Chapter 5 - Ancient Egypt Flashcards
What effect did the annual flooding of the Nile have on the Ancient Egyptian culture?
It caused them to adore their gods/goddesses and appreciate and honor them.
Why is the Nile so significant?
Because if caused them to like their gods because it was predictable.
Retell the plot of the Osirin myth.
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What role did the moon have in the story?
Thoth played games with moon and was able to win 5 days worth of sunlight to add on to the end of the year.
How did the Osirin myth relate to mummification?
After Osiris was chopped up and Isis had to find him, each piece she found she would wrap up in linen thus beginning the idea of mummification.
How does the Osirin myth relate to Egyptian understanding of life after death?
Osirin is king of the underworld
How does the Osirin myth relate to the Book of the Dead?
To get to the afterlife you must make negative confessions which are established by the Osirin myth.
How does the Osirin myth relate to the merging of Upper and Lower Egypt?
Osirin always had a crown of upper and lower Egypt
How does the Osirin myth real to the idea of having an elaborate sarcophagus?
When Osiris was killed, Set suffocated him in an elaborately covered box- a sarcophagus.
Who is Set?
Son of Geb
Third child of Nut
evil god
Who is Osiris?
Son of Ra
1st child of Nut
1st pharaoh of Egypt
Who is Tefnut?
The goddess of moisture
The daughter of Ra
Married to Shu
Who is Nut?
Goddess of the Earth
Married to Ra
Had an affair with Thoth and her brother, Geb
Who is Ra?
God of the Sun
Married to Nut
Who is Thoth?
God of wisdom
Had an affair with Nut
Who is Isis?
Queen goddess
Daughter of Thoth
4th child of Nut
Who is Horus the Elder?
Son of Ra
2nd child of Nut
Who is Horus the Hawk Avenger?
Son of Isis and Osiris
Avenges his father’s death
Who is Nepthys?
Married to Set Had an affair with Osiris Mother of Anubis She and Isis are the twin goddesses Daughter of Geb
Who is Anubis?
Son of Nepthys and Osiris
God of the dead
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe happen after you die?
Your heart was weighed against the feather of truth. Lighter - went to paradise; Heavier - eaten by Ammit and ceased to exist.
What is the purpose of the feather of Ma’at?
Your heart was weighed against the feather of truth and if it was heavier, your soul was devoted by Amnit, but if it was lighter, you passed to paradise.
What is the hall of double Ma’at?
The room where your heart was weighed and where you could meet Osiris if you went to paradise
What is a maxim?
A universal lesson/universal truth.
What advice does Ptah hotep give to his son?
Greed is bad
Obedience is superior
Be polite
Social customs
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
A queen of Egypt who was most well known for acting like a man and wearing a false beard.
What does the inscription on her obelisk tell us?
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Who is Akhenaton?
He is the king of Egypt who is most known for forcing the idea of monotheism on the people.
What does Akhenaton say in his “speech?”
He is very full of himself and says that he is related to Ra.
How do his ideas about the sun god reflect the beliefs of his father?
His father thought that the sun god should be higher up than any of the other gods.
Who is Tutankhamen?
He is the teenage king who died at a vey young age. He changed the religion back to polytheism after his father’s death. They believe his tomb holds a curse.
Who discovered king Tut’s tomb?
The water boy discovered it, but Howard Carter got credit.
How did the discovery of king Tut’s tomb change history?
It was the first untouched tomb.
How does Egyptian love poetry relate to Greece?
The Egyptians had lyric poems and the word lyric comes from Greece.
What happened during the old kingdom?
Pyramids
Who ruled during the old kingdom?
Khufu & Chephren
Why did the Egyptian government remain the same?
They were isolated
What is a dynasty?
When power is held in the hands of one family over time
What is the difference between being buried in the valley of kings and a pyramid?
Time period
What time period were pyramids used?
Old kingdom
When were the valley of kings used?
New kingdom
What is an obelisk?
A late stone structure with a pointed top. Sometimes contained inscriptions.
What is a scribe?
A wealthy, male, record keeper for the government.
