Terms Flashcards
Alexandria
founded by Alexander the Great
331 BC
capital city of the Ptolemaic Dynasty
Amarna Letters
Cuneiform tablets found at Amarna
18th dynasty
letters to the Egyptian court
Avaris
city in the eastern Delta
capital of the Hyksos Dynasty
second intermediate period
Beni Hasan
burial site in Middle Egypt
Rock-cut tombs of Nomarchs
Middle Kingdom
Bes
dwarf god
protector of women and children
worshipped mainly in households
Canon of Proportions
grid that established the proportions of human figures in art
18 squares from ft to hairline
different proportions for men and women
El Kurru
burial site in Sudan
home of powerful dynasty of Kush
Sequence of burials from Nubian tumuli to Egyptian pyramids
God’s Wife of Amun
high priestess of Amun
Based at Karnak
Started in New Kingdom
Huy
King’s son of Kush
tribute of Nubia depicted in his tomb in Thebes
responsible for governing Kush and sending tribute to Egypt
Kamose
king based at Thebes
short reign 1555-1550
Stelae recount his victory over the Hyksos and over Kush
Karanis
village in Fayum
established in Ptolemaic times
initially inhabited by Greek mercenaries
Karnak
temple complex devoted to Amun
largest temple in ancient Egypt
first built in Middle Kingdom
Kerma
city located in Northern Sudan
Capital of early Kush
built around the deffufa
Medinet Habu
Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
Located on the west bank near Thebes
Relief with battle against the Sea Peoples
Psamtik
ruled from Sais in the Delta
Psamtik I appointed by Assyrians
reunified Egypt from Kushite rule 656 BC
