The Land Flashcards
Upper Egypt
“tA-Sma” - flowering Sedge
concerns whole Nile valley from aswan to foot of delta
Middle Egypt
Egyptologists split of Upper Egypt into Upper and Middle egypt
from memphis and south of Asyut
Lower Egypt
tA-mHw - papytus thicket
corresponds to Nile Delta
What did the Nile flood bring
water and food
fertalized the land and brought in silt
kemet
the black one
black color of life and fertility of the soil
where was the nile flood born
in a cave in Aswan controlled by the ram-headed god Knhum
hs-vases
used to water libations
what roles did the Nile play
route to travel and transport goods
main settlements around nile
ensures perpetuation of cosmic order
funerary role
union of two grounds
sema-taouy
Nile ensure unity of egypt
who said egypt is a gift of the nile
Herodutus
