Egypt Flashcards
What was the key themes of Egypt?
Eternity
What are the Egyptian Time Periods?
- Predynastic
- Old Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom
- New kingdom
Who is the ruler with absolute power?
Pharaoh
Who were considered the sons of the Sun God?
Pharaoh
What religion did Egypt follow?
They followed polytheism then switched to monotheism
What is the soul callled in Egypt?
Ka
Who is the Sky God?
Horus
What symbolized God
The white crown
What symbolized Unified Egypt?
Double crown
What symbolized the God Horus?
The Falcon
What is the time period for the Pallete of Narmer?
Pre-Dynastic
Who was the patron for the Pallete of Narmer?
Narmer
What was the material used for Pallete of Narmer?
Slate
What was the technique used in Pallete of Narmer?
Hierarchy of Scale
What was the function of Pallete of Narmer?
- Eye Make-Up Pallet
- Celebrated the unification of upper and lower Egypt
What is one unit?
The width of a fist
What is the height?
18 times the width of the fist
What time period is the Khafre from?
Old kingdom
Who was the patron of Khafre?
Khafre
What was the location of Khafre?
Temple
What was the material for Khafre?
Diorite
What was the technique used in Khafre?
Sculpture in the round
What was the function of Khafre?
Resting point for Ka (soul)
What was the time period for Seated Scribe?
Old kingdom
Who was the patron for Seated Scribe?
Scribe
What was the location for Seated Scribe?
Tomb
What was the material for Seated Scribe?
Painted Limestone
What was the function for Seated Scribe?
Home for Ka
Was the Seated Scribe open form or Closed Form?
Open, between legs and arms
What was the material used for King Menkuara and Queen?
Grey Wacke
What was the function for King Menkuara and Queen?
Resting place for the Ka
Who was the first female monarch?
Queen Hatshepsut
What was the time period of Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut?
New Kingdom
What was the material used for Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ?
Built out of the living rock
Who was the patron of Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ?
Queen Hatshepsut
What was the function of Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut?
Mortuary Temple
What are the houses of the gods?
Temples
When did Egypt switch from polytheism to monotheism?
In the Amarna Period
What are the artistic conventions in the Armarna Period?
- Naturalistic Bodies
- Intimate scene
- Sensual Bodies
What was the time period for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Amarna
What was the material used for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Limestone
Who was the patron for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Akhenaten
Who was the patron for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Akhenaten
What was the technique used in Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Sunken Relief
What was the function for Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children?
Family Portrait
What was the time period for Great Pyramids and Great Phinx?
Old Kingdom
Who was the patron Great Pyramids and Great Phinx?
Menkaure, khafre, and Khulu
What the function of Great Pyramids and Great Phinx?
- God-King’s burial chamber
- The pyramids were where Egyptian kings were reborn in the after life
What is the symbolism of sphinx?
Human intelligence mixed with the fearsome strength and authority of lions
What were the pyramids connected to?
The sun
What was the period of the Tutankhamen Tomb?
New kingdom
What was the function of Tutankhamen Tomb?
It was meant to protect the ruler in the afterlife
What was the medium of Tutankhamen Tomb?
The outer two coffins were crafted in wood and covered in gold
What was the symbol for the pharaohs right to rule?
Crook and Flail
What kind of skin were pharaohs believed to have?
Gold
Pillars that had symbols and stories on there
Hypostyle Hall
Windows that’s let in small amount of light
Clerostory
What time period was Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
New kingdom
What was the material for Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
Payrus / paper
What was the location of the Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
Tomb of Nu-Nefer, among the wrappings of his mummified body
What was the subject of Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
The work depicted his trial and induction into the afterlife
What was the function of Last Judgement of Nu-Nefer?
Scrolls to help trials they faced in the after life
