Exam 1 Flashcards
Narmer palette
contains some of the earliest found hieroglyphic inscriptions found
Narmer
Memes, unification of upper and lower Egypt, establishment of Memphis as capital
nsw-bity
general term for the king of upper and lower egypt
Deir el Medina
necropolis workman’s village, workers would occasionally jump walls to make their way into town
Ramose
vizier under Amenhotep III; brother if Amenhotep I
Herodotus
“Father of History” wrote about Greco-Persian war, collected data systematically
Narmer Macehead
Egyptian decorative stone, found in the “main deposit” in the temple area in Nekhen/ Hierakopolis
Strabo
“Geography of Egypt”; lived near Jesus’s time
Manetho
creator of the kings list
Rekhmire
vizier under King Thutmose III; inscribed in tomb was duties of the vizier; bragger, liked to talk about himself
Ptah-shepses
vizier under King Shepseskaf, tomb located at Abu Sir
Saqqara
necropolis for the capital of Memphis
Naqada
nbwt- named after the gold mines found in proximity of the city
mrwt
weavers and plantation workers
rekhyet
common people, symbol was a woodpecker, found in dynasty 0
Abu Sir
necropolis in proximity of modern day Cairo
Hierakonpolis
religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of Prehistoric Egypt
wadi
Egyptian word for “valley”
Eye of Horus
symbol of self sacrifice
cartouche
symbol meant to protect people from evil spirits in the afterlife
Memphis
“The White Fort”; capital city and first urban center
lector priest
access to books and religious scripts, keeper of the libraries
Five-Fold Titulary
1) Hours-Mighty-Bull
2) The Two Ladies
3) ”Golden Horus”
4) King of Upper and Lower Egypt (throne name)
5) ”Son of Re” (birth name)
serekh
ornamental vignette thought to protect the soul from evil spirits
