CH 9 - Section 6 - Peasants

What was the largest class in Egyptian society?

• Government officials

• Priests

• Scribes

• Peasants

In Egyptian society, what are the peasants considered to be?

• Highly Skilled labor

• Caretakers of the Temples

• Common laborers, unskilled

• None of the Choices

What responsibility did the peasant have in Egyptian society?

• Care for the temples devoted to music and dance

• Government building projects

• Collecting Taxes

• Advise government on military matters

What is the most important season for the Nile?

• Flooding

• Planting

• Harvest

• All of the Choices

For peasants, what occurred during the planting season?

• Tax collector came

• seeds were planted

• Burial ceremonies were held.

• Peasants had time since it snowed and everyone had to stay inside

What was the most important crop planted?

• Corn and carrots

• Barley and wheat

• Rice and tomatoes

• French fries and Ketchup

Why was barley and wheat planted?

• To make bread

• To make papyrus

• To make linen cloth

• To make Egyptian child eat their vegetables.

For peasants, what occurred during harvest season?

• Water planted seeds

• collect grown food

• Pay taxes

• None of the Choices

Provide an example of peasant life.

• Lived in plain house

• Ate simple diet

• During famine ate papyrus

• All of the Choices

What kind of recreation did peasants have?

• Intense religious prayer festivals.

• Meetings with pharaoh

• Dinner banquets

• River game