Ancient Egypt's Social Structure

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Which two groups were at about the same level on the social pyramid? Nobles and Priests, Vizier and Pharaoh, Farmers and Artisans, Scribes and Priests

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Nobles and Priests

Front

Which of the following was not thought to be true about the pharaoh? Options: He controlled the army, He made the sun rise each day, He required that taxes be paid to him, He would be blamed for a famine

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He made the sun rise each day

Front

Who was the top adviser to the pharaoh?

Back

His vizier

Front

Which of the following would have the most status, importance, and power on the social pyramid? A skilled stone cutter, a farmer, a scribe, a temple priest

Back

a temple priest

Front

Which of the following was not a job performed by a priest? Options: collecting taxes, mummification, maintaining temples of the gods, religious rituals

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collecting taxes

Front

Which of the following was not commonly written by scribes? important events in history, court cases, tax rates and food supplies, poetry and plays

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poetry and plays

Front

How do we know that hieroglyphics were difficult to learn?

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It took many years to learn and only 1% of Egyptians could write.

Front

Who was most likely to become a soldier? Options: a first born son, a second born son, a slave, an artisan

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a second born son

Front

At the end of his career, what was a successful soldier given? (Options: a wife, gold, land, a trophy)

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land

Front

Which of the following would not be an artisan in ancient Egypt? Options: a carpenter, a weaver, a miner, a jeweler

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a miner