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Ancient Egypt Flashcards

1
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periods

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bronze age, pre-dynastic, old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom

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Geography

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nile
lower egypt (papyrus reeds)
upper egyup (lotus blossom)
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hieroglyphics

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stylized picture of an object representing a word

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stylized picture of an object representing a word

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hieroglyphics

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Horus

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Egyptian warrior god, celestial deity, and protector of the pharaoh; frequently depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man

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Egyptian warrior god, celestial deity, and protector of the pharaoh; frequently depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man

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Horus

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Hathor

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Egyptian bull-faced protector deity

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Egyptian bull-faced protector deity

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Hathor

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Amon

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god of the sun and air

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god of the sun and air

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Amon

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Amon-Ra

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Conflation of two Egyptian celestial deities, chief god

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Conflation of two Egyptian celestial deities, chief god

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Amon-Ra

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Aton

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Egyptian monotheistic god from the Amarna period.

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Egyptian monotheistic god from the Amarna period.

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Aton

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Sphinx

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Human-headed lion in Egypt; Greek sphinxes also have wings; a guardian composite creature

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Human-headed lion in Egypt; Greek sphinxes also have wings; a guardian composite creature

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Sphinx

17
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pharaoh

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Ancient Egyptian kings

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Ancient Egyptian kings

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pharaoh

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ka

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An individuals soul or spirit in ancient Egypt

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An individuals soul or spirit in ancient Egypt

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Ka

21
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cartouche

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a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription

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a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription

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cartouche

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necropolis

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a city of the dead

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a city of the dead

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necopolis

25
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mastaba

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Sloped tomb in ancient Egypt; predecessor to pyramids

has a serdab, chapel, burial shaft

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Sloped tomb in ancient Egypt; predecessor to pyramids

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mastaba

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stepped pyramid

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an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid

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an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid

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stepped pyramid

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true pyramid

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a natural development and improvement on the step pyramid

smooth

30
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a natural development and improvement on the step pyramid

smooth

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true pyramid

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hypostyle hall

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a large room with columns. Most of the room was dark except for the centre aisle which was lit by small windows cut into the roof

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a large room with columns. Most of the room was dark except for the centre aisle which was lit by small windows cut into the roof

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hypostyle hall

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clerestory

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the upper part of the nave containing a series of windows

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the upper part of the nave containing a series of windows

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clerestory

35
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Egyptian death and afterlife

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preservation and having stuff to take with you to the next life

36
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Developments in funerary architecture

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pre-dynastic pit burial: bury in the desert (naturally preserving)

Royal tombs of Abydos: chambers underground

Mastaba: chapel, burial chamber beneath it

Stepped pyramid: essentially mastaba on top of mastaba

True pyramid

37
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Naturalistic vs idealized representation

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representations of the pharaohs and important people are depicted as the idealized version. What they wanted to be and what they wanted people to see them as (muscular, strong, attractive, blah)

38
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Howard Carter

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English archaeologist famous for discovering King Tut’s tomb and giving the world “Egypt Fever”.

39
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English archaeologist famous for discovering King Tut’s tomb and giving the world “Egypt Fever”.

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Howard Carter

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