Ancient Egypt(basic) Flashcards
what things were included in Tutankhamen’s tomb
jewellery, six chariots, furniture, 50 garments, fans and canopic jars, ect.
what was the role of the Pharaoh
-to overlook gov and people,
-mediator between people and their gods
-to maintain religious harmony
what was king Menes known for
uniting upper and lower egypt
what was khufu known for
for building the pyramid at Giza
the pyramid of Giza took —- years and khufu came to the throne at the age of —–
23,20
what was Ramses II known for
-huge building plans
-being a great warrior
Egypt was in it’s golden age during the rule of
Ramses II
Neffertiti was the wife of
Akhenaten
Neffertiti had a reputation for
beauty
characteristics of Cleopatra
-intelligent
-well educated
-command over multiple languages
Cleopatra’s influence on Egypt
managed to maintain Egypt’s independence from Roman conquests and expansion.
what did Akhenaten do
-tried to change the way people worshipped
-encouraged moving away from polytheistic worship.
how did archaeologists know about ancient egypt
Rosetta stone
how did arc know what was writen on the Rosetta stone
translation was written in ancient Greek at the bottom.arc knew ancient Greek so they translated it.
upper class consisted of
nobles, ppriests, soldiers, doctors, scribes ect
middle class consisted of
artisans and merchants
lower class consisted of
farmers and slaves
you could move between classes by
marriage or owning land
egypt was dominated by
men
woman in egypt had right to
own property and participate in trade
egyptian life was based around
religious believes
what happened to Ra every night?
he’d die and travel through the underworld until he was reborn when day started
why did Egyptians bury rulers with food and other human needs
because they thought they needed it in the afterlife
explain briefly the mummification process
body was cutopen by obsiideon and internal organs were removed
-natron used to take out moisture
-jewellary
-wrapped in linen
which organ was left and why
heart because it was believed to be the seat of all learning and knowlege
mumification would take
70 days
why was river nile important
fertilize land
how was the great pyramid built
each side was pointing towards side of compass,used rollers or slippery clay to move big blocks and place them on their place
pyramid was used for
tombs for rulers
fourth dynasty
reached it’s height
sphinx was erected
fifth dynasty
rich, bought stuff like gold, copper,ivory
sixth dyansty
wars
-downfall of old kingdom
eleventh dyansty
Mentuhotep II was ruler and thebes was most powerful sate in his 39 year
-reunited whole egypt
twelfth dynasty
ruler of 11 D tried getting control over Nubia
-Sunruset II also led campaigns into Nubia
-mining of natural reasources
-egypt declines
18 dynasty
-egypt became most powerful and extented int Asia
19 Dynasty
-egypt military power
20 Dynasty
succeded in driving out invaders
-warfare drained treasury
who took over after new kingdom
persians then greeks and romans
egypt got independence in
20th century
