Ancient Egytian civilization Flashcards
what does predynastic mean?
عصر ما قبل الاسرات
difference between pre and protodynastic is…
pre is before , proto is right befrore sth
how are the walls of the murals prepared before drawing on them?
it is prepared with a layer of plaster(الجص) that helps in the absorbtion of the oxides of the colours
Difference between Naqada 1(4000-3500) and Naqada 2(3500-3100) is…
naqada 1 they painted on a dark bg with a light material, naqada 2 they painted on a light bg using a dark material
what is naqada?
a town in southern egypt
what is a قمرة?
they are signs that put up for the gods
marsh means…
a place lying-low that gets flooded in wet seasons
ridges means…
التلال
what was surrounding the nile in egypt?
marshes dotted with island ridges
what was the nile perceived as and why?
as a god bec it provided life through its water
conventionalism means…
an expression/practice of an attitude that varies from a society to another
The art and culture of Ancient Egypt is divded into 3 periods and they are…
The Old Kindom (2680-2258 bc), The Middle Kingdom (200-1786 bc) and The New Kingdom (1570-1342 bc)
what are 3 aspects that are unique in egyptain art?
its link to religion, its link to death and its ongoing use of strict coventionalism
what did the hippo hunts represent ? (predynastic period)
rituals and myths that revolved around securing the kings’ power
what did the female hippo represent?
motherhood
what is an ungulates?
a hoofed (toe nail) animal ex cow, deer and horses
what does the ware jar from naqada 2 may represent?
a social or a reliegious event
describe the ware jar from naqada 2…
2 male an 2 female standing abroad a boat, boat depicted with oars(مجاديف) and 2 cabins, mountais, water, plants and birds that may be flamingos
Describe the bowl from naqada 1…
a man holding 2 cords that are attached to harpoons that are embedded in the hippo’s face. also, there is a smaller hippo in the back having the same fate as the larger hippo.
harpoons means…
حارب او رمح which is a tool used for hunting that looks like a large cross bow ir an arch
Archaic means(3100-2650 bc)…
extremely old
group-culture means…
simply the way we do things here, مؤسسي الحضارة
who unified Egypt and what was the capital?
Narmer , Memphis
what was used in the very beginning of egyptian architect?
mudbrick
what does “Reign of…” mean?
في عصر حكم
Bas-relief means…
نحت بارز
Sunk-in relief means…
نحت غائر
معني سرخ
وجهة قصر الملك
Abydos is now …
sohag
how was the name narmer formed?
نعر = catfish
مر= 2adoom
what is the hierarchy of scales?
whats big irl is big on the painting ex king is great so he will have the largest scale
mace means
صولجان او مقمعه
which god was the bat?
the god of the sky
convention means…
التقاليد
commemorates means…
احياء ذكري
musculature means…
the muscular formation, التكوين العضلي
ca. means … (put before dates)
حوالي
provintional adminstration means…
حكام الاقاليم
the word complex in architect means…
مجموعه معماريه
what may have been the sculptures tools back then?
flint, copper, bronze and iron
what were the symbols of upper and lower egypt?
paparies>north egypt, lotus>south egypt
conceptual art means…
الفن المفاهيمي
what was common in the statues of the old kingdom?
clenched fists
what was the statue of khafre made out of?
diorite the 2nd hardest stone after diamond
what is a kilt?
a garment that is knee length that ancient egyptain used to wear
triad means…
ثالوث
معني حكم مركزي…
حكم عادل بين الشمال و الجنوب
