stage 18 culture Flashcards

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describe how craftsmen would make glass objects

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sand melted….
wrap coil of glass around mold
- cast into mold
- glass blowing (free & with mold)

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advantages of glass compared to other available materials

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  • strength
  • light weight
  • resistance to having odor & residue
  • transparency
  • versatility (could use for windows)
  • ease to produce (glassblowing)
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river that went through egypt

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Nile River
- flooded every year and deposited new, rich soil on the fields
- sail down it (transportation)

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for which products was egypt famous for

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grain, papyrus, gold, marble, granite

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papyrus

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plant that grew along the Nile river, writing on (paper)

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before the romans came, who ruled egypt

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egyptian pharos ➡ persians ➡ greeks ➡ romans

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how were the lives of peasants in egypt affected by their rulers

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  • lives did not change when romans came
  • rulers only concerned about using land for their benefit
  • not good life for peasants
  • give everything to ruler
  • pay taxes
  • could not choose what to plant
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how did egyptians regard cats? why were they useful for egpytians?

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useful: ate mice and rats
- sacred animals
- though they were the earthly forms of Isis
- worshipped them

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what was glass made of

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sand, plant ash or natron, and lime

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why was violence so common in alexandria?

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  • racial tension (race riots, clashing of beliefs)
  • corrupt officials (abuse power, bribery, etc)
  • social inequity (peasants & rich)
  • people like Eutychus (robbers, gangs)
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