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Ahmes's Diary

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    Reading Comprehension
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  • What period of time does Ahmes's diary entries cover?
    First month of the planting season to first month of harvesting season
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  • What is Ahmes's father's trade?
    craft/ craftsman
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  • What happened to Ahmes's brother when he couldn't follow his father's trade?
    He would be sent away.
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  • Who gets more respect, a scribe or a craftsman?
    A scribe
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  • How can you tell a nobleman from a commoner?
    By the clothes they wear
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  • What is the name of Ahmes's new friend?
    Nebamun
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  • How is the game senet played?
    Whoever can get the six cones across the board and back first wins the game.
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  • Ahmes chose to continue the family tradition with ___________________, meaning he did it out of a sense of duty, not because he wanted to.)
    resignation
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  • What is another word for 'punish'?
    discipline
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  • Which influential person in the community did Ahmes's father talk to about his case?
    Nebamun's father
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  • What will Ahmes's brother do when he comes back to his family?
    the business side of things
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  • What kind of plant does Ahmes use to make brushes?
    reed
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