Archaic Period
What is the most important thing to have happened during the Archaic Period?
The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
The Old Kingdom is also known as what?
The "Age of Pyramids"
Approximately how many years was the First Intermediate Period?
150
The Middle Kingdom is also known as what?
The Classical Age
Who is considered to be the king of the gods?
Ra
Who is credited with being the most influential Pharaoh of the Archaic Period?
Menes
In the Old Kingdom, Egypt was further divided into political regions known as what?
Nomes
How many dynasties occurred during this period?
5
What was able to flourish during the Middle Kingdom?
Art and Literature
Which goddess has the head of a cow?
Hathor
__________________ was the capital of Egypt. (spelling counts)
Memphis
What was the first pyramid built?
The Pyramid of Djoser
The First Intermediate Period is also known as what?
The "Dark Period"
Mentuhotep created the first Egyptian what? (Think military)
Standing/Professional army
Who is the most evil member of the Egyptian Pantheon?
Ammit
Name three important developments to art and culture during the Archaic Period.
Pottery, make up, and larger stone buildings and temples.
Which dynasties lasted the length of the Old Kingdom?
The 3rd-6th
During the civil war that occurred during this period, what two cities were at war? (Must have both)
Heracleopolis and Thebes
Prior to the Middle Kingdom, who had all the power?
The nomarchs
Who is Osiris' father and mother?
Geb and Nut
Which dynasties were during the Archaic Period?
The first and second dynasties.
Where are the most famous Pyramids located? Double points for saying the city as well.
Giza, near Cairo
Who won the civil war? (Name, faction, and city)
Mentuhotep II, Upper Egypt, Thebes
The structure of power and the military in Egyptian society is an early model for the what system?
The Feudal system
List Nephthys' siblings.
Osiris, Isis, Set