Calisthenics:

Write your name, date and HR on a new

sheet of paper
DO NOT WRITE THE QUESTION
1. What was the Egyptian language and
what did they write on?
2. What is a social class?
3. Give an example of the US social class
Homework: Complete the reverse side of your notes &
study for your quiz tomorrow!

Quiz Tomorrow!
The quiz will cover:
Egyptian Geography
River Valley
Locate Egypt on a Map
Locate Mesopotamia on a Map

Egyptian Economics
Be able to DEFINE the word economics
Explain the Economic system of Egyptians

Egyptian Writing
Papyrus, Hieroglyphics vs. Cuneiform, Scribes etc.

**Lets see what classes FOOTBALL will move this

week!

Fyi
At the end of October I will crown the Class
Points winner for this month.
605 won the challenge in September.lets
see who can do it this month!

Lots of points will be given today!

Egyptian Social Class

Rewind: Social whaaat?

Social Class = group of people in society with
the same income level or status

Egyptian Social Classes

Priests and nobles

Farmers
Pharaoh
Craftspeople and merchants
Slaves
Scribes and government officials

Class Zone
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ms_wh_
aemt/resources/html/animations/wh04_egyp
tsocial.html

Pharoh
Priests/Nobles
Scribes &
Government Officials
Craftspeople and Merchants
Farmers

Laborers & Slaves

Pharaoh
The ruler, or pharaoh was considered a god.

Priests/Nobles
Priests an nobles are the powerful people in
charge of religion and government.

Scribes & Government Officials

Together they organized the government and
kept it running smoothly.

Craftspeople & Merchants

They produced and sold goods Egyptians
needed.

Egyptian Farmers
Worked the field to supply Egypt w/ foods and
crops.

Laborers & Slaves

These people did all the most difficult and
dangerous work for Egyptian society.

CLIP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixE5ar11c
Z4
1:37-3:05

Women in Egypt
Gender Roles
Womens primary job in both Sumer and
Ancient Egypt was to take care of the children.
In Egypt, women had almost equal rights.
Women could own property and take other
jobs, like weaving.
There were also some famous women
Pharaohs, including Hatshepsut and
Cleopatra.

T/F REVIEW!
Slaves in Sumer had no rights
Slaves in Ancient Egypt could buy their freedom.
The job of most women in Sumer and Ancient
Egypt was to take care of the children.
Women in Ancient Egypt had less rights than
women in Sumer.
There were no women Pharaohs.
Women in Egypt could own land.

T/F Continued.
The biggest Social Class in Ancient Egypt was
the scribes.
The biggest social class in Ancient Egypt was
the laborers and slaves.
Landowners in Mesopotamia were in the
lowest class.
In Sumer, famers and artisans were in the
middle class.

T/FAGAIN!!...
In Egypt, merchants were higher in the social
hierarchy than scribes.
In Egypt, farmers were lower in the social
hierarchy than craftspeople and merchants.
In Egypt, priests and nobles were at the same
level as the Pharaoh.
In Egypt, scribes and government officials
were at the same level.