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Question
Name the three social classes of ancient Egypt. Mention the people who constituted each of these classes.
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Solution
The Egyptians were divided into three distinct classes. These are following
- The upper class— The upper class consisted of the royal family, rich landowners, high ranking priests, government officials, and doctors
- The middle class— The middle class consisted of merchants, manufactures, craftspersons and the lower clergy.
- The lower class— This class consisted of the peasants, At the bottom of the social hierarchy were the slaves who were mainly prisoners of war.
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