Old Kingdom
Pyramid
Age of ___________
Transformation
Golden
Define: Rosetta Stone
Stone with inscriptions in multiple language and text
This archeologist discovered King Tut's Tomb
Howard Carter
Purpose of the mastaba
To mark the tombs of the dead
Why did facial features of pharaoh's change from the Old to the Middle Kingdom?
They became more realistic to show how being a king was a burden.
Why was it important for King Tut's Death Mask to resemble him?
So his soul could find his mummified body and go on to the afterlife.
Define: Mastaba
Made from mud brick, rectangular in shape
What was mummy dust used for, and how was it made?
healing powers for wounds and bruises; pulverized corpses
How many Pyramids of Giza are they, and what are they named?
3; Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
How did the "Black Pyramid" get it's nickname?
It was built with mud brick and clay, causing mold and decay
During the New kingdom, the demand for ____________________ rose dramatically.
Tomb and coffin paintings
Define: Stele
Stone monument; used to show information through text and images
Ramses II built this temple so people could worship him after death as a god
Abu Simbel
Who built the first pyramid; known as the "Step Pyramid"?
King Djoser
Purpose of a block statue?
funerary monument of an important person.
Who is sitting in front of the Abu Simbel Temple?
Ramses II
Define: Scribe
trained from a young age to read and write hieroglyphics
what is the name of a 3 wheeled transportation system in Egypt today?
tuk-tuk
How do you read Hieroglyphics if the images are all facing to the LEFT?
Left to right
What material was used for the images of the Book of the Dead?
Papyrus paper
What languages are on the Rosetta Stone?
Egyptian and Greek
Define: Sphinx
Spiritual guardian
define: Ka. What was the purpose?
"Soul" a backup in case the mummy was stolen