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 * __ Social Pyramid Group __**

__//**Questions for the Government Officials (Vizier)**//__
 * 1) After the pharaoh, who were three important officials in the government of ancient Egypt? What were their major responsibilities? **


 * 2) What was the seating arrangement at banquets? **


 * 3) What kinds of food and drink were served at banquets? **


 * 4) What forms of entertainment occurred at banquets? **

//__** Questions for the Priests **__//
 * 1) What did Egyptians think happens to people after they die? Why did they bury things with people? **


 * 2) What are the key steps Egyptian priests followed to embalm a body? **


 * 3) Besides embalming bodies, what else did priests do in Egyptian society? What was the role of women priests? **


 * 4) Why couldn’t a priest eat fish, wear wool, or bathe fewer than three times a day? **

__//** Questions for the Scribes **//__
 * 1) What was the purpose of scribe schools? Who studied there and for how long? **


 * 2) What were the typical tools and materials scribes used? **


 * 3) What would a scribe schoolteacher mean when he said, “A youngster’s ear is on his back; he only listens to the man who beats him”? **


 * 4) Why were scribes important in ancient Egypt? **


 * 5) What was one advantage of being a scribe? **

__//** Questions for the Artisans **//__
 * 1) What kinds of work did artisans do in ancient Egypt? **


 * 2) What tools did stone carvers use? Why was their work so difficult? **


 * 3) Did artisans get credit from the upper classes for the work they did? Explain. **


 * 4) What were the living conditions like for most artisans? **

//__** Questions for the Peasants **__//
 * 1) What were the three seasons in Egypt? What kind of work did peasants do during each season? **


 * 2) What role did music play in the work of peasants? **

Sometimes musicians played in the field while the workers worked, they played music to past time.

 * 3) What were possible punishments or rewards for peasants during harvest time? **

They had inuduction/ Autumn, Growing/winter, Harvest/summer.

 * 4) What was the typical diet of peasants in ancient Egypt? **