Egyptian Social Structure

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What is "Social Structure"?

• The location a civilization lives on

• The way people are organized into social classes, usually based on their jobs

• The beliefs people share, such as if there are multiple gods

• The way a civilization makes money, usually through trade

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What gave the Pharaohs their power?

• The belief that Pharaohs were gods

• The height of the Pharaohs

• The fact that Pharaohs were physically stronger than any other Egyptian

• They had no power

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Who did government officials work for?

• The Pharaoh

• Priests

• Peasants

• Scribes

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Who was NOT an important member of the government officials?

• Vizier (judge)

• General

• Scribe

• Treasurer

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True or False: Priests had almost no power in ancient Egypt

• True

• False

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Important people were ______, or their bodies were preserved, because they believed in a life after death.

• Burned

• Resurrected

• Mummified

• Frozen

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Scribes wrote on paper made of ______.

• Papyrus

• Sand

• Rocks

• Maize

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True or False: Artisans were part of the upper class

• True

• False

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What type of artisan was most well-known?

• Stone-carvers

• Jewlers

• Painters

• Priests

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Which social class was the largest in ancient Egypt?

• Pharaohs

• Peasants

• Scribes

• Artisans

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Peasant life revolved around the _____ river

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Tigris

• Mississippi