Was social mobility likely for scribes during the Old and Middle Kingdom eras? a. Yes. Scribes were educated, which enabled them to move to a higher class level. b. No. Scribes were powerless bureaucrats.

c. Yes. Scribes kept records for government and could use their role to gain power. d. No. Scribes usually inherited their positions from their fathers.

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30 October, 22:34

Was social mobility likely for scribes during the Old and Middle Kingdom eras? a. Yes. Scribes were educated, which enabled them to move to a higher class level. b. No. Scribes were powerless bureaucrats.

c. Yes. Scribes kept records for government and could use their role to gain power. d. No. Scribes usually inherited their positions from their fathers.

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Vanessa · Answer 1

The answer is, NO. scribes went to scribe school from dawn till dusk every day, and had to learn 700 hieroglyphics. if they did something wrong, they would be beaten. scribes had to record everything. Instead of writing with a pencil (which is very easy to use) they wrote with papyrus, which is a type of reed. it was a difficult job, and very difficult to train for it. only men could become scribes