Questions About Egypt, and a Ship Made of Grass!

For tonight's homework, please spend ten or fifteen minutes using the Quizlet review that I posted.

The questions are from the two reading sections included on Thursday's quiz (pages 90-95 and 97-98).

The easiest Quizlet tool to use for studying this information is "Flashcards". Here's the link:



Today during class, you all asked some excellent questions about life in ancient Egypt. Here's a sampling:

Henry and Wynter: Why didn't the lower class Egyptians fight for more rights, since they clearly outnumbered the middle and upper classes? Why didn't the upper class treat the lower class with more respect, since the lower class kept everything running?

GabrielHow did the pharaohs convince people that they were gods?

Carter L.How do nobles gain power in the first place?

Whitley: Did they really only bury one or two people in those huge pyramids?


Cameron and FletcherWhy didn't the scribes have to pay taxes? 

AlexaIf a son didn't want to do the same job as his father, would he be able to do what he wanted?

DavisWho was the greatest pharaoh in Egyptian history?

IsabelWhat kind of government does Egypt have nowadays? Why did the system of pharaohs eventually come to an end?

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