Pharaohs
This Pharaoh took over for Thutmose
Who is Hatshepsut?
Known as local god of Thebes
Who is Amun?
God of inundation
Who is Hapi?
Second to the pharaoh and chief minister
What is a vizier?
Increased woman status
What is motherhood?
Founder of New Kingdom Egypt who expelled the Hyksos?
Who is Ahmose?
The festival where god’s life and death were re-enacted.
What is the Festival of Osiris?
This Pharaohs most celebrated accomplishment was the restoration of the Sphinx at Giza
Who is Thutmose IV?
The chief role for a woman in all classes
What is the Mistress of the House
Ancient Egyptians capitalized from the large flocks of birds and hunted them either for food, offerings to the dead and gods.
What is fowling?
Referred to as the "Bull who conquers the lands" and "He who inspires great terror"
Who is Amenhotep I?
Festival usually held in the second month of the inundation.
What is the Festival of Opet?
The primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt
What is Tura? (near modern Cairo)
Recognised as the backbone of Egyptian society
Who are agricultural peasants?
Barley beer, emmer bread, dates, figs, and vegetables such as leeks and garlic
What is the staple diet of Ancient Egyptians?
Ruled Egypt for 54 years
Who is Thutmose III?
The father of twins Shu (God of air) and Tefnet Goddess of moisture).
Who is Atum?
Everyday literature intended for instruction
What is wisdom literature or didactic literature
Not subjected to hard physical labour or conscripted for the army
Who are scribes?
Ossification along the vertebrae, which is a sign of a lesser form of arthritis
What was Hatshepsut's cause of death?
Ruled the Egyptian Empire during the peak of its international power and prosperity.
Who is Amenhotep III?
Name of two important funerary texts.
What is the Book of the Dead and the Amduat (Book of What is in the Netherworld)
A veritable city built for Amenhotep III on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes was the sprawling 32-hectare site of Malkata (Arabic for ‘where things are picked up’), a massive mud-brick and timber palace complex
What is Malkata?
Priests who specialised in the knowledge of the sacred writings and were often skilled in magic
Who are lector priests?
Booty and tribute came from these areas during the 18th Dynasty which influenced Egyptian art.
What are Palestine and Syria?