Ancient Egypt Flashcards
periods
bronze age, pre-dynastic, old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom
Geography
nile lower egypt (papyrus reeds) upper egyup (lotus blossom)
hieroglyphics
stylized picture of an object representing a word
stylized picture of an object representing a word
hieroglyphics
Horus
Egyptian warrior god, celestial deity, and protector of the pharaoh; frequently depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man
Egyptian warrior god, celestial deity, and protector of the pharaoh; frequently depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man
Horus
Hathor
Egyptian bull-faced protector deity
Egyptian bull-faced protector deity
Hathor
Amon
god of the sun and air
god of the sun and air
Amon
Amon-Ra
Conflation of two Egyptian celestial deities, chief god
Conflation of two Egyptian celestial deities, chief god
Amon-Ra
Aton
Egyptian monotheistic god from the Amarna period.
Egyptian monotheistic god from the Amarna period.
Aton
Sphinx
Human-headed lion in Egypt; Greek sphinxes also have wings; a guardian composite creature
Human-headed lion in Egypt; Greek sphinxes also have wings; a guardian composite creature
Sphinx
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian kings
Ancient Egyptian kings
pharaoh
ka
An individuals soul or spirit in ancient Egypt
An individuals soul or spirit in ancient Egypt
Ka
cartouche
a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription
a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription
cartouche
necropolis
a city of the dead
a city of the dead
necopolis
mastaba
Sloped tomb in ancient Egypt; predecessor to pyramids
has a serdab, chapel, burial shaft
Sloped tomb in ancient Egypt; predecessor to pyramids
mastaba
stepped pyramid
an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid
an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid
stepped pyramid
true pyramid
a natural development and improvement on the step pyramid
smooth
a natural development and improvement on the step pyramid
smooth
true pyramid
hypostyle hall
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
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
hypostyle hall
clerestory
the upper part of the nave containing a series of windows
the upper part of the nave containing a series of windows
clerestory
Egyptian death and afterlife
preservation and having stuff to take with you to the next life
Developments in funerary architecture
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
Naturalistic vs idealized representation
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)
Howard Carter
English archaeologist famous for discovering King Tut’s tomb and giving the world “Egypt Fever”.
English archaeologist famous for discovering King Tut’s tomb and giving the world “Egypt Fever”.
Howard Carter
