SCRIBE

SCRIBE I have studied a lot to become a SCRIBE. I work in the Pharaoh’s house. I control the taxes and the amount of things that enter and exit from the Pharaoh’s granaries. I write letters to important personalities. I’m a respected person and my social position is high, since only a few in the Egyptian society can read and write. I belong to the PRIVILEGED CLASS which are wealthy and have political power. For further information click on here: http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/scribe.html

PROCESS CLUE OF THE GOD THOT GENERAL QUESTIONS 1. The history of Ancient Egypt comprised a period of more than 3.000 years. During this long time, there were several AGES. answer these questions: which are the dates of the beginning and end of each stage? Which was the LONGEST AGE? What happened between each AGE?. CLUE OF THE GOD THOT CLUE OF THE GOD THOT: Check page 19 of your text book. In this page you'll find information to answer these questions

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCRIBE THE POWER OF THE PHARAOH. A. Who ruled over Egypt and the Egyptians? B. Which powers did he have? C. On which territories did he rule? 3. EGYPTIAN WRITING A. What’s the name of the writing system of the Egyptians? B. According to the Egyptians, who invented writing? C. Why is so important for the history of the humans the appearance of writing? EGYPTIAN WRITING http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/egypt/writing.htm 4. LEARNING TO WRITE A. Where did Egyptians learn to write? B. Who learnt to write? C. How were the people who could write and worked doing it called? http://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-scribes.html

5. THEIR OCCUPATION: WRITING A. What kinds of texts did the scribes write? B. Which instruments did they use to write? C. What material did they use to write? Where did they get this material from? SCRIBE’S INSTRUMENTS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribe_equipment_%28hieroglyph%29 6. SCRIBES AND THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY Which social group did the Scribes belong to? Which other people belonged to the same group? Do you think that the scribes were powerful? Why?