Ancient Egypt Flashcards
what cultures does Ancient Egypt extend into
Ancient Greek and even later Roman cultures.
the strict rules for presenting figures
change very little
The majority of surviving material culture relates to their
ideas about the afterlife
Ancient Egypt was ______ about gods
polytheistic
what did the Egyptians believe about the ka of the pharaoh
will journey to the afterlife, and have similar needs as during life
what is necessary for the well-being of society.
Pharaoh’s protection from the afterlife
how the Egyptian culture saw the Mesopotamia culture as rivals
their ealy stages of pyramids looked like a ziggurat
the Egyptian Djoser was not a _______ but a ________
temple to the gods and burial chamber for pharaohs
stages of the pyramids
mastaba - stepped pyramid - pyramid
where do most of the materials come from in Ancient Egypt
their burial rituals
earliest burial structures were called
the mastaba
what would the mastaba have held
a ka statue and an underground burial chamber.
why were the pyramids of Giza built
three successive leaders build increasingly massive pyramids to immortalize themselves after death.
what was the function of the pyramids
preserve their bodies (the leaders) so that they can continue to look after their people in death
Khafre. Ka Statue
Menkaure and a Queen
Seated Scribe
Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris. From a Book of the Dead
