Ancient Egypt Flashcards
Vessels that store the vital organs after mummification
Canopic jars
Document that contains spells and charms to help secure passage into the afterlife
Book of the dead
How long did it take to mummify a corpse
70 days
Where was the pharaoh buried
Valley of the kings
First recorded examples of hieroglyphics date back ________ years
5000
What discovery in 1799 finally enabled us to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
Who depicted the translations on the Rosetta Stone
Jean Champollion
What three languages were written on the Rosetta Stone.
Greek, Egyptian, and demotic
What is a Stella
A stone slab used to carve hieroglyphics on before teb invention of papyrus
How did the cartouche get its name
Named by Napoleon soldiers because it looked like the ammunition cartridge in their weapons
What other materials are made from papyrus reeds
Boats, sandals, rope, baskets
How did the Egyptians envision the after life
Like everyday life
Ritual done before the burial used to awaken the senses in the after life.
Opening of the mouth ritual
Who was the longest reigning pharaoh
Ramses ll-66 yrs
What was natron?
Desert salt to mummify
How did the geography influence their spiritual beliefs
Living next to the desert made them more aware of their mortality
Why did they mummify the body
Believed they needed their body in the afterlife
What was buried with the dead
Everything you needed in the daily life
Did Egyptians use currency
No, barter system
