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Ancient Egypt Social Pyramid
Government Officials
• Vizier served as chief judge
• Chief treasurer collected taxes (goods rather than money)
• General of armies advised the pharaoh on war
• Government officials lived a life of luxury
Priests• Priests followed many
rules such as bathing many times a day
• Priests had different jobs such as advising the pharaoh and supervising ceremonies
• Priests supervised the important burial rituals including embalming dead bodies
• Women could be priestesses and were considered equal to men
Scribes• Becoming a scribe
was one way men could rise in social class
• Scribe school 12 yrs or more
• Life in scribe school difficult
• Scribes used reed pens, papyrus paper, writing tablets and ink wells
Artisans• Artisans were
carpenters, jewelers, leather and metal workers, painters, sculptors, potters, weavers
• Sometimes difficult work
• Artisans led simple lives
• Artisans rarely received recognition for work
Peasants
• Peasant life revolved around 3 seasons: flooding, planting and harvest
• Peasants often sang songs in fields
• Peasants life very simple
• During harvest, could keep some grain, but could also be beaten for poor harvest