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 were the pharaohs buried
Valley of the Kings
First recorded examples of hieroglyphics date back how many years
5000
What discovery in 1799 finally enabled us to translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
Who developed the translations on the Rosetta Stone
Jean Champollion
What three languages were written on the Rosetta Stone
Greek, Egyptian, Demotic
What is a stella
A stone slab used to carve hieroglyphics on before the invention of papyrus
How did the Cartouche get its name
Named by Napolean’s soldiers because it looked like the ammunition cartridge in their weapons
What other materials are made from papyrus reeds
Boats, sandals, rope, and baskets
How did Egyptians envision the afterlife
Like everyday life
Ritual done before burial used to awaken the senses in the afterlife
“Opening of the Mouth” ritual
Who is the longest living pharaoh
Ramses II-66 years
What is Natron
Desert salt used to mummify
How did the geography influence their spiritual beliefs
Living next to the dessert made them more aware of their mortality
Why did they mummify the body
Believed they needed their body in the afterlife
Egyptian creation belief
Life rose from a primeval ocean
The Pyramid symbolizes
Resurrection
What were amulets used for
Protection
Whose tomb was the only one found intact in the Valley of Kings
King Tut
What is an Ushubtes
Clay figures placed in the tombs to work as a symbolic worker of mundane tasks
What was buried with the dead
Everything you needed in everyday life: food, clothing, animals, servants, etc.
Did Egyptians us currency
No, barter system
Who is Osiris
Ruler of the Underworld
The art style stayed the same for how many years
3000 years
What are the five main characteristics of painting human figures
Rigid stylized figure, torso facing forward, limbs and head in profile, elongated forehead and limbs, eye exaggerated and facing forward
Who were the only Egyptians taught to read?
Scribes, doctors, and viziers
Symbol for life/eternal existence
Ankh
Symbol for the spiritual ability to perceive and interpret both the seen and the unseen in the universe
Eye of Ra
Who is the goddess of truth- judges whether you are allowed in to the afterlife or not
Maat
Symbol that represents royalty
Crook and Flail
Egyptian word for soul
Ka
Cat god of protection
Bast
Egyptian god of death with the head of a jackel
Anubis
Egyptian god of creation
Ra
How could you gain social status
Born in to it, or sometimes could buy training
