Egypt Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is meant by upper and lower Egypt? Explain.
The river begins at its high point(upper Egypt).in the south and flows down stream to its low point(lower Egypt) in the north
Define Cataracts
Rapids,rough water
What type of worker was allowed to work on pharaoh’s monuments?
Artisans=master carftersmen
What is the difference between the Red land and the Black land?
Red=no farm. Black=fertile soil
What protected Egypt from invasion?
Natural barriers like deserts, seas, And cataracts
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt and what did he do to symbolize his reign?
Menes, he combined the crowns of upper and lower Egypt
What is the term for a family that rules generation after generation?
Dynasty
Why were pharaohs to blame if disease, or the wrong weather plagued Egypt?
They were seen as Gods
List the 6 layers of Egypt’s ‘Social Pyramid’ in order.
Pharaoh, priests-or-government officials, scribes, artisans/merchants, peasants
Why were pyramids built?
As tombs for pharaohs, to mark a burial spot
What is the Egyptian life force called? How is this tied to mummification?
A.ka b. The body had to be preserved for the Ka to last forever
Describe a sphynx?
Body of a lion, head of a human or an animal
Why did the Old Kingdom end?
Money and effort spent to make pyramids
B.Rich families (nobles) gained more power than weak pharaohs
C.Trade relationships dissolved
Who invaded during the Middle Kingdom?
Hyksos
Who did Ramses go to war against? What was the significance of that war?
A.Hittites
b, first peace treaty after fighting to a tie
What separates an artisan from a peasant?
Artisans are highly skilled at a specific trade, peasants are not
What helped people translate hieroglyphics? How?
a. Rosetta Stone b. It had 3 languages on the stone. One was recognized,
What direction are hieroglyphics written in?
Any direction side to side, and top to bottom
Describe an obelisk?
4 sided pillar with a mini pyramid on top
Before pyramids, pharaohs were going to be buried in what?(video)
a. Mastaba
What is the purpose of the cartouche?
To protect against evil spirits in this life and the next
What pharaohs were part of what ‘kingdom’?
Old - Menes, Khufu, Snefru ~ Pyramids
b. Middle ~ No one that we studied
C.
New - Ramses and Hatshepsut ~ Abu Simbel and Dyr al Bahri
