SS Lesson 9 Vocabulary/ Flashcards
An existence after death
Afterlife
A symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E
Heiroglyph
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 excepted behavior
Role
A group I. Society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
Social class
A pyramid outline shows the positions of social classes Accor 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
Most people were in the bottom class and few people
What activities were men only allowed to do
Be scribes
How did most government officials get their jobs
Inherited positions from family members