Egypt Flashcards

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What was the key themes of Egypt?

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Eternity

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What are the Egyptian Time Periods?

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  1. Predynastic
  2. Old Kingdom
  3. Middle Kingdom
  4. New kingdom
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Who is the ruler with absolute power?

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Pharaoh

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4
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Who were considered the sons of the Sun God?

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Pharaoh

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5
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What religion did Egypt follow?

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They followed polytheism then switched to monotheism

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6
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What is the soul callled in Egypt?

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Ka

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7
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Who is the Sky God?

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Horus

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8
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What symbolized God

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The white crown

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9
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What symbolized Unified Egypt?

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Double crown

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10
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What symbolized the God Horus?

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The Falcon

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11
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What is the time period for the Pallete of Narmer?

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Pre-Dynastic

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12
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Who was the patron for the Pallete of Narmer?

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Narmer

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13
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What was the material used for Pallete of Narmer?

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Slate

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14
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What was the technique used in Pallete of Narmer?

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Hierarchy of Scale

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What was the function of Pallete of Narmer?

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  1. Eye Make-Up Pallet
  2. Celebrated the unification of upper and lower Egypt
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16
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What is one unit?

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The width of a fist

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17
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What is the height?

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18 times the width of the fist

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18
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What time period is the Khafre from?

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Old kingdom

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19
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Who was the patron of Khafre?

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Khafre

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20
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What was the location of Khafre?

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Temple

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21
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What was the material for Khafre?

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Diorite

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22
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What was the technique used in Khafre?

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Sculpture in the round

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23
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What was the function of Khafre?

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Resting point for Ka (soul)

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24
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What was the time period for Seated Scribe?

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Old kingdom

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Who was the patron for Seated Scribe?
Scribe
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What was the location for Seated Scribe?
Tomb
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What was the material for Seated Scribe?
Painted Limestone
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What was the function for Seated Scribe?
Home for Ka
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Was the Seated Scribe open form or Closed Form?
Open, between legs and arms
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What was the material used for King Menkuara and Queen?
Grey Wacke
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What was the function for King Menkuara and Queen?
Resting place for the Ka
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Who was the first female monarch?
Queen Hatshepsut
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What was the time period of Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut?
New Kingdom
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What was the material used for Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ?
Built out of the living rock
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Who was the patron of Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ?
Queen Hatshepsut
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What was the function of Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut?
Mortuary Temple
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What are the houses of the gods?
Temples
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When did Egypt switch from polytheism to monotheism?
In the Amarna Period
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What are the artistic conventions in the Armarna Period?
1. Naturalistic Bodies 2. Intimate scene 3. Sensual Bodies
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What was the time period for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Amarna
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What was the material used for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Limestone
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Who was the patron for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Akhenaten
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Who was the patron for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Akhenaten
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What was the technique used in Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Sunken Relief
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What was the function for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Family Portrait
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What was the time period for Great Pyramids and Great Phinx?
Old Kingdom
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Who was the patron Great Pyramids and Great Phinx?
Menkaure, khafre, and Khulu
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What the function of Great Pyramids and Great Phinx?
1. God-King’s burial chamber 2. The pyramids were where Egyptian kings were reborn in the after life
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What is the symbolism of sphinx?
Human intelligence mixed with the fearsome strength and authority of lions
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What were the pyramids connected to?
The sun
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What was the period of the Tutankhamen Tomb?
New kingdom
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What was the function of Tutankhamen Tomb?
It was meant to protect the ruler in the afterlife
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What was the medium of Tutankhamen Tomb?
The outer two coffins were crafted in wood and covered in gold
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What was the symbol for the pharaohs right to rule?
Crook and Flail
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What kind of skin were pharaohs believed to have?
Gold
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Pillars that had symbols and stories on there
Hypostyle Hall
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Windows that’s let in small amount of light
Clerostory
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What time period was Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
New kingdom
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What was the material for Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
Payrus / paper
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What was the location of the Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
Tomb of Nu-Nefer, among the wrappings of his mummified body
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What was the subject of Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
The work depicted his trial and induction into the afterlife
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What was the function of Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
Scrolls to help trials they faced in the after life