Eygpt Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Archaic Old kingdom Intermediate Middle Kingdom Intermediate
A
New kingdom
Intermediate
Late
2
Q
Precious settlement
A
Hunter gatherer based on the Nile
3
Q
Settlement
A
3000 bc unified under one leader
4
Q
Memphis
A
Was the capital during the archaic period
5
Q
Thebes
A
Minor trading post old
Capital new
6
Q
Amarna
A
1345 Akhenaten built new capital
7
Q
Burial
A
Mastabas Pyramids Rock cut tombs Commoners burials Highly stratified society
8
Q
Mummification
A
Highly skilled
Vital organs removed
Liver lungs stomach intestines
9
Q
Pyramids
A
More than 80
10
Q
Turankhamun
A
Discovered 1922,
4 chambers
Died 1323bc
11
Q
Writing
A
Hieroglyphic
Demotic
Greek
0.4% literate
12
Q
Checklist
A
Memphis, Thebes l, armarna Trade but no money Hieroglyphics Art used in tombs and houses Temple based religion range of gods Hierarchical society
