History Exam - Ancient Egypt Flashcards
What is the afterlife?
Life after death.
What is akhet?
The flooding season.
What is amulets?
Items used to protect the wearer, usually in form of jewellery, a magic charm to keep away evil.
What is artisan?
A worker highly skilled in a particular craft.
Who is Aten?
The sun god.
What is the barter system?
To trade goods rather than money.
What are canopic jars?
Pottery jars used to store the intestines, liver, lungs and stomach of the preserved body.
What is the delta?
The area where the river splits into seperate streams before flowing into the sea.
What is the demotic script?
Writing system formerly used in Egypt, that is a simplified form of the hieroglyphic system. Was found on the Rosetta Stone.
What is the meaning of dieties?
Plural for God or Goddess.
Who is Hapi?
God of the Nile flooding and fertility.
What are Hieroglyphics?
Picture-like symbols of which the ancient Egyptian written language was composed.
Who is Horus?
God of the sky and hunting, son of Osiris.
Who is Isis?
Goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, protector of the dead, wife and sister to Osiris.
Explain Lower Egypt.
Northern Egypt, Nike delta located here.
Explain the Middle Kingdom.
A time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt (c.2055-1650BCE)
Explain a myth.
A traditional or ancient story usually involving gods.
Explain mummification.
The process of preserving a dead body by preventing its natural decay; in ancient Egypt a body was mummified by removing internal organs (except the heart) and drying out the remaining body tissue; the mummy was then buried.
What is natron?
A mineral used to preserve bodies.
Explain the new kingdom.
A time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt (c.1570-1070)
Explain the old kingdom.
A time period when dynasties had strong control over Egypt (c.2686-2181).
What is papyrus?
A kind of paper made from layers of reeds flattened into strips on which to write.
What is a pharaoh?
The leader of Ancient Egypt who was believed to be a god; the pharaoh had absolute power and total control.
Explain Rosetta.
A city in northern Egypt where the Rosetta Stone comes from.
What is sarcophagus
A stone coffin usually bearing sculpture of inscriptions.
Explain who a scribe is.
A person trained to in language and writing skills, employed to make written records.
Who is Seti?
The god of war, chaos and storms. Brother of Osiris.
Explain shemu.
The harvesting season.
Explain upper Egypt.
Located south on the delta.
Explain the valley of the kings.
A valley in Egypt where many tombs were built for pharaohs and nobles during the New Kingdom.
Explain what a vizier is.
The highest official in Ancient Egypt after the pharaoh.
Explain what the Ancient Egyptian Hierachy looks like. Who are the people who are ranked on it?
It is in the shape of a triangle. It’s order is Pharaoh, Vizier/nobles/priests/officials, scribes, craftsmen/artisans, farmers then slaves.
