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27 Cards in this Set
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Egypt |
Cradle of ancient civilization |
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Naguib Mahfouz |
Egyptian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988 |
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Cairo |
Capital of Egypt Metropolitan Area of Egypt |
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Arab Republic of Egypt |
Official name of Egypt |
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Ammit |
Part hippo, part croc, part lion Devourer in the Book of the Dead |
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Maat |
Goddess of truth and justice |
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Old Kingdom Greco- Roman Period |
Two periods of Egyptian literature |
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Religious literature Secular literature |
2 literary forms |
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Hymns to the gods Magical and mythological texts Mortuary texts |
Examples(?kinds?) of religious literature |
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Poems Wisdom literature Scientific treaties Historical and biographical texts |
Kinds of secular literature |
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Old kingdom Middle kingdom New kingdom Late period |
Historical background of Egyptian literature |
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Proverbs of Ptahotep Pyramid texts Cannibal texts |
Examples of selections in the old kingdom |
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Kings Cheops and the Magicians Tale of Sinuhe Shipwrecked sailor |
Examples of selections in the middle kingdom |
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The Story of King Apohis and Sekenenre Voyage of Wenamon The Enchanted Prince Hymn to the Sun The Tale of Two Brothers The Contending of Horus and Seth
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Examples of selections in the New Kingdom |
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The Magic Book The Lamentations of Nepthys and Setna |
Examples of selections in the Late Period |
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Love songs Pessimistic literature Religious literature Tales Wisdom literature |
5 forms of Egyptian Literature |
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Great Hymn to the Aten |
Longest of a number of hymns-poems written to the sun disk deity Aten |
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King Cheops and the Magicians |
Written in the Westcar Papyrus Has 5 stories on the spells that priests and magicians perform |
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The Tale of Teo Brothers |
During Seti II Inspired The Lion King Similar to the biblical story Joseph and His Brothers |
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The Teaching of Amenemope |
Has 40 chapters of advice about successful living written by the name itself |
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Dialogue of a Pessimist with His Soul |
Pessimistic lit example: a man is tired of his life, he is always unsure of his decisions |
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Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage |
Pessimistic lit example: story about the topsy-turvy world that everything is awry |
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Lover likens maiden to the flowers in the garden Bridal songs are about the surpassing beauty of the bride Lover falls ill while longing for his beloved |
Description of love songs; examples |
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Thomas Eric Peet |
Author of To Whom Should I Speak Today |
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Anaphora |
Style in poetry: the first lines of all stanzas are repeating until the end |
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Kazi, Wali, Wazir, King |
The Lady and Her Five Suitors: 4 noble men that catered the lady’s desires |
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5 |
How many compartments are there in the cabinet |
