History Alive! Chapter 9: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

What class did you have to be in when you wanted to be in a higher class?

• Artisans

• Scribes

• Peasants

• Government Officals

Why did it take a long time to become a scribe?

• There wasn´t enough teachers to train scribes.

• There was over 700 hieroglyphs to learn

• There was a lot of beatings and it was hard to understand after their mistake.

• Hieroglyphs were difficult to write

What class is this based on these jobs?

-Decided cases at the court

-Looked after the government wealth

-Led the army and advised the pharaohs about war

• Government Officials

• Artisans

• Pharaohs

• Scribes

Which was not a government official?

• Vizier

• General

• General of the armies

• Chief treasurer

Who were the most skilled artisans?

• Carvers

• Painters

• Leatherworkers

• Stone carvers

Which months did the Planting season begin and end?

• March-May

• June-September

• October-February

• October-March

What was the most populated class and why?

• Peasant, because it is the most populated on the bottom of the pyramid, because they are the lowest class.

• Artisan, because they made the most expensive things

• Pharaohs, because there needed to be a lot of pharaohs in order to have the rest of the classes

• Scribes, because they needed to go to school and there needed to be a lot of scribes so they could move up classes

Who made jewelry and furniture?

• Scribes

• Government Officials

• Peasants

• Artisans

How many years old did you have to be when you wanted to start scribe school, and how many years did you have to learn hieroglyphs for?

• 6 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 11 years

• 5 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 12 years

• 4 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 13 years

• 7 years old, and you had to learn hieroglyphs for 11 years

How could you become a government official?

• You inherited the ranking from a family member

• You attended school and learned how to become a vizier

• They voted for you

• Donald Trump wanted you to be one