Ancient Egypt’s Social Pyramid
Please answer these questions in your notebook:
1.) Why was ancient Egyptian society structured like a pyramid?
2.) How did religion affect the organization of the social pyramid?
3.) In what ways did Egyptian women enjoy more freedom
and rights than most women in the ancient world?
4.) Why do you think that the social pyramid in ancient Egypt was rigid?
Government Officials
Directions: Answer these questions in your notebook.
1.) Describe the three types of government officials and
their responsibilities.
2.) In complete sentences, answer:
• What is luxury? How did the status of government
officials affect their access to lives of luxury?
3.) Draw an Egyptian social pyramid and color in the level
to represent the government officials.
Priests
Directions: Answer these questions in your
notebook.
1.) Describe the different types of priests and their
duties or responsibilities.
2.) In complete sentences, answer:
• Describe the priests’ role in Egyptian burial practices.
3.) Draw an Egyptian social pyramid and color in the
level to represent the priests.
Scribes
Directions: Answer these questions in your notebook.
1.) Describe the scribe schools and types of work
scribes did in Egypt.
2.) In complete sentences, answer:
• Why were scribes important in Egypt?
• Why would scribes be important to history?
3.) Draw an Egyptian social pyramid and color in the
level to represent the scribes.
Artisans
Directions: Answer these questions in your notebook.
1.) Describe the different types of artisans and what each did.
2.) In complete sentences, answer:
• Describe the daily life and work of artisans.
• Why were artisans important to the social life of Egypt?
3.) Draw an Egyptian social pyramid and color in the
level to represent the scribes.
Peasants
Directions: Answer these questions in your notebook.
1.) Describe the three seasons of the Nile.
2.) In complete sentences, answer:
• Why were the three seasons of the Nile connected
to the daily lives of peasants in Egypt?
• Describe the daily lives of peasants in Egypt.
3.) Draw an Egyptian social pyramid and color in the
level to represent the scribes.
Identify the social class in
ancient Egypt that belongs
on each level of the social
pyramid. Draw a symbol to
represent each social class.
Scribes