Before humans settled into civilizations where large groups were living in the same city or town, people are considered to have
been hunters and gatherers. Those hunters and gatherers moved around in small groups. With settlement in cities and towns, because there were a lot more humans living together in one place, "social classes" developed with some people having more privileges than other people. For example, here is a pyramid (an appropriate shape!) showing the "social classes" of ancient Egypt:
The life of a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt would have been VERY different from the life of a farmer or slave!
Check out this EGYPTIAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE RESOURCE and use the info found here to complete the questions below (1/2 point each, answers may be used more than once):
At the very top of the ancient Egyptian social structure were _____________ such as Ra, Osiris, and Isis.
Answer 1
The ancient Egyptians believed that ___________ could make the Nile overflow, cause famine, or even bring death.
Answer 2
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The Egyptian pharaohs were believed to be ________________ in human form.
Answer 3
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs where _________________ were buried when they died.
Answer 4
It was because the Egyptians believed that their leaders were gods that they entrusted the ________________ with many responsibilities.
Answer 5
It was the Egyptian ________________ that directed the army and that passed laws.
Answer 6
Pharoahs passed laws that said __________________ had to pay taxes in the form of grain; that grain was stored in the pharaohs warehouses.
Answer 7
Because the pharaohs could not do everything themselves, they appointed ____________ to help them collect taxes.
Answer 8
One thing that all Egyptians had in common was that they all gave gifts to the ________________.
Answer 9
The pharaohs also had help from ________________ who supervised people lower on the social class structure (like peasants, farmers and slaves).
Answer 10
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In the middle class of the Egyptian social pyramid were people like _______________ and craftspeople.
Answer 11
Some of the things that the Egyptian __________________ made included jewelry, pottery, and tools.
Answer 12
Egyptian ________________ sold the things that the craftpersons made.
Answer 13
People who were captured by the Egyptians during conflicts were made into ________________.
Answer 14
Egyptian ________________ were made to work on building projects (like building the pyramids used as tombs for pharaohs).
Answer 15
Moving up the social class ladder was difficult for the people at the bottom, but a small number of ___________________ were probably able to do so.
