Ancient Egypt
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Abigail Wigger
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Ancient Egypt
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Social Structure
Pyramid
Priests = powerful
Scribes = respected (educated)
Peasants = lowest / largest class
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Government
Highest after Pharaoh
Family of Pharaoh
Vizier, Chief Treasurer, General of Army
Vizier = MOST POWER
Luxurious lives
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Multiple Choice
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Priests
Powerful/Respected
Held many jobs
Ran temples (home to 1 or more gods)
Had to cleanse 3-4 x day
Shave all hair on body
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Poll
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Scribes
Official record keepers
Men only
Any social class - only if educated
12 years - over 700 hieroglyphs
Clay or Papyrus
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Artisans
Created beautiful art
Common labor for upper class
Sometimes celebrated / mainly just "Help"
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Peasants
lowest/largest group
grew/provided food for all
helped build monuments
only allowed to keep left overs from crop
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Multiple Choice
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Religion
Polytheistic
Believed gods controlled everything
Built temples, offered, prayers and gifts
Pharaoh = god on Earth
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The Afterlife
Could "overcome death"
Good life = live forever
Sinful = destroyed
Practiced embalming and mummification
Wealthy only
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Multiple Select
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Economy
Buying/selling of goods/services
Agriculture + trade
BARTER SYSTEM
No set currency
Collected taxes (surplus crops)
Export: papyrus, pottery, veggies, fish
Import: timber, gold, copper, livestock
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Achievements
Organized bureaucracy + tax system
Strong pharaohs
Papyrus, ink, hieroglyphics
Architecture: pyramids, temples, sphinx
365 day calendar
Scientific/Medical advancements
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