Ancient Egypt Flashcards
Vessels that store the Vital organs after mummification
Canonic jars
Document that contains spells and charms to help secure passage into afterlife.
Book of the dead
How long did it take to mummify a course
70 days
Where were the pharoahs buried
Valley of the kings
First recorded examples of hieroglyphs date back_________ years
5000 years
What discovery in 1799 finally enabled us to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics
The Rosetta Stone
Who deciphered the translations of the Rosetta Stone
Jean Champollion
What three languages were written on the Rosetta Stone
Greek Egyptian demonic
What is a stella
A stone slab used to carve hieroglyphics on before papyrus was invented
How did the cartouche get its name
Named by napoleons 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 Egyptian envision the afterlife
Like everyday
Rituals done before burial used to awaken the senses in afterlife
Opening mouth ritual
Who was the longest reigning pharoah
Ramses the second-66 years
Who was natron
Desert salt used for mummification
How did the geography influence their spiritual beliefs why did they mummify the body
Living next to the desert made them more aware of their mortality believed they needed their body in the after life.
Egypt 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 the kings
King tut
What is an ushubtes
Clay figures placed in a tomb to symbolize workers
What was buried with the dead
Everything you needed in daily life food clothing animals servants
Who were the only Egyptians taught to read
Scribes doctors viziers
Did Egyptians use currency
No, barter system
Who was Osiris
Ruler of the under world
The art style stayed the same for ________ years
3000 years
What are the five main characteristics of painting human figures
Rigid styled figure, torso facing forward, limbs And head in profile, eyes forward facing
Symbol of life
Ankh
Goddess of judgement
Maat
Symbol that represents royalty
Crock and flail
Egyptian word for soul
Ka
Cat god of protection
Bast
Egyptian god with the head of a jackel
Anubis
EgyptIn god of creation
Ra
How could you gain social status
Bought or born into it
