Egyptian Art History test review Flashcards
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Hieroglyphics
An Ancient form of Egyptian picture writing
Canopic Jars
Ancient pottery that they put your organs in
Mummification
The process of removing organs
Pharaoh
The ruler of Egypt considered to be a god
Mastaba
The evolution of sand mounds
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Natron
Baking soda used for mummifications
Afterlife
Life after death
Nile river
The longest river in the world
Pyramids
Where they put tombs of pharaohs
Sarcophagus
A large stone coffin with small coffins inside
Obelisk
A tall four-sided narrow tapering monument
Dynasty
A time where a family and there descendants ruled.
Cartouche
A nameplate or seal
Where is Egypt?
It is in northern
Who did the pharaoh marry?
Their sisters because to keep the bloodline pure
What are the 3 main periods of Egyptian history?
Old, Middle and New
What was Egyptian life centered around?
The afterlife
What was kept in tombs?
Pharaohs and important people
Why were tombs important? Why were paintings and sculptures around tombs?
Everything they thought a pharaoh would need for the afterlife
What was the purpose of Egyptian paintings?
To keep people from being forgotten, you will not go to the afterlife if you are forgotten.
Why was Egypt Perfect for growing food?
They had fertile soil so they could grow many different crops.
How was Egypt protected by it’s enemies?
It had an Impassable desert, Nile had impassable rapids and man eating crocodiles.
What was the great sphinx built for?
The great sphinx was built so once thought as a guardian angel. The body was a lion so strength, and the head of a human so knowledge.
Why did they build pyramids? What was their significance? How did they build the pyramids?
So they could keep tombs of
pharaohs and important people
1.) They built a sand mound
2.) Sand mounds evolved into Mastabas
3.)Several mastabas turned into step pyramids.
4.) Eventually step pyramids became true pyramids
