History of Discipline
The study of human societies and environments through the systematic recovery and analysis of material culture or physical remains
What is Archaeology?
Hieroglyphic, Demotic, Greek are the three languages of
What is the Rosetta Stone?
This river flows south to north
What is the Nile?
The period dating from 3000-30 BCE
What is the Pharaonic Period?
The collective term for all artifacts and ecofacts that result from human activity
What is material culture?
Knowledge of this script was lost by the 5th century
What is Hieroglyphs?
King Scorpion's macehead was found near this artifact
What is the Narmer Palette?
______ Egypt is located to the North, close to the Mediterranean Sea
What is Lower Egypt?
King Narmer was from ____ Egypt
What is Upper Egypt?
A monolithic pillar ending in a pyramidal shape
What is an obelisk?
The man who deciphered the Rosetta Stone
Who is J.F. Champollion?
A stone to mix paint for body decoration
what is a palette?
______ Egypt is located North of Ancient Nubia
What is Upper Egypt?
A pharaoh’s name enclosed in an oval
What is a cartouche?
A sedentary lifestyle is characteristic of...
What is the Pharaonic Period?
The person who invaded Egypt to gain control of the passage from the Red Sea to the East
Who is Napoleon?
A façade with a falcon on top
What is a serekh?
The construction that stopped the flooding of the Nile
The Aswan Dam
The dynasty of King Narmer
What is Dynasty 0?
Material used to build Egyptian temples
In 380s AD Etheria travelled to Egypt and wrote that the pyramids were
What are granaries?
The fertility god of Koptos
Who is Min?
The black land suitable for cultivation
What is the kehmet?
The Pharaoh buried with 136 men and women
Who is King Den?
The Temple where the Narmer Palette was found
What is the Temple of Horus?