HIST - Egyptian Flashcards
focused on permanence, stability, and eternity, and believed in life after death
Egyptians
these are rules for the portrayal of the human figure
Formalized Art
a pharaoh thought to be a god
Theocracy
a system of writing with picture-symbols
Hieroglyphics
instruction of Ka to the afterlife
Book of the Dead
the face must look straight ahead, with each side must be exactly like the other; hands and feet are in profile eys, shoulders in front view
Law of Frontality
where royalties are portrayed large and formally, while commoners are portrayed naturally
Hieratic Scale
mythical beast; usually in a recumbent position usually with the head of a man, and the body of a lion
Sphinx
coffins that were carved, generally stone cases in which the linen-wrapped mummy was placed
Sarcophagus
first recorded artist of Western history; architect to Zoser
Imhotep
funerary temples for commoners; later developed into step pyramids
Mastabas
called after the city of Mastabas
Necropolis
a massive funerary structure of stone or brick with a square base and four sloping triangular sides meeting an apex
Pyramid
square shaft of stone with a pyramidal top used as a monument
Obelisks
post and lintel columns characterized as a forest of columns
Temples
a type of temple that is used for dead pharaohs
Mortuary Temple
a type of temple used to worship ancient gods
Cult Temple
a temple located on cliffs where they cut labyrinth passageways that led to ceremonial and burial chambers
Rock-Hewn Tombs/Temples
the monumental gateway to a temple; consists of a pair of tower structures with slanting walls flanking the entrance portal
Pylon
the open court in a temple
Peristyle
a part of a temple that contains a double row of columns higher than the others
Hypostyle Hall
contains a small shrine which was used as receptacle for the small statue of a god
Sanctuary
the most elaborate Egyptian requirement for the afterlife Pyramid of Khufu
The Giza Pyramids
the symbol of protection; hewn out of natural limestone with stone blocks; molded into a human-headed lion with the face representing Khafre
The Great Sphinx
