Multiple choice

Identify the four levels of the social hierarchy in the Nile River Valley.

  1. king/priest, wealthy merchants and farmers, peasants, slaves

  2. kings, priests, artisans, farmers

  3. Wealthy Merchants, Kings, Farmers

  4. Priests, Kings, Farmers, Slaves

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Explanation

The social structure of ancient Egypt was highly stratified. At the top were the pharaoh (king) and religious leaders, followed by a middle class of wealthy merchants and skilled workers, then the vast majority of peasant farmers, and finally enslaved people at the bottom.