Vocabulary Set #10 Flashcards
500 years
Ma’ at strongest
pyramids built; women have the same legal rights as men;strongest period in Egypt; completely isolated from other societies
Old Kingdom
500 years
Ma’at strongest
pyramids built; women have the same legal rights as men;strongest period in Egypt; completely isolated from other societies
Old Kingdom
2060-1665 B.C.
Ma’at picks back up; becomijng aware of other places and Egypt– >trade with Mediterm and Crete; became proud of Egypt accomplishments; trusting pharaohs again; spread of Egyptain ideas; artistic expression increased
Middle Kingdom
Biggest in the Old Kingdom; aprox 500 feet tall; 2 million stones each weighted as much as 15 tons; built using ramps and pulleys and manual labor; tombs for kings
Pyramids
Began with only pharohs; remove organs; wrapped in linen to preserve the bodies
Mummification
Kings in other places that Pharohs consider equal leaders
Brother Kings
Written by Pharohs for othe rPharohs after them; pushes other Pharohs to be humble and learn from all different citizens
Wisdom Literature