history alive chapter 9. daily life in ancient egypt during the new kingdom 1600 – 1100 b.c.e
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Daily Life in Ancient EgyptHistory Alive
Chapter 9
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Daily Life in Ancient EgyptDuring the New
Kingdom1600 – 1100 B.C.E.
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Ancient Egyptian’s Social PyramidPharaoh
Gov. Officials
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants
Egyptian society was structured like a pyramid.
Pharaoh’s were looked upon like gods.
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Ancient Egyptian’s Social PyramidClasses (groups of
people) near the top had few people and high status.
Classes near the bottom had more people and lower status.
Pharaoh
Gov. Officials
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants
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Egypt’s Social ClassesPharaoh’s were
considered to be a god.
They had supreme authority.
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Government Officials & PriestsCarried out orders
of the PharaohNoble familiesPowerfulWealthyEnjoyed a good life
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ScribesRespected position
in societyRecorded
information for government officials and religious leaders
It took many years to be a scribe.
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ArtisansCraftspeople like
carpenters, metal-workers, painters, sculptors, and stone carvers.
Highly skilled.Little social status.
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PeasantsLargest social classWorked the land,
provided Egypt with a stable food supply.
When they weren’t farming they were working on the pharaoh’s building projects.
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Life in Egypt’s Social ClassFairly rigidLittle chance to
move to a higher class
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Government OfficialsBelonged to the
highest classInherited their
positions from their family
A vizier served as a kind of chief judge
Imhotep was famous for his role in designing the great pyramid.
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Lives of LuxuryNobles with great
wealth, fine homes, and time to socialize.
Lavish banquetsWore perfumeBanquets with
servants who waited on them.
Musicians, dancers, and acrobats entertained the guests.
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PriestsPowerful and well
respectedThe High Priest
served directly under the Pharaoh
Oversaw all religious ceremonies.
Gave advice performed healings.
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PriestsTemple priests had
to take care of the god.
A temple’s god was thought to live in a statue.
The statue was housed in a holy room called a sanctuary.
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The Priest’s Role in Burial PracticesEgyptians believed
in life after death.Spirits of the dead
needed their body in the afterlife.
They preserved bodies from decay through embalming.
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MummificationEmbalmingRemoved the brain,
lungs, and liver.Used a hook to pull
the brain through the nose.
Only the heart was left in the body.
The organs were placed in canopic jars.
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MummificationThe body was dried
out using a salt called natron.
After 70 days the priests would wash and oil the body.
They would wrap the body in hundreds of yards of linen.
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MummificationJewelry and
protective charms would be added.
Mask over the body.Wrap the body a
final time.
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MummificationMummy ready for
burialPlaced in a wooden
box called a sarcophagus.
Egyptians were buried with things they would use in the next life.
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ScribesBelow priestsEgypt’s official
writers and record keepers
Only worked for priests or nobles
Rise above parent’s social class
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Scribe SchoolSchools were run by
priestsMost students came
from artisan or merchant families
A few came from peasants
Start at age 5 and study for 12 years
Students had to learn 700 hiegroglyphs
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ArtisansArtisans were highly
skilled laborersRarely got the
respect they deserved
Carpenters, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalworkers, painters, potters, sculptors, and weavers.
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PeasantsLowest and largest
social class in EgyptPeasants grew cropsEgypt has three
seasons—flooding, planting, and harvest season.
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