2. 1 The society in ancient Egypt

3. 2 The pharaoh( 法魯王 ) The prime minister ( 輔政大臣 ) and priests ( 祭司 ) Nobles( 貴族 ), officials ( 官吏 ) and scribes ( 文士 ) Craftsmen( 工匠 )and merchants ( 商人 ) Farmers ( 農夫 ) Slaves ( 奴隸 )

4. 3 1. Historians have divided the ancient Egyptian social structure (pictured above) into classes below. Classify the people shown in the above diagram into the correct box. People with special rights Commoners ( 平民 ) Slaves The pharaoh, the prime minister, priests, nobles, officials and scribes Craftsmen, merchants and farmers Prisoners and criminals

5. 4 2. What was the position of priests in ancient Egypt? What did this reflect about the ancient Egyptian society? _________________________________________________ They belonged to those people who had special rights. This shows that ancient Egypt emphasised religion. Priests could carry out religious ceremonies and they were respected by the ancient Egyptians.

6. 5 Pharaohs Pharaoh and his queen The pharaoh the ruler and religious leader believed to be able to communicate with god

7. 6 The pharaoh was the religious leader. A pharaoh worshipping a god

8. 7 Ancient Egyptian priests People with special rights prime ministers, priests and officials had wealth, land and servants knew how to read and write in ancient Egypt

9. 8 Officials  gave advice to the pharaoh  helped the pharaoh to rule the country Ancient Egyptian officials

10. 9 Scribes were officials in ancient Egypt.

11. 10 Commoners farmers, fishermen and merchants Most ancient Egyptians were farmers. Fishermen fished along the Nile, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Ancient Egyptian farmers

12. 11 Craftsmen produced goods and sold them for living. Ancient Egyptian craftsmen

13. 12 Slaves prisoners and criminals the lowest class in ancient Egyptian society did laboring work did not have much freedom Ancient Egyptian slaves