5. Ancient Egypt Flashcards
Three Kingdoms
Old. Middle (invaded by Asian rulers). New Kingdom
Upper & Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt- is at the mouth of nile, Upper Egypt is on a plateau to the south. King Narmer unified Egypt creating the Old Kingdom
crown of Upper Egypt
shaped like bowling pin, white
crown of Lower Egypt
chair shape, red
pchent
double crown, combination of Upper and Lower Egypt crows, Upper Egypt crown sits inside of Lower Egypt crown. Symbolizes the unification.
King Narmer
King of Upper Egypt. Responsible for putting upper and lower together. conquers lower egypt creating Old Kingdom.
Akhenaten & Nefertiti
New Kingdom. First recordence of Orientalism. Akhenaten draped schenti below the belly.
Tutankhamen
the son of Akhenaten, became king by 12, died by 18. Married to Half Sister. Important because, we have found the most stuff from his tomb.
lotus
symbolizes the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The nile river
scarab
symbol of rebirth, amulet
ankh
cross like, life, life force, eternal life, eternity, immortality
uraeus
the snake, cobra, rebirth, regeneration, hierarchy, amulet protection
eye of horus
amulet protection, deflects evil
leopard
skin- upper egyptian custom before unification, becomes vestment
kohl
eyeliner, made from charcoal+clay+olive oil, to deflect the sun, eye of horace
wigs/
made from human hair, and natural fiber. popular due to shave heads to protect against fleas. styled into dreadlocks, curls, etc. 7
nemes
royal headdress, crown that the sphinx wears, derived from bandana
divine beard
false beard. associated with the gods, the god, the king, man of high rank. held onto face with chin straps, then later adhesive
schenti
kilt, piece of woven fabric that is wrapped around the waist, unisex, central component of the mans wardrobe, practical garment.
sheath dress
narrow silhouette, fitted to body, unisex, most important piece to the woman’s wardrobe, beaded
pleating
heat set with hot rocks. or linen fabric crinkled when wet and laid to dry
pectoral
piece of large jewelry that is on a necklace, were it lays on the chest.
superhumeral
broad collar necklace, clay, jewels, golfs, straw (blood)
faience
clay beads with ceramic glaze on them