Egyptian Art History test review Flashcards
Hieroglyphics
An Ancient form of Egyptian picture writing
Canopic Jars
Ancient pottery that they put your organs in
Mummification
The process of removing organs
Pharaoh
The ruler of Egypt considered to be a god
Mastaba
The evolution of sand mounds
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Natron
Baking soda used for mummifications
Afterlife
Life after death
Nile river
The longest river in the world
Pyramids
Where they put tombs of pharaohs
Sarcophagus
A large stone coffin with small coffins inside
Obelisk
A tall four-sided narrow tapering monument
Dynasty
A time where a family and there descendants ruled.
Cartouche
A nameplate or seal
Where is Egypt?
It is in northern
Who did the pharaoh marry?
Their sisters because to keep the bloodline pure
What are the 3 main periods of Egyptian history?
Old, Middle and New
What was Egyptian life centered around?
The afterlife
What was kept in tombs?
Pharaohs and important people
Why were tombs important? Why were paintings and sculptures around tombs?
Everything they thought a pharaoh would need for the afterlife
What was the purpose of Egyptian paintings?
To keep people from being forgotten, you will not go to the afterlife if you are forgotten.
Why was Egypt Perfect for growing food?
They had fertile soil so they could grow many different crops.
How was Egypt protected by it’s enemies?
It had an Impassable desert, Nile had impassable rapids and man eating crocodiles.
What was the great sphinx built for?
The great sphinx was built so once thought as a guardian angel. The body was a lion so strength, and the head of a human so knowledge.
Why did they build pyramids? What was their significance? How did they build the pyramids?
So they could keep tombs of
pharaohs and important people
1.) They built a sand mound
2.) Sand mounds evolved into Mastabas
3.)Several mastabas turned into step pyramids.
4.) Eventually step pyramids became true pyramids
Why is the coffin of King tut so important to us?
The reason was his tomb was the only tomb intact.
What was put in the canopic jars?
When doing the process of mummification they would put your organs into canopic jars when they died.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
The Rosetta Stone had 3 different languages. They were Ancient Egypt, Demotic and Greek. It was found by a Napoleon’s army and It was actually a thank you letter.
What was the legend of Osiris?
Osiris was known to everyone as the green skinned god of the underworld and lord of the afterlife. He had a wife named Isis and had a evil son named Seth who killed him and spread his body into a million pieces and through them all over Egypt. His son Horus when to avenge his father’s death and killed Seth.
Ren
Your name
Ka
Your Life force
Ba
Part of your soul
Ib
Your Heart
Sheut
Your shadow
The Great Pyramids of Giza
- Khufu Largest Pyramid (Son)
-Khefren (Father)
Menkaure (Grandfather)
Abu Simel: Temple of Ramses II
He was known as “Ramses the great” He ruled from 1279 BCE to 1219 BCE.
Temple of Hatsheput
She was the first female pharaoh and she wanted to be a pharaoh so she started to act like a man wearing a fake beard and a short kilt.
