1. Ancient Egyptian Scribes By India

2. Who were Ancient Egyptian Scribes? Scribes were the few Egyptians who knew how to read and write.

3. Why was being a Scribe a difficult job? Being a scribe was an extremely difficult job because in total, there were hundreds of different hieroglyphs to remember.

4. What did the Scribes write on? The scribes used a kind of paper called papyrus, which was made from reeds otherwise known as the papyrus plant.

5. What was the job of the Scribe? • writing letters for fellow villagers who couldn't write • recording the amount of crops harvested • calculating the amount of food needed to feed the tomb workers • keeping accounts and ordering supplies for temples and the Egyptians army

6. Could an Egyptian girl become a Scribe? No, only boys went to school to learn to be scribes.

7. How have Scribes helped us learn about life in ancient Egypt? • Almost all of our known knowledge about the ancient Egyptians came from the work and art of the ancient Egyptian scribe

8. How long did it take to train as a Scribe? It took as long as twelve years to train as a scribe. Almost all of our known knowledge about the ancient Egyptians came from the work and art of the ancient Egyptian scribe.

9. Interesting Fact Only 1 out of every 100 ancient Egyptians could read and write.