Ancient Egypt Quiz!!!!

1. This is a picture of of the Great Sphinx of Gize. It is in frontof the biggestpyramid in the world. It is a recumbent lion with a humans body. It was built about 4500 years ago. Oldest statue in the world. Built from 2555- 2532BC.

2. This is picture of This is the Nile Rive. It flows from the South to the North. At the end of the Nile River, the green in the picture, is called a delta. This river was good for it water to drink, the bath in, and irrigation. Every July it floods, and every October it leaves behind rich soil. The delta is a broad, marshy, triangular areaof fertile silt.

3. This is a picture of a pharaoh. They were the political and religious leaders of the Egyptian people, holding titles such as "The Lord of the Two Lands" and "High Priests of Every Temple". Hatsheput was first women emperor.

4. This is hyroglyphs. These were made by scribesmen. They wrote in hieroglyphs and in hieratics.

5. This is a picture of a soldier. He is holding a wooden weapon with a bronze tip and riding a chariot. His weapons could consist of bow&arrows or spears.

Essay A
In the Egyptian social pyramid, it shows that there were many different types of people that lived in ancient Egypt that is somewhat different that what we have in the US. The lowest people in the social pyramid were the slaves or servants. Their jobs consisted of cleaning the king and they would have to take care of the children of the family they took care of. Even if they didn’t work for the king they still had to do what their master told them to do. They mainly worked with the wealthy people with household and childraising duties. The People that are located towards the middle of the social pyramid are the farmers or the artisans. The farmer raised wheat, barley, lentils, and onions. All of these crops benefited from the irrigation from the Nile. The farmers liked the Nile’s way because every July it would flood and when it came to October, it would leave the farmers rich soil which was used for planting their crops to sell for money. Before they sold their crops for coins, they had used the money/barter system- merchants might accept bags of grain for payment-later, coinage came. The artisans were also by the farmers in the social pyramid. The artisans would carve statues and reliefs. These statues or reliefs would recreate military battles. They would also show scenes of what they think the afterlife would look like. The main upper-class men were known as the “white kilt class”. These people consisted of priests, physicians, and engineers. The pharaohs were also part of the upper-class men. They were considered to be the leader of all of the Egyptian people. They held titles such as “High Priest of Every Temple” and “The Lord of the Two Lands.” They were the ruler of the Upper and Lower Egypt. He owned all of the land, made all of the laws, collected all the taxes, and defended the ancient Egyptians from foreigners.