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Exam 4 Flashcards

1
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What is significant about a mud-brick city across the river of Thebes?

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housed many skills craftworkers that painted the very long tunnel of Amenhotep III’s tomb

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What is Deir El-Medina?

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an Egyptian workmen’s village that worked on tombs in the valley of the kings

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How did Egyptians utilize Deir El-Medina during the tourist era?

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lived within it and sold merchandise

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4
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Where did daily-life occur in Deir El-Medina?

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on the rooftops where they performed daily tasks interacted with neighbors

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5
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What were raised platform beds used for?

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birthing platforms

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6
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What is ostracon?

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pottery shards used for writing notes and sketches

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7
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What language were ostracon notes written in?

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Hieratic

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8
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Where did Egyptian poetry come from?

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ostracon notes

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What is the Egyptian marriage ceremony and what does it entail?

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Bringing the bundle where the man and his family brings the woman gifts after deciding they will marry

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10
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What is brides wealth?

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whenever gifts and money are brought the bride and the brides family for marraige

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11
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Whose Nebty names overlap to create images similar to space crafts?

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Seti I and Ramesses II

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12
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What was the political state between the Hitites and Mitanni during dynasty 18?

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Hitites were pushing the Mitanni back who actively traded with Egypt

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13
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How did Ramesses I come into power?

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He was named by the Pharaoh before him

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14
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How did Seti I come into power and what was the main focus of his rule?

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his father was Ramesses I and he battled the Hitites

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15
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How did Ramesses II come into power?

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He was the son of Seti I

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16
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Where did Ramesses make the capital city of Egypt?

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Pi-Ramesses near the Delta

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17
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Which Pharaoh ruled during the battle of Kadesh?

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Ramesses II

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18
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Why was Egypt successful in the battle of Kadesh?

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the Hittites were slower with 3 people in their chariots compared to 2 in the Egyptian chariots

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19
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What is most significant about the battle of Kadesh?

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it was the largest chariot battle in history

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20
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What did Ramesses II accomplish in terms of architecture?

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His grand temple at Abu Simbel, a temple of Osiris, and a statue of himself at the temple of Amun Re

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21
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How did the war between the Egyptians and Hitites end under Ramesses II?

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the first peace treaty in history where Ramesses takes a Hittite wife and they define their borders

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22
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What was the Egyptian battle strategy that helped them win the battle of Kadesh?

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The Egyptian army ambushed the Hittites in their territory

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How did Ramesses II portray the end of the Hittite-Egyptian war?

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he depicted Egyptians as the winners

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24
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Who was Nefertari?

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Ramesses II’s wife

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25
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Who is depicted in Ramesses II’s temple in Abu Simbel?

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Ptah, Amun, Ramesses, and Re

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Whose face does not get illuminated by the sun in Ramesses’ II’s temple in Abu Simbel?

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Ptah

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27
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Where was Ramesses II’s tomb?

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low in the Valley of the Kings

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28
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What is the condition of Ramesses II’s tombs?

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it was robbed, is full of debris and very damaged from flooding of the valley

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29
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Why are biblical storied insignificant during Egyptian times?

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Jerusalem was very small compared to the growing empires of the time

30
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Who were Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum?

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two manicurists of the pharaoh and one of the few depictions of same sex relations

31
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What was the political status between Egypt and Hittites under Merneptah’s rule?

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maintained peaceful relationships

32
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What was occurring on the borders of Egypt under Merneptah’s rule?

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sea-people inflitrate lower Egypt from the Mediterranean rebellions occur east, west, and south

33
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When was the first mention of the Israeli people?

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Merneptah’s victory stele over his rebellions

34
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What is characteristic of the reigns of Seti II, Amenmesse, Septa, and Tawosret?

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They all had very short reigns, border rebellions were prevalent, a civil war was occurring, and then the end of the dynasty

35
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Describe Tawosret?

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the last pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, a female, and depicted as manly

36
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What significant military event occurred during Ramesses III’s rule?

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the Battle of the Delta

37
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What are characteristics of Egyptian “sea people” depictions?

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tassels on their skirts and feather plume crowns/hats

38
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Who did the Egyptians battle in the Battle of the Delta?

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what historians named “sea people,” one of which is almost confirmed to be phillistines

39
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How did Egypt win the Battle of the Delta?

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scouts encountered the “sea people” early of the coast and the Egyptian army was able to then lure them to the Nile tributaries and shoot at them with archers

40
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What is the Royal Harem Conspiracy?

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an inscription describing the trial to find Ramesses III’s murderer

41
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Who was found guilty in the Royal Harem Conspiracy

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one of Ramesses III’s later wives, Queen Tiye and her son Pentaweret

42
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Why was Queen Tiye and her son found guilty in the Royal Harem Conspiracy?

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She wanted her son to be successor not Ramesses IV (Queen Tyti’s son) who was the succesor

43
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Why did dynasty 20 end?

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succession and corruption problems, drought/famine, and civil unrest

44
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Who ruled during dynasty 20?

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Ramesses III-XI (3-11)

45
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Did Egypt ever again unite under an Egyptian pharaoh after the end of the New Kingdom?

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No

46
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Who takes Egypt after the New Kingdom Period ends?

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the Assyrians

47
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Who takes Egypt after the Assyrians?

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the Persians

48
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Who takes over the Persian Empire and Egypt after Persia takes over Egypt?

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Alexander the Great from Macedonia

49
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Who does Alexander the Great give Egypt to after his death?

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Ptolemy, his general

50
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When dynasty Cleopatra reign?

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the Ptolemaic dynasty

51
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Once Rome breaks up, what entity has control over Egypt?

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Islam

52
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After the Islamic period, what entity has control over egypt?

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the Ottoman Empire

53
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What is currently the political state of Egypt?

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an independant state

54
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What Egyptian art theme was prevalent during 19th-early 20th century?

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Egyptian revival, especially architecture

55
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What are examples of 19th century Egyptian revival architecture in the US?

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pylon gate like pillars in prisons and a winged sacred on a New Orleans 4th precinct police station

56
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What is a 19th century example of Egyptian architecture in Erie?

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the cashiers house

57
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What is an example of Egyptian revival architecture in the 20th century US?

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movie theaters

58
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What are late 19th century example of Egyptian revival architecture in US cemeteries?

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obelisks, pyramids, and crypts

59
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What is the bunker hill monument?

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the first obelisk erected in the US in honor of the revolutionary war

60
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Why does the Washington monument not have as grand of a base as originally planned?

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construction was stopped during the Civil War

61
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How many Egyptians obelisks exist today and where are they?

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28 and most are not in Egypt

62
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Where is Cleopatra’s needle and how did it get there?

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it is in London, England; given as a gift by the Ottoman Empire

63
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What is the largest obelisk in Erie?

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the Perry Monument erected for the war of 1812

64
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What meaning is the reason why the pyramid is used so widely?

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strength

65
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What large structure in LA is pyramid shaped?

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Luxor hotel

66
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What is the purpose of the world’s fair?

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to show off art and technology from around the world

67
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What did the US celebrate during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair?

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400 years after the discovery of America by Columbus

68
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What technology was presented for the first time at the 1893 Chicago World’s fair?

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the ferris wheel

69
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What productions from Egypt were presented at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair?

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belly dancers, camel rides, and a reproduction of the Luxor temple with ceremonies

70
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How was 1920’s culture impacted by Egypt?

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flapper girls and egyptianized fashion was very popular at this time

71
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What are 3 examples of 1920s Egyptian revival merchandise?

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beauty products, tobacco products, and Ramesses condoms

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