SOURCE10 An ancient scribe’s record of the strike of workers employed to construct and decorate the tomb of Rameses III
[The] gang walked out [of the tomb] because they were hungry; there is no wood, no vegetables, no ýsh. So they went to consult the magistrate...who declared, ‘[the people of the Tomb]’ are in the right’.
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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 5, 6, 9
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LEVEL3
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10, 11
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Rank these groups in order: artisans, nobles, scribes, peasants and pharaohs. 2. Ancient Egyptians believed the pharaoh could control nature. True or False? 3. The pharaoh did nothing for his people. True or False? 4. Identify an example of how someone could improve their social position. 5. Match the person with the description provided by writing the correct deýnition number in the Answer column. Description Answer a. Pharaoh 2. Looked on as a god; the ruler of the kingdom b. Noble 8. The wealthy class; owned land c. Priest 7. Controlled the temples, so had a lot of power d. Ofýcial 6. Administrators; carried out the pharaoh’s wishes and judged law cases e. Scribe 3. Trained to read and write; kept state records, including taxes f. Artisan 1. Common people who had a craft g. Merchant 5. Wealthy commoners who traded goods h. Peasant 4. Farmed the land owned by the pharaoh, priests and nobles ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. What does SOURCE10 suggest about the reasons for the tomb workers’ strike? 7. Interpret SOURCES2 and 3 to describe how pharaohs wanted to be seen by their people. 8. Examine SOURCE4 and explain what it suggests about the status of scribes. 9. Identify features of SOURCE5 that show the work of peasants. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 10. Compare the lives of ordinary and upper-class women in SOURCES7 and 9 . 11. Form a hypothesis about relationships between women and men using SOURCES7 , 8 and 9 . What evidence would you need to test it? Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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