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what is a pulley system to remove water
Definition
shaduf
Term
what type of civilization is egypt
Definition
hydraulic
Term
which way does the nile flow
Definition
north
Term
what does the the deshret mean?
Definition
red land of egypt/desert
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kemet
Definition
the black land of irrigation
Term
what is the ancient egyptian word for egypt
Definition
kemet
Term
origin of the word egypt
Definition
arabic qubt derived from greek aiguptios which is from egyptian hout ka ptah memphis capitla of egypt
Term
where does the white nile flow from?
Definition
lake victoria in uganada
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where does the blue nile flow from
Definition
lake tana in ethiopia
Term
where do the two niles meet?
Definition
khartoum
Term
when was the annual inundation
Definition
fist seen in aswan end of june, reaches its full height in cairo at the end of september
Term
what is considered to be a good inundation
Definition
7.6 m above low water level in april
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which depiction is for going north on the nile
Definition
oars to go downstream
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what depiction to go south on the nile
Definition
use sails to sail upstream
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where is sandstone found in egypt
Definition
south and nubia
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where is limestone found in egypt
Definition
south of luxor to cairo
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what is the underbed rock of egypt?
Definition
granite
Term
what are stone natural resources of egypt
Definition
lime stone sandstone grantie
Term
what are metals found in egypt
Definition
copper, gold
Term
where is lumber imported from
Definition
lebanon, port of Byblos
Term
what are the four ways to determine time
Definition
agricultural calendar, lunar, astronomical, royal anals and documents
Term
how was the royal date formula
Definition
year x, month y of season z, day ww, in the reign of the dual king (nn) may he live and be prosperous and healthy
Term
what is cyclical time
Definition
reoccurrring time
Term
what is a decan
Definition
10 day week of ancient egypt
Term
what is the inundation season
Definition
akhet
Term
what is the winter season
Definition
peret
Term
what is the summer season
Definition
shemu
Term
how many months are in an egyptian season
Definition
4
Term
how many weeks are in a month
Definition
3
Term
how many days are in a year
Definition
360+ 5 days epagomenal
Term
what is the dog star
Definition
siris or sothis
Term
when is the emergence of sothis
Definition
july 17-19
Term
when does akhet coincide with sothis
Definition
every 1460 years
Term
what are the 4 kings lists?
Definition
table of karnak, table of abydos, turin canon, table of saqqara
Term
which kings list divides into dynasties
Definition
table of saqqara
Term
who wrote the first history of egypt
Definition
manetho
Term
how many dynasties did manetho of ptolemy II have in egypt
Definition
30
Term
what are 5 royal annals and inscriptions
Definition
palermo stone, kamose stela, thutmosis III annals, Tutankhamuns restoration decree, merneptahs israel stela
Term
what two auto bigographys do wer have and when
Definition
weni the elder old kingdom, ahomse son of ibana new kingdom
Term
who are the three founders of the 3 kingdoms of egypt?
Definition
menes old kingdom, mentuhotep II-neheptre middle, ahmose new
Term
when are the intermediate periods
Definition
in between the kingdoms
Term
when is after the 3rd intermediate period
Definition
late period, greco-roman period
Term
what are the problems with egyptian chronology
Definition
incompleteness of sources, cyclical time keeping, counting regnal years, co regencies, king lists leave out rulers.
Term
when was the tansition from food gathering to food producing
Definition
palaeolithic
Term
when was the last great wet phase
Definition
palaeolithic
Term
what is the order of lower egypt neolithic cultures
Definition
fayyum A, merimde, El-omari, Maadi, buto
Term
where is the first evidence of red polished pottery
Definition
fayyum A
Term
where were silos and graneries first found
Definition
Fayyum A
Term
what did the fayyum a culture domesticate
Definition
goats, sheep, pigs
Term
where is the first evidence of a fully sedentary life
Definition
merimde
Term
in merimde where are the dead buried
Definition
within the village
Term
where is the first evidence of maceheads
Definition
merimde evoke asiatic ones
Term
where is the village life first organized
Definition
merimde, houses in rows, evidence of fishing
Term
how are the dead buried in el-omari culture
Definition
mat lined pits, feutus position, head south face west
Term
where are the dead buried in el-omari
Definition
outside the settlement
Term
where are grave goods first discovered
Definition
el-omari
Term
what is always found in an el-omari grave
Definition
one pot
Term
whose pottery first evokes palestinian styles
Definition
el-omari
Term
where are donkeys first found
Definition
el-omari
Term
where is the first evidence of agriculture and herding and advanced craft specialization
Definition
maadi
Term
where are copper axe heads first found
Definition
maadi
Term
which culture in the north was an entrepot for trading
Definition
maadi
Term
when was lower egyptian aterial replaced by upper egyptian material?
Definition
buto
Term
what are the 3 upper egypt cultures?
Definition
badarian, naqada 1, naqada II
Term

S

what was the way of life for badarian

Definition
semi sedentry, pastorialsts, hunters fishers but some agriculture
Term
what was a typical grave of badarian
Definition
oval or rectangular pit roofed over with sticks or matting. body is clothed and given jewelry and ornaments
Term
where were the first stone palettes found
Definition
badarian, along with ivory spoons and combs
Term
where is the earliest attestiation of riverine funerary beliefs
Definition
badarian, 3 clay boat models found
Term
was there social stratification in the badarian
Definition
no, but some people had more grave goods
Term
what was badarian pottery like
Definition
reddish brown with a black area around he rim
Term
where are he first images of the human form
Definition
more female than male and also animals in badarian
Term
where are the first animal burials
Definition
badarian
Term
does naqada 1 have a change in burial fom badarian
Definition
no
Term
what was naqada 1 pottery like
Definition
red with white decorations, as well as badarian black top reddish brown
Term
where is lapis lazuli from
Definition
afganistan
Term
where is turqoise from
Definition
sinai
Term
where are there advances in stone cutting
Definition
Naqada 1
Term
where is the evolution of complex social and ecom=nomical institutions
Definition
naqada 2
Term
where is increased urbanization
Definition
naqada 2
Term
how is socail stratification expressed and where
Definition
varied size and design of naqada 2 tombs and grave goods
Term
where is the most complex pottery with boat designs
Definition
naqasa 2
Term
what are the 3 ceremonial objects of naqada 2
Definition

gebel el arak knife

macehead of king scorpion

narmer palette

Term
when is the cultural unification of eygpt
Definition
naqada 2, buto
Term
where was the road to westernasia and sinai
Definition
maadi
Term
where was the route to the oasis in the western desert and the road of forty days
Definition
abydos
Term
directly opposite the western end of the wadi hamamat and the road to the red sea
Definition
naqada
Term
what is monumantal architecture of the neolithic foreign influence
Definition
palace facade tombs
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what are some forgeign artistic motifs
Definition
fabulous animals with intertwined necks, boats of mespotamian design, cylinde seals, writing, pottery styles
Term
what 2 things didnt concern the gyptian artist
Definition

individuality and orginality.

all about fitting in

Term
was egyptian art practical or artistic
Definition
practical, ritual, religious, social.
Term
how was consistency in representation achieved in art
Definition
canon of proportion. grids
Term
how many squares is a standing figure and a sitting one and does it change?
Definition
18, 14, yes akhenaten 20 s, then back, then after the late peroid
Term
what does aspective and perspective mean
Definition
aspective the artist renders the entiety of the object, perspective is what you can physiclly see
Term
what views does art combine
Definition

frontal and profile

two-dimensional image is a “hieroglyph” or symbol à abbreviated way of

conveying the greatest amount of information with a minimum of effort

à Show as many “important” aspects as possible

à Relates to issues such as gender, status, in-group vs. outsiders à

Term
what are the differences between men and women
Definition
men larger, women yellow, men red
Term
are foreigners depicted the same in egyptian art
Definition

Question of decorum à elite vs. non-elite / Egyptian vs. foreigner

                               à the latter two less bound by rules/canon.

Term
royal figures are depicted in art
Definition
larger, main character, distinguishable by their crowns, scepter, dress, contact with gods
Term
why do block statues appear
Definition

religious and practical significance

ressurecion symbolism, large surface for texts

Term
when is older figures in art and large ears appear
Definition
middle kingdom
Term
when do block statues appear
Definition
dyn 12/ middle k
Term

when ae

Distorted” forms of royal family: scholarly debate whether genetic disorder or artistic expression of "change" on a fundamental level

· Introduction of movement, scenes of nature, affection, new gestures, new dress appear

Definition
amarna/ late dyn 18
Term
what are some aspects of the late period
Definition
individualism- more portraits, variety of materials, usurption, imitation of earlier periods,
Term
when was the nubian style found in art
Definition
25 dy
Term
when was the persian dress and gestures found in art
Definition
27th dyn
Term
what family is the egyptian language from?
Definition
afro asiatic
Term
when do hieroglyphs appear?
Definition
3100 bc
Term
what ar ehiroglyphs
Definition
pictograms and phonograms
Term
what is an ideogram
Definition
word sign womean man
Term
what is a phonogram
Definition

sound sign

bee+leaf

belief

Term
what is a uniliteral
Definition
alphabetic sign of one consonant
Term
what is a bilateral hieroglyph
Definition
2 consonants
Term
what are 3 consonants in hieroglyphs
Definition
triliteral
Term
are vowels written in hieroglyphs
Definition
no, weak consonants until copyic then greek introduction
Term
what is each egyptian word follwed with
Definition

and ideo gram a sign that derterimines-derterminative what kind of word you were dealing with

aka sun with day or time

Term
what are the four scripts of egyptian writing
Definition
hieroglyph, hieratic, demotic, coptic
Term
what is hieroglyph
Definition
sacred engraving
Term
what is hieratic
Definition
cursive form of hieroglyph used for everyday letters and administration
Term
what is demotic
Definition
more cursive form of hieratic,
Term
what is coptic
Definition
last lanuage to be spoken and written in egypt. greek alphabet capitals only and 6 extra signs for letters unknown to greek aka- h
Term
who and when found the rosetta stone
Definition
1799, napoleon
Term
what is the rosetta stone
Definition
decree in 196 BCE of king ptolemy written in greek demotic and hieroglyphs
Term
who decoded the rosetta stone
Definition

jean francois champollion

found the proper names of kings and qeens in cartoches.

address to the french academy 1822

Term
sequnece of dynasty 0 rulers
Definition
scorpion, hat-hor, irjhorm sekhen/ka, scorpion 2, narmer
Term
where is the oldest monumental temple
Definition
hierakonpolis
Term
where was the narmer palette found
Definition
hierakonpolis
Term
what does the narmer palette mean
Definition

first battle of the unification, now it is believed as the ruler who united egypt to be Hor-aha who may have been narmers son

much later royal iconography

Term
kings of dynasty 1
Definition

  The Horus Narmer: “The Nasty Catfish”

·  The Horus Aha: “The Fighter”

·  The Horus Djer: “The Strong One”

·  The Horus Djet: “The Cobra”

            ·  The Horus Den: “The (Head) Cutter”

            ·  The Horus Andjib: “The Slaughterer of Hearts”

Term
kings of dynasty 2
Definition

Hetepsekhemuy                Sened

       Nebra/Raneb (= Weneg)           Peribsen

       Nynetjer                     Khasekhemwy

 

Term
where are early kings buried in dynasty 1
Definition
abydos
Term
who has the first attestiation of the god ra
Definition

nebra

dynasty 2

Term
when does the royal necropolis move to saqara
Definition
dynasty 2
Term
which dynasty 2 kings are buried at abydos
Definition
peribsen and kasekhemwy
Term
king of the two powers appear
Definition
hasekhemwy, seems to convey an appreciation of the gods horus and seth as the representatives of hierakonpolis and ombos
Term
where are the first signs of egypts imperialistic philosophy
Definition
dynasty 2. harassment of neighbours, king dens ivory label, king khasekhemwys battle statue and king djers graffico in nubia
Term
what is the pharaohs role
Definition
link between the gods and the humans
Term
what is Maat
Definition
to maintian cosmic equilibrum the pharaoh was put to maat of justice, and righteousness. personified as the daughter of amun re. king is there by the gods to maintain maat. therefore the king is a son of the sungod re later amun re
Term
myth that placed the monarch parallel to the gods
Definition
was horus son of osisris and isis. son of re, ruled like re on earth in his place. these divine attributes are gifts of the gods.
Term
what are the five elements of the royal titulary
Definition
horus, nebty, horus of gold, niswt biti, sa-re
Term
horus as a legal title
Definition
pharaoh is an embodiment of horus on earth
Term
nebty as royal titulary
Definition
king is protected by the two ladies and the crowns of upper and lower egypt
Term
name of king horus of gold
Definition

still debated; may have something to do with the early cultic

                          center of the god Seth, Nubet/Ombos (Eg. nub = “gold”)

Term
royal name of dual king
Definition
niswt-biti stresses the political instituiton of kingship given at acession. prenomen
Term
what is a prenomen of a king
Definition
niswt-biti. new kingdom compounded with the divine name Re
Term
what is the nomen of the king
Definition
sa-re son of re
Term
what is the sa-re
Definition
nomen of king, personal or birth name. emphasizes direct decent of the king from the sungod which is a link to legitimacy. aka amenhotep, thuthmose
Term
what is the crown of upper egypt
Definition
white bowling pin
Term
whta is the crown of lower egypt
Definition
red crown
Term
what is the crown of unified egypt
Definition

double

red-lower, white upper

Term
what is the nemes
Definition

headress of the deceased ruler and son and rep of re.

stripes, lions mane

Term
what is the crown of osiris
Definition
atef, representative of re
Term
what is the helemet crown of pharaoh
Definition
blue crown which appeared from the new kingdome onwards.
Term
where is the first appearence of the red crown of l egypt
Definition
in naqada 1 in upper egypt
Term
where is the first appearence of cheifs and rulers
Definition
naqada 1
Term
what do the constuction of monuments as well as drafting of military require?
Definition

centrally administer state unified

belief system to encourage such projects aka myth pof the dvine king

Term

what were the reasons for the shape of the pyramid

 

Definition

stairway to heaven

ladder to sky

suns rays

Term
what period were mastabas used?
Definition
early dynastic
Term
step pyramid
Definition
djoser, saqqara
Term
what were the construction stages of the step pyramid
Definition
mastaba, lengthen mastaba, 4 tier pyramid, 6 tier pyramid
Term
what was the first use of stone in monumental architecture
Definition
step pyramid saqqara
Term
meydum pyramid
Definition
snefru
Term
bent pyramid
Definition
snefru
Term
where is the bent pyramid
Definition
dahshur
Term
small pyramid at seila
Definition
snefru
Term
great pyramid
Definition
khufu, giza
Term
Khafra/khephren pyramid
Definition
giza, sphinx, 2000m long causeway
Term
menkaure/mycerinus pyramid
Definition
giza, palace facade carvings on walls, smaller but more complex
Term
first use of pyramid art
Definition
menkaure
Term
what is the mature pyramid complex
Definition

valley temple

causeway

morturary temple attached to east face of pyramid

tomb shaft and burial chamber

ka pyramid in south east

cedar boats buried near eouth east

Term
what is a redistributive economy
Definition
goods collected from estates brought to palace and redistributed where neccessary.
Term
what is the egyptian attitude to death
Definition
avoid eternal death in the next life so you must take along your possessions, maintain individuals life after death with continued contact.
Term
what does it mean to go west
Definition
to the place of sunset and the realm of the god of the dead osiris
Term
what was the transistion to death
Definition

mummification

accumulation of arcane knowledge of the afterlife

attesting to ones life in accordance with maat in the judgement before osiris

 

Term
what is the 4 aspects of the soul
Definition

akh

ka

ba

shoot/shuwet

Term
what is the soul
Definition
ba
Term
what is akh
Definition
effective part of person luminous in hereafter
Term
what is the lifefore
Definition
ka
Term
what is the shadow or ghost of the dead
Definition
shuwet
Term
could you interact with the dead
Definition
yes through tombs, through cult or by visiting them in their sleep
Term
what is the egyptian sky thought to be?
Definition
vast aquatic expanse and replica of the river nile. the sungod re traveled in boats
Term
what is the earth surrounded by
Definition
water
Term
what is creation for the egyptians
Definition

creation of firm matter from primeval water, nun primeval ocean.

differentiatation of unity into diversity

Term
what is the heliopolitan creation myth
Definition
begetting of duality. shu-light/air and tefnut-form/humidity/fire, form unity the one creator gd atum-nothing/finish/end. these gods beget sky and earth nut and geb, they father osiris, seth, isis and nepthys. king is embodied by horus son of osiris and isis
Term
mummification ideoogy
Definition

preserve the body as a house for the soul

70 days of mummification reflects the absence of orion-osiris from sky

Term
what are the two parts of a tomb
Definition
tomb for the deceased and a chapel for the interaction between family and friends.
Term
what is the focal point of the tomb chapel
Definition
false door appearence of deceased to recieve offereings
Term
what are the three types of funerary literature
Definition
pyramid text, coffin text, book of the dead.
Term
what is a pyramid text
Definition
celestial solar and stellar hearafter spells
Term
what is coffin texts
Definition

first maps of hearafter. first images of desert and undergroung realms

democratization of the royal hearafter

Term
what is th ebook of the dead
Definition
focal point is judgement of the dead
Term
what are the underworld books
Definition
collective term that describes a number of compositions that appear in the new kingdom. destiny of sungod at night. and his journey through the netherworld
Term
what is a khet
Definition
bofy of human
Term
what is the ib
Definition
heart
Term
how many canopic jars are there?
Definition
4
Term
theme of pramid text
Definition
external existence of the king
Term
example of coffin text
Definition

to not rot

to not do work

Term
when are graneries no longer communal
Definition
merimde
Term
where are children buried in merimde culture?
Definition
underneath the floor of the home
Term
what is merimde pottery decorated with?
Definition
herring bones
Term
when are subterrenean settlemesnt first found
Definition
el-omari
Term
what are the three types of maadi houses?
Definition

subterrenean

surface circular hut

rectangular

Term
when is the cemetary divided by wealth
Definition
badarian
Term
what was badarian pottery
Definition
black topware rippled surface simple forms
Term
important sites of naqada 1
Definition
naqada and hirekonpolis
Term
when were people first puried in linen
Definition
naqada 1
Term
when were the first statues found
Definition
naqada 1. marks tombs as special. men with hats or beards.
Term
what types of mace heads were found in naqada 1
Definition
egg shaped and tulip shaped.
Term
where were giant vats of beer found
Definition
naqada 1
Term
where is the first evidence of human sacrifice
Definition
naqada 2
Term
when was the first use of wooden and clay coffins
Definition
naqada 2
Term
where is the earliest symbol of kingship
Definition

naqada 2 hierankonpolis

man stangling two lions

Term
when is the rippled flake knife made
Definition
naqada 2
Term
what is art like during the armarna period
Definition
more relaistic show age
Term
what is faience
Definition
sand lime natron material valuable but is easy to makeceramic
Term
what does the word hiertic mean
Definition
preistly in greek
Term
where are palace facades first found
Definition
abydos dynasty 0
Term
who moves the capital to memphis in the dynasty 1
Definition
heb-seb, burial still at abydos
Term
what king strongly associates himself with seth
Definition
peribsen
Term
what are the regalia of the king
Definition
hequa sceptre/hook, the flail, the was-sceptre, the bulls tail, the uraeus upright cobra
Term
what is the oldest name of the pharaoh
Definition
serek
Term
what are the two ladies names in the kings name titualy
Definition
cobra and vulture
Term
what does mastaba mean in arabic
Definition
bench
Term
first king to bear title son of re
Definition
djedefre, son of khufu
Term
who builds the sphinx
Definition
khafre
Term
who built the pyramid at giza out of red granite
Definition
menkaurua
Term
who builds a valley temple out of white alabaster stone
Definition
khafre
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