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4.2 Egyptian Society
Pharaohs Unify Egypt
1. What was commonplace among the Egyptians before Egypt was unified?
2. Who did they believe the pharaohs were?
3. How many different dynasties ruled Egypt in a 3000 year period after unification?
Egypt’s Kingdoms
4. What were the three main time periods?
5. What is the name of the time before the Old Kingdom?
6. What was the name of the time period between each major era?
7. What happened during those periods?
Great Leaders of Egypt
8. Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
9. Who was one of the most famous female pharaohs?
10. What two things did Hatshepsut focus on during her reign?
11. What were the two main accomplishments of Ramses’ during his 60 year rule?
The Social Structure of Ancient Egypt
12. Who was the most powerful person in all of Egypt?
13. Correctly fill in Egypt’s social Pyramid
Government Officials and Priests
Government Officials and Priests
14. Who did the upper class in Egyptian society usually work for?
15. What was the top government official called?
16. Who were usually from the wealthiest families and wore fine clothes?
17. What did the Egyptian people consider the pharaoh?
18. What three things did the priests perform?
19. Why did priests shave their heads?
Soldiers and Scribes
20. What were successful soldiers rewarded with?
21. Who could train to be scribes?
Merchants and Craftsmen
22. How could merchants become wealthy?
23. Who became the master craftsmen?
Farmers and Enslaved People
24. What does most historians believe about the Egyptian Farmers?
25. What could enslaved people buy?
Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
26. What is polytheism?
27. What god guided the souls to the underworld?
Life After Death
28. Why were Egyptians buried with their prized possessions?
29. How long did it take to build the tomb of the Pharaoh?
30. Why did only the wealthiest Egyptians bodies receive the same treatment as the
Pharaohs body in dealing with mummification?