1. DO NOW: Write in your composition book the following questions and answer them. 1. What is a social class? 2. Give an example of a social class at Carr. Homework: Write in your Planner

3. Egyptian Social Class

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

5. Egyptian Social Classes On your DO NOW paper draw a pyramid and put the classes below in order from highest to lowest Scribes and government officials Pharaoh Craftspeople and merchants Priests and nobles Slaves Farmers

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7. Pharaoh Priests/Nobles Scribes & Government Officials Craftspeople and Merchants Farmers Laborers & Slaves

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. CLIP! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pEXd4 s1yU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8pEXd4 s1yU 1:37-3:10

15. 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.

16. True or False REVIEW! Slaves in Sumer had no rights 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.