New Kingdom Flashcards
New kingdom dates
18-20th dynasty
Who becomes the most important god
Amun
Valley of the kings
new site for king burials
royal tombs inside mountain
Thebes
Hatshepsut
female pharaoh who crowned herself
What did Hatshepsut create
castle of millions of years
Who was Hatshepsut’s Husband
Thutmose II
Knuhm
ram headed god
Thutmose III reign
marked by military conquest
pushed back southern border
foreign gods enter egypt
system to make children egyptianized
Thutmose II and Hatshepsut art characteristics
makeup going to temple
Od of honor
goods granted to high officials for honoring them
Amenhotep III reign
Not military king, rules by diplomacy and advertisement
useful marriages
how many styles did Amenhotep III reign have
2
khepresh
crown worn by Amenhotep III
Dating criteria of Amenhotep III
juvenile face, arched eyebrows, far temples, elongated eyes, small pointed nose, sensual lips, upper lip bigger than lower, square and lifted chin
what happens to second style of Amenhotep III
all previous dating criterias pushed
what paharaoh changed their names during year 5 and what was the name
Amenhotep IV changes his name to Akhenaten
what periods were the reign of Amenhotep IV/ Akhenaten split over
2 periods: Armanian and Theban period
What did Amenhotep IV do?
rejects traditional gods and replaced with Aten, the solar disk globe
talatat
small blocks, shows images of royal family worshipping Aten and more
What city did Amenhotep create
Akhetiten in El armana
new religious capital and political center
how many stelas did Akhenaten erect
16 boundary stelas around the city Akhetiten
Who was Howard carter and what did he used to find it
founder of tomb of Tutankhamun. o He analyzed clues that many had ignored combined with his knowledge of the Valley of the Kings and support of Lord Carnarvon
Paramessou
vizier who succeeds Ramses I
How long did Ramses II rule for
67 years
What happens during Ramses III reign
fights libyans and faces massive invasions by sea people
menat
kind of musical instruments used in ritual setting
Deir el-Médina
community including a village, a necropolis and cultic spaces.
made up of 68 houses
community for craftsmen and artists digging and decorating tombs of kings and queens in new kingdom
harem conspiracy
result of the trial of Some women/ high officials plotted to attack the king and place the son of a 2nd wife on the throne
Armanian period dating criteria
folds on the neck
loincloth leading up the back
long curved fingers
thin waist, thick hips - royal family representation
Ramsseside period dating criteria
busted nose
pleaded clothing
ostracon
pieces of limestone or pottery collected to draw or write. used cause papyrus was expensive
When did the Amanian theocracy take place
TIP, tanite kings
