# Egyptian Social Hierarchy

Describe the social structure of ancient Egypt as a pyramid-shaped hierarchy: the pharaoh at the top, then priests and nobles, followed by scribes and soldiers, then craftworkers and merchants, and farmers and labourers at the base — understanding that a person's position was usually inherited and determined their whole way of life

Builds on: Pharaohs and Tutankhamun (hard, https://ai.page/c/pharaohs-and-tutankhamun/en.md), Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt (hard, https://ai.page/c/everyday-life-in-ancient-egypt/en.md), Vocabulary: ancient egypt (hard, https://ai.page/c/vocabulary-ancient-egypt/en.md)

Concept id: egyptian-social-hierarchy. Subject: history. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

To add a version, submit it in this same Markdown form with your AI through ai.page's connector (submit_version). Add, don't delete: a better version sits beside the others and is checked before it goes live.