Transcript daily life in ancient egypt

DAILY LIFE IN
ANCIENT EGYPT
CHAPTER 5
LESSON 2
Surplus
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The fertile land of Egypt
surrounding the Nile
River allowed farmers
to create surpluses of
food.
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Helped Egypt economy
expand.
Allowed Egyptians to
work other jobs.
Types of jobs
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Scribes
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Learned hieroglyphics
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Skilled artisans
Traders
The type of job depended on
what part of the social pyramid
you belonged to.
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Divided Egyptian Society
Rare for one to move up
Heredity
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Egyptian alphabet
You worked in the same job
your father did.
Six levels
Laborers and Slaves
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Level 1
Slaves were the lowest
group in Egypt
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POW’s (War Prisoners)
Hard labor
Farmers
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Level 2
Picked the crops that
feed Egypt.
Craftspeople and Merchants
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3rd Level
Craftspeople
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Made the things in which
the Egyptians needed.
Merchants
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Sold Egyptian Goods
Scribes and Government Officials
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4th level
Scribes
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Trained to write and read
hieroglyphics
Government officials
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Worked for the Pharaoh,
or king of Egypt
Priests and Nobles
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5th level
Priests
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Religious leaders
Nobles
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Family of the Pharaoh
The Pharaoh
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6th level
Ruler of Egypt and all
of its people.
Hereditary rule
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Usually given by birth
Considered a god
Hieroglyphics
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Egyptian writing
system.
When it developed
around 3000 B.C.
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700 symbols
6000 symbols over time
Papyrus
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Paper-like material
Scribes wrote
hieroglyphics on them.
Made from the papyrus
reed.
Scrolls of papyrus
made Egypt’s first
books