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Developmental Influence of Architecture Flashcards

1
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Location

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Between the Mediterranean sea and Red sea

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Means of communication, highway & lifeline

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Nile River

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Two types of land

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Black land and Red land

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Located in barren desserts, usually where they construct their structures

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Red Land

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5
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Plants, vegetation, fertile lands beside the Nile river

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Black Land

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6
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Most abundant material in Egypt?

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Stone

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7
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Soft Stones

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Limestone, sandstone, Alabaster

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Hard Stones

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Granite, Quartzite, Basalt, Porphyry

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Mudbricks

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Collected in the Nile river, molded, and dried in the sun

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Used as roofing materials

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Date Palm & Palm leaves

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Used for boats and furniture

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Acacia

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12
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Used for the sarcophagus or mummy case

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Sycamore

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No downspout, drainage systems, gutters

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Structures due to absence of rain

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14
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Structures due to high temperatures and sandstorms

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No windows

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14
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The reason why they built mastabas and pyramids

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Life after death and preservation of body

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King and God, Political and religious ruler (becomes Osiris when dead)

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Pharaoh

14
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Exterior and Interior walls are covered with what?

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hieroglyphs, pictorial frescoes, and carvings painted in brilliant colors

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Scarab, sacred beetle. Solar disk, vulture, palm leaves, papyrus plant buds & flowers of lotus

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Symbols of Ornamentation

16
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Significant astronomical events

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Solstices & Equinoxes

17
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Used for decorative purposes & to record historic events and spells

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Hieroglyphics

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Egypt’s type of government

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Monarchy

19
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King and highest priest

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Pharaoh

20
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Successor of throne

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Son of Pharaoh

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King’s adviser / Most powerful official

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Vizier

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Treasurer

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Chancellor

23
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Manager of king’s personal estate and household

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Chief steward

24
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Typically rectangular, highest point of the city

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Noble families houses

25
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Smaller in size. Lot sizes are divided equally

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Artisan and Merchant’s houses

26
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Smaller and not nearly as decorated as the pharaohs house

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Quarters of nobles and officials

27
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Status quo - number of pillars in their entryway

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High ranking official houses

28
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80sqm per family unit
Divided into entrance, repost, and kitchen

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Commoner’s houses

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