Maintaining Order in Ancient Egypt

Social Pyramid:

a drawing of a pyramid shape with levels showing how social classes are positioned above and below one another regarding power and rights in the society

See History Alive Interactive Notebook p. 65.Create a social pyramid for our school.

• Copy Egypt’s Social Pyramid (p. 66-67 of History Alive Student Workbook)• Read p. 81-87 in History Alive to fill out

pyramid and write four things about each social class.

1. The pharaoh was at the top of Egypt’s social pyramid. Moving down the pyramid, what is the order of the classes listed below, from highest to lowest?

(1) Artisans(2) Government officials(3) Peasants(4) Priests

(5) Scribes 

A. 2, 5, 4, 1, 3B. 2, 4, 5, 1, 3 C. 4, 5, 2, 3, 1 D. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3

Correct Answer: B

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•Each Student will be assigned a Pharaoh: Ahmose I, Hapshetsut, King Tut, Akhenaton, Thutmose III, Ramses II, Cleopatra and using research (texts and ipads) develop a biography of their respective pharaoh which includes: • Years reigned• Year of birth and death• Accomplishments• Battles and conquests• Family members• How they maintained order while in power• Death• Any other significant information• Draw a visual representation