Describe!!!
Architecture
Vocab
Religion
Geography
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The climate and geography of Egypt
What is: North East Africa Located in Africa along the Nile river & delta. The empire stretched for more than 2000 miles along the Nile and Mediterranean Sea. Dry and Arid. Warm but not uncomfortable, average temp. (60-90 degrees f) A tropical oasis. Warm dry winds from Sahara desert and cool winds from the sea. Worlds longest river 4000 miles Flows North Two branches The Blue Nile The White Nile Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Giza Plateau
100
Cult temple to Aten
Who is Akhenaton
100
Represented the heroic conquer, head the professional army, and celebrated through architectural projects
What is Pharaoh
100
A system of classification and organization of the gods.
What is Pantheon
100
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What is The Mediterranean Sea
200
The process of mummification.
What is: Immortality after death. Mummification, ceremonies, and goods that the deceased could use in the afterlife. The body was then unpacked & wrapped in multiple layers of linen. The body was then placed in a coffin. During the Late Period bodies were then placed in multiple coffins, with the outer shell being a cartoonage mummy case. ~70 days. Internal organs were removed. Body was packed with salt and soaked in natron. (formaldehyde) Canopic jar/project The wealth would be placed in a tomb with many treasures and possessions that could be used in the afterlife. Example- TUT!
200
Kufu and Hemiunu
What is The Great Pyramid
200
Civilization from Asia that captured the Nile Delta during the First Intermediate Period.
Who are the Hyksos
200
Cult
What is Something separate and unique.
200
Thebes
What is 2
300
the importance of the pyramids during the Old Kingdom.
What is MAAT... MAAT... MAAT Eternal life. A portal back to this world. Early Pharaohs created royal tombs called mastabas. These royal tombs were carved into rock and covered with flat-roofed rectangular structures. The pyramids smooth, angled sides symbolized the rays of the sun and were designed to help the Pharaoh's soul ascend to the heavens to join the gods. Particularly the sun god. MAAT MAAT MAAT MAAT Located on the Plateau west of the Nile River. The “Great” Pyramid is the only standing structure of the Ancient Wonders of the World. The structure was built for Khufu.
300
Abu Simbel
Who is Ramses II
300
Anciet underground tomb
What is Mastabas
300
A salt like substance used for mummification.
What is Natron
300
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What is The Giza Plateau
400
the Old Period in Ancient Egypt
What is The Nile floods annually providing a rich soil called Silt. Egypt is a strategic pathway for trade to central Africa. What is the “road” that the Egyptians would take for trade? The Nile gave birth to a civilization unique to the ancient world. The people did not live in city-states; but villages that smothered the Nile. The villages eventually blended together. Egypt became a magnet for surrounding populations. The surrounding villages were loosely connected. Quickly unified into two kingdoms. Upper Egypt Lower Egypt Egypt was unified under the first dynasty by the Pharaoh Menes (MEE-neez). (EXPLAIN HOW) Menes started one of the most stable civilizations in history. Egypt became a civilization based on organization and class structure.
400
The Spynx
Who is Khafre
400
Autocracy
What is A rule by oneself
400
A city that embraces and celebrates uniqueness.
What is a cultural center- some are for religion, culture, and politics.
400
Nubia
What is 4
500
the importance and development of the city Thebes.
What is: Must identify the different time periods that the city was a city, war zone, royal center, and cultural center. This is a short answer but requires you to strongly support your answer with answering the question WHY.
500
Temple of Deir-el Bahri
Who is Hatshepsut
500
"The Black Land"- Ancient name
What is Kemet
500
Name four Gods and there attributions in ancient Egypt.
What is Osiris: God of living and the dead. Amon-Ra: Chief god, protector of living and dead… The sun story. Horus: God of the sky. Isis: Goddess and protector of children.(Fertility).
500
Cannan
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