life
