Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Section 2
Define the following artisan- peasant-
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Name the various classes in ancient Egypts
social pyramid.
LIFE IN EGYPTS SOCIAL CLASSES Egypts social
pyramid was ________. People belonged to the
same class as their _________. Most people had
little chance to __________ to a ________
class. In all social classes, ________ ______
was very _________________. You ________ within
your social group and ____________ were highly
valued.. _____ were in charge of the family and
of Egyptian society. Women had many rights. List
some rights of women
Egyptians believed their class system created
what?
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Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Section 3 Government Officials
Define the following vizer alliance

• Government Officials (after the pharaoh)
• Fill in the chart
• What was the seating arrangement at banquets?
• What kinds of food and drink were served at
  banquets?
• What typical forms of entertainment occurred at
  banquets? Draw and label 4 types

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Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Section 4 Priests
Define the following embalming sarcophagus na
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• Priests
• What did the Egyptians think happens to people
  after they die? Why did they bury things with
  people?
• Besides embalming bodies, what else did priests
  in Egyptian society do?
• What was the role of women priests?
• Why couldnt a priest eat fish, or bathe fewer
  than three times a day?

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Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Section 5 Scribes
Define the following hieroglyph- census

• Priests
• What was the purpose of scribe schools?
• Who studied there and for how long?
• What would a scribe schoolteacher mean when he
  said A youngsters ear is on his back he only
  listens to the man who beats him?
• Why were scribes important in ancient Egypt? Tell
  me what type of things scribes recorded.
• What was one advantage of being a scribe?

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Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Section 6 Artisans

• What kind of work did artisans do in ancient
  Egypt?
• What tools did stone carvers use? What was one
  important job of a stone carver?
• Why was the work of a stone carve so difficult?
• Did artisans get credit from the upper class for
  the work they did? YES or NO ? EXPLAIN
  YOUR ANSWER!!!
• What were the living conditions like for MOST
  artisans?
• What is dolerite?

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Chapter 9 Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Section 7 Peasants
Draw Label the 3 Egyptian Seasons. Write one
sentence about what they did during each season.

• What role did music play in the work of peasants?
• What were possible punishments for peasants
  during harvesttime?
• What were possible rewards for peasants during
  harvesttime?
• What was the typical diet of peasants in ancient
  Egypt?
• What is a famine? What did Egyptians eat when
  this happened?

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