C3/S2-Egyptian Society

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Who held the highest social status in Egyptian society?

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Pharaoh and his family

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What group made up the small UPPER CLASS of Egyptian society below the pharaoh? Options: Merchants, Traders, and Artisans; Nobles, Priests, and Bureaucrats; Soldiers and Scribes; Farmers, Servants, and Slaves

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Nobles, Priests, and Bureaucrats

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What groups were just below the Upper Class of Egyptian society?

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Soldiers and Scribes

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What groups comprised the MIDDLE CLASS of Egyptian society?

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Merchants, Traders, and Artisans

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What groups comprised the LOWER CLASS of Egyptian society?

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Farmers, Servants, and Slaves

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What were two ways people in a lower class could move to a higher class?

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Learn to read and write and become a scribe, or by serving in the military

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When were boys and girls of Egypt expected to get married and start families of their own?

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When they became teenagers

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What material was most Egyptian clothing made from?

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Linen

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What did most Egyptian men wear daily? Options: Black tunic that stopped at their knees, Wrap-around skirts similar to a kilt that were held on with a belt, Papyrus body armor, A long, straight dress that went down to their ankles

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Wrap-around skirts similar to a kilt that were held on with a belt

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What did most Egyptian women wear daily?

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A long, straight dress that went down to their ankles