1.Leave a space on top for title “Work and Daily Life” 2.Glue in notes so that you are able to write on them. 3.Get your highlighter ready to highlight word wall word definitions.

Pharaoh/ gods, pharaoh’s wife and family Vizier – the most important court official and advisor to the pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Nobles – rich, important families, Bureaucrats –gov officials Army officers and Soldiers Teachers and Doctors Merchants = traders, Engineers, Architects Artisans = craftsman the made linen cloth, jewelry, pottery and metal goods Farmers, Herders, Fishers Unskilled workers, Tomb Builders, Slaves p. 116

Work and Daily Life p. 117 Scribes Artisans, Artists, Engineers, and Architects Soldiers Farmers and Peasants Slaves Other than priest and government officials, no one was more honored the scribes, or writers. They did not pay taxes!!! Most of these people worked for the government making or creating things for them. Artisans are skilled craft workers. Engineers and Architects design and build things. Professional soldiers offered people way chance to rise in status. They received land as payments for their service. They also kept treasure the captured in war. This was the largest part of society. Farmer spent most of their time working the fields owned by nobles. They paid taxes by giving food. They were also summoned to do other jobs like work on projects during flood seasons They had very few rights if any. They worked on farms or as servants in households. They could buy their freedom. Unskilled workers Performed manual labor – unloading cargo from boats and transporting it to the markets. Fishers. Settled in crowded city neighborhoods. Small mud-brick homes with hard-packed dirt floors, with a court yard. Flat rooftops for social gatherings, playing games, cooking, and sleeping

How People Lived: Social Classes p Upper class a. Elegant homes and estates on the Nile River b. Made of wood and sun-dried mud bricks c. 2-3 stories tall d. lush gardens and pools filled with fish and water lilies e. Dressed in fashionable white linen and wore dark eye makeup and jewelry f. Had servants 2.Middle Class a. Owned businesses and held skilled jobs b. Smaller homes and dressed more simple 3.Lower Class a. Houses of mud brick b. One room and a roof made of palm leaves c. Ate a simple diet of bread, vegetables, and fruit

Families p Family was important in Egyptian culture 2.Even gods and goddesses were arranged in families 3.Father = head of the family 4.Women –had more rights than women of other early civilizations –Held a legal status similar to men –Could own property, buy and sell goods, and obtain divorces 5.Wealthy Women –Could be priests managing temples and performing religious ceremonies –Could stay home while husband worked 6.Wives of farmers worked in the fields with their husbands 1.Children –Few went to school; only the wealthy families sent them to school –Played board games, dolls, spinning tops, and stuffed leather balls –Must respect their parents 2.Daughters –Learned to sew, cook, and run a household 3.Sons –Learned their father’s trade (job) because the business would be passed down to them 4. Teenagers –Get married and start families 5.Oldest child –Son or daughter must take care of their parents when they became too old or sick –Must make sure parents are given a proper burial

Quiz Wednesday Quiz will be over Chapter 5. Organize your study packet. Find all the worksheets from the packet list on the board. Study the worksheets to prepare for Wednesday’s Quiz. Also, study all notes in your notebook on Egypt Chapter 5.

Compare and Contrast Egyptian Life with Your Life Egyptian LifeSimilarYour Life Study for your quiz when you are finished! Your Name________________