Ancient World Exam 4 Flashcards
The first period of Ancient Egypt, a patchwork of village farming communities along the banks of Nile river and further upstream such as Nagada,Nehken, and This
Pre-Dynastic
The period where djoser built the first “pyramid” which was a stepped pyramid in Saqqara, and had mastabas.
Old Kingdom
a tablet that showed possible unification of upper and lower Egypt
Narmer Palette
the placed composed by the great pyramids and contains the Sphinx and cemetery complex
Giza
Khafre, son of Khufu created this in his image
Sphinx
they controlled Egypt during the late period, called the land of Kush, famous for gold and ivory and slaves
Nubia
called the “venerated house” and was a trading empire, had hill ruins and was colonized by Cecil Rhodes
“Great Zimbabwe”
amun was the most common religion in Egypt and Aten is what Akenaten tried to change the religion to
Amun vs Aten
An African Kingdom, part of Red Sea trade and had fertile environment with food surpluses and in contact with Rome
Aksum
the place that Akenaten tried to create a new royal capital, because it was a land not associated with a diety
El-Amarna
a sign, combination of symbols
diacritic
Ancient Egypt city, with Great Osiris temple and tombs
Abydos
a city in the Pre-Dynastic period
Nekhen
artifact found that deciphers Egyptian because its a tablet in three different languages
Rosetta Stone
the second period in Egypt, which interludes of political change and instability
Dynastic
the sixth Egyptian period, with energetic leaders and enjoyed great prosperity and reunification
Middle Kingdom
East of the Nile, positioned on a major caravan route and traded in gold,ivory,iron
Meroe
A kingdom that Nubia controlled and invested in pyramids
Kush
