Egypt Questions Flashcards
2 sections of Egypt and location?
Upper (south) and lower (north) Egypt
Who is manetho and what is his list?
Manetho - Egyptian priest and historian
Made chronological list of rulers
Ra is god of…
Sun
Nenes headdress
Striped blue and linen head cloth having cobra and vulture at front used as royal headdress
What does white crown represent and what does it look like?
Plain, knobbed top. Upper Egypt
What about the red crown?
Has that loopy thing
Lower Egypt
Double crown?
Unified Egypt.
Has both knob and swirly thing.
What does falcon represent?
Horus
When did the early dynastic period exist?
2950-2575 bce
Describe the side of the narmer palette where he is wearing the white crown.
Narmer - first king
His name appears on top, sides by bull men. (Hathor)
Carved in low relief
Hieratic scale - narmer bigger
Narmer wears white crown and bulls tail (strength)
Attendant behind him holding sandals
Bashes enemy with club. Horus stands above foe holding rope tied around neck of man whose head is attached to block of sprouting papyrus
Below narmers feet lay 2 defeated enemies
What did papyrus represent?
Lower Egypt
Describe the side of the narmer palette where he is wearing the red crown.
Narmer marches behind his minister of state and 4 men carrying standards that may symbolize different regions of country.
In front, under Horus, lie two row of decapitated bodies, heads between their legs
In center, elongated necks of two feline creatures form palette, each held on a leash by attendant.
Intertwined necks may symbolize union of Two Lands.
At bottom, bull(king) menaces fallen for outside fortress gates
Who was Imhotep?
Designer of djoser’s tomb complex - earliest known monumental architecture in Egypt.
When was the old kingdom?
2575 - 2150 bce
What were the progression of tombs?
Mastaba, stepped pyramid, pyramid
What did slanted pyramid sides symbolize?
Rays of sun