Social Levels and Classes
The social classes of Ancient Egypt from highest to lowest were:
- the pharaoh who was considered a god on Earth and had absolute power
- the viziers who are the pharaoh's closest advisors and administers and the high priest's who are the pharaoh's assistants and generals and would help during the mummification process and hold any religious festival
- the royal overseers who were overseers of the lands worked by peasants
- the district governors who ran all towns and districts
- the scribes kept records, wrote letters to townspeople, recorded harvests, and kept accounts for the army
- the craftsmen/ artisans included sculptors, goldsmiths, painters, rock cutters, and carpenters who also worked on the decoration of the tomb for the reigning king
- the farmers who made most of the population and were th main part of the food production
- the slaves were the prisoners of war, but could still own land, employ servants, and marry free born people
In Ancient Egypt wealthy men were involved in buisness or government. Married women ran the home and tended to the needs of the children. Wealthy boys and girls attended school which trained them to be scribes. Lower class men and women spent their days working in the fields, serving the rich, or making clothing or food. Poor Egyptians rarely ate meat, and also couldn't learn to write.
- the pharaoh who was considered a god on Earth and had absolute power
- the viziers who are the pharaoh's closest advisors and administers and the high priest's who are the pharaoh's assistants and generals and would help during the mummification process and hold any religious festival
- the royal overseers who were overseers of the lands worked by peasants
- the district governors who ran all towns and districts
- the scribes kept records, wrote letters to townspeople, recorded harvests, and kept accounts for the army
- the craftsmen/ artisans included sculptors, goldsmiths, painters, rock cutters, and carpenters who also worked on the decoration of the tomb for the reigning king
- the farmers who made most of the population and were th main part of the food production
- the slaves were the prisoners of war, but could still own land, employ servants, and marry free born people
In Ancient Egypt wealthy men were involved in buisness or government. Married women ran the home and tended to the needs of the children. Wealthy boys and girls attended school which trained them to be scribes. Lower class men and women spent their days working in the fields, serving the rich, or making clothing or food. Poor Egyptians rarely ate meat, and also couldn't learn to write.