Ancient Egypt Flashcards

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Early Dynastic Period

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3100-2649 BCE

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Palette of Narmer

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3100 BCE, Slate (Early Dynastic)

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Old Kingdom

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(Dynasties 3-6) 2649-2150 BCE

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Funerary Complex of King Djoser

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2681-2662 BCE (Old Kingdom)

limestone Saqqara

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Pyramids at Giza

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Khufu, Khafra, Menkaure 2500 BCE (old kingdom)

limestone

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The Great Sphinx

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2570-2444 BCE (old kingdom)

Sandstone

Giza

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Seated Statue of Khafra

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2500 BCE (old kingdom)

diorite

Giza

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Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty

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2515 BCE (old kingdom)

slate

Giza

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Prince Rahotep and his Wife Nofret

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2580 BCE (old kingdom)

painted limestone

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Sculpture of Seated Scribe

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2400 BCE (old kingdom)

limestone

Saqqara

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Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

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2510 BCE (old kingdom)

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Middle Kingdom

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(Dynasties 12-14) 1991-1700 BCE

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Lady Senuwy

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1920 BCE (middle kingdom)

Black granite

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Sculpture of Senwosret III

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1850 BCE (middle kingdom)

quartzite

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Rock-Cut Tombs at Beni Hasan

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1950-1900 BCE (middle kingdom)

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16
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New Kingdom

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(Dynasties 18-20) 1550-1070 BCE

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Kneeling Figure of Hatsepsut

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1473-1458 BCE (new kingdom)

granite

Deir el-Bahri

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18
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Funerary temple of Queen Hatsepsut

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1478 BCE (new kingdom)

sandstone and rock

Deir el-Bahri

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Senemut with Nefrua

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1470-1460 BCE (new kingdom)

granite

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The Weighing of the Heart and Judgement by Osiris

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1285 BCE (new kingdom) From the Book fo the Dead

painted papyrus

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Akhenaten

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1353-1335 BCE

Sandstone

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Karnak Bust of Queen Nefertiti

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1348-1336 BCE (new kingdom)

limestone

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Akhenaten and his Family

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1355 BCE (new kingdom, Armana Period)

limestone relief

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Tutankhamon’s Coffin

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1327 BCE (new kingdom)

gold inlaid with enamel and semi-precious stones

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Hypostyle Hall
1290-1224 BCE (new kingdom) Karnak, Thebes Temple of Amon-Ra
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Temple of Ramses II
1279-1213 BCE (new kingdom) Abu Simbel
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Interior of the Temple of Ramses II
1279-1213 BCE (new kingdom) Abu Simbel
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Mastaba
Ancient Egyption tomb rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof
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Necropolis
Cemetery or city of the dead | (Saqqara)
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Hieroglyphs
egyptian writing system
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Canon of Proportion
Set of rules in this case of body proportion there are signs of this in eqyptian relief with maybe a grid style proporiton system
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Pylon
gateway built as monuments to individul kings
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Hypostyle
room with many columns
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Obelisk
tall sone markers topped by pyramid-shaped points
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Book of the Dead
collection of over 200 incantations or spells that ultimately derived from the coffin texts of the middle kingdoms
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Ma'at
the goddess of Truth, justice, and cosmic order. Daughter of Ra
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Ka
spirit. Ka statues were provided to house the spirit of the person after death
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Rosetta Stone
Had three languages on it that showed the egyptions ability to decifer languages
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Canopic Jar
Urn used to hold the entrails of the embalmed
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Sphinx
A winged monster of Thebes.
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Amarna Period/Style
The royal residence was shifted to Akhetaten in what is now Amarna
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Faience
Glazed ceramic ware
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