1. 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!

3. 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.
**Let’s see what classes FOOTBALL will move this week!

4. Fyi…
At the end of October I will crown the Class Points winner for this month.
605 won the challenge in September….let’s see who can do it this month!
Lot’s of points will be given today!

5. Egyptian Social Class

6. Rewind: Social whaaat?
Social Class = group of people in society with the same income level or status

7. Egyptian Social Classes
Priests and nobles
Farmers
Pharaoh
Craftspeople and merchants
Slaves
Scribes and government officials

8. Class Zone

9. Scribes & Government Officials
Pharoh
Priests/Nobles
Scribes & Government Officials
Craftspeople and Merchants
Farmers
Laborers & Slaves

10. Pharaoh
The ruler, or pharaoh was considered a god.

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

12. Scribes & Government Officials
Together they organized the government and kept it running smoothly.

13. Craftspeople & Merchants
They produced and sold goods Egyptians needed.

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

15. Laborers & Slaves
These people did all the most difficult and dangerous work for Egyptian society.

16. CLIP!
1:37-3:05
POE

17. Women in Egypt Gender Roles
Women’s 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. T/F…AGAIN!!...
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.