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key figures
the afterlife
art & architecture
daily life
miscellaneous
100
the last of Egypt's independent pharaohs
Who is Cleopatra?
100
a statue or likeness of a pharaoh was often placed in the tomb so that this spritiual duplicate could recognize him/her
What is the ka
100
the first step in the evolution of the pyramid
What is the mastaba?
100
the study of daily life
What is ethnohistory?
100
this was used not only to write on, but also to make boats and sandals
What is papyrus?
200
he is responsible for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Narmer (or Menes)?
200
when the organs were removed from the body, they were stored in these
What are canopic jars?
200
the discovery of this led to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs
What is the Rosetta Stone?
200
the age at which most Egyptian girls would marry
What is 11-13?
200
a double looped rope tied at one end, designed to protect whatever was within it
What is a cartouche?
300
the founder of Egyptian medicine, the architect of the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, and the first to build with stone brick
Who is Imhotep?
300
mummification copied this naturally occurring process observed in the early pit graves of Egypt
What is desiccation?
300
Dedicated to individual deities, these follow a basic plan, like the one at Karnak
What is a temple?
300
although some meat was consumedin Egypt, mostly by the pharaohs and nobles, this meat was avoided as it was unclean
What is pork/pig?
300
a symbol of Upper Egypt
What is the lotus?
400
he was responsible for the radical changes in religion, art and the system of government in the New Kingdom
Who is Akhenaton?
400
the city of the dead
What is the necropolis?
400
this artwork not only docomented the unification of Egypt, but also established the canon of the human figure for the following 2500 years
What is the Palette of Narmer?
400
the use of make-up, jewellery, wigs and other ccessories often portrayed this
What is social class/status?
400
the guiding principle of the pharaohs... and an Egyptian god.
What is Ma'at?
500
remembered as history's first great female ruler
Who is Hatshepsut?
500
the deity responsible for ensuring a safe passage to the afterlife
Who is Anubis?
500
this concept shows larger figures as more important, and smaller ones as less important
What is descriptive narrative?
500
the three forms of writing, from the formal to the least formal, used in ancient Egypt
What are hieroglyphics, hieratic, and demotic?
500
this group, the only to successfully invade ancient Egypt before the Persians, brought with them the horse and the wheel
Who are the Hyksos?