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Agriculture

The domestication and cultivation of plants and animals for food

What are the characteristics of civilized society

Agriculture, permanent settlements, system of government, social class, tools and specialized skills, written communication, shared system of beliefs.

Epic of Gilgamesh

The first recorded written epic

Pantheon

Means many gods (polytheistic)

Ziggurat

Elevated platform upon which temples were erected.

Cuneiform

The earliest form of writing discovered to date. The first system of writing using a tablet of wet clay with marks made from split reads.

Mesopotamia

The Fertile Crescent; first civilization; land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers high in nutrients due to yearly cyclic flooding.

Why do humans need religion?

Comforting; moral code; explanation of origin; need to feel something after death; sense of belonging and purpose

Who was the spiritual and political leader in ancient Egypt?

Pharaoh

What are the components of an epic poem?

A hero, a quest, and a journey.

Gilgamesh's best friend

Enkidu

How does the epic of Gilgamesh parallel the Bible?

Man made of clay; quest for eternal life; flood tablet and the story of Noah; snake; Ultimate mortality

What is another name for Semetic

Jewish

Conceptual representation art

The human figure is recognizable but does not appear as one would see it in person; profile legs, V-shaped front facing torso; profile head with side eye. Heads of animals representing gods.

What is an example of a cultural representation piece of art?

Stele of Naram-Sin

Optical representation

More real life representation. Some sense of perception and depth; example: Ashurnasipal II

Optical representation

More real life representation. Some sense of perception and depth; example: Ashurnasipal II

Lock code of Hammurabi

First attempt at social justice through legislation; justice for women and between social classes

Optical representation

More real life representation. Some sense of perception and depth; example: Ashurnasipal II

Lock code of Hammurabi

First attempt at social justice through legislation; justice for women and between social classes

What river in Egypt was the epicenter for civilization

Nile

In what areas of Egyptian culture did they maintain unity and consistency?

Government, religion, and art

In what areas of Egyptian culture did they maintain unity and consistency?

Government, religion, and art

What to civilizations were evolving simultaneously?

Mesopotamia and Egypt

Pharaoh

Regarded as a living God; he was both the political and the religious leader.

Pharaoh

Regarded as a living God; he was both the political and the religious leader.

What role did the priests have an ancient Egypt?

They helped pharaoh manage the government and religion

What type of religion was practiced in Egypt?

Polytheism

What type of religion was practiced in Egypt?

Polytheism

What is another name for a carving?

Relief

What type of religion was practiced in Egypt?

Polytheism

What is another name for a carving?

Relief

Who were two of the most important Egyptian gods?

Isis and Osiris

Who killed Osiris?

Seth

Who killed Osiris?

Seth

Who was the god of preservation of the dead, and what kind of head did he have?

Anubis; Jackyl

Who killed Osiris?

Seth

Who was the god of preservation of the dead, and what kind of head did he have?

Anubis; Jackyl

What myth contributed to the obsession with immorality in the religion of ancient Egypt?

Isis and Osiris

Why was most art created in ancient Egypt?

For religious purposes and for the decoration of tombs of important people

Why was most art created in ancient Egypt?

For religious purposes and for the decoration of tombs of important people

Is Egyptian art conceptual or optical?

Conceptual

Why was most art created in ancient Egypt?

For religious purposes and for the decoration of tombs of important people

Is Egyptian art conceptual or optical?

Conceptual

What is the name of the Egyptian writing system?

Hieroglyphics

Why was most art created in ancient Egypt?

For religious purposes and for the decoration of tombs of important people

Is Egyptian art conceptual or optical?

Conceptual

What is the name of the Egyptian writing system?

Hieroglyphics

What was the name of the pharaoh who departed from the traditional form of art and religion?

Akhenaton

Why was most art created in ancient Egypt?

For religious purposes and for the decoration of tombs of important people

Is Egyptian art conceptual or optical?

Conceptual

What is the name of the Egyptian writing system?

Hieroglyphics

What was the name of the pharaoh who departed from the traditional form of art and religion?

Akhenaton

What type of religion did Akhenaton try to implement?

Henothei

What is the use of pictures to express a concept called

Pictogram

What is the use of pictures to express a concept called

Pictogram

What was the name of the God that a Akhenaton begin to worship?

Aren't Ra

What is the Amarna revolution

The time when Akhenaton moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tel el-Amarna

What is the Amarna revolution

The time when Akhenaton moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tel el-Amarna

What is the bust of Queen Nefertiti?

It is a sculpture which is life like, and which abandons the conceptual and optical types of artwork and Egypt.

What is the Amarna revolution

The time when Akhenaton moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tel el-Amarna

What is the bust of Queen Nefertiti?

It is a sculpture which is life like, and which abandons the conceptual and optical types of artwork and Egypt.

What happened to Akhenaton and Nefertiti?

Their names were eradicated from all monuments after their deaths because he was branded a heretic and a fanatic. Destroying their memory was a way of negative them.

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

What was the problem with putting tubes in pyramids?

They were easily seen, which invited tomb raiders.

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

What was the problem with putting tubes in pyramids?

They were easily seen, which invited tomb raiders.

What perpetuated the end of Egypt as an independent state?

Occupation by the Assyrians

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

What was the problem with putting tubes in pyramids?

They were easily seen, which invited tomb raiders.

What perpetuated the end of Egypt as an independent state?

Occupation by the Assyrians

Who occupied Egypt after the Assyrians

Persia, Then the Greeks, and eventually the Romans.

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

What was the problem with putting tubes in pyramids?

They were easily seen, which invited tomb raiders.

What perpetuated the end of Egypt as an independent state?

Occupation by the Assyrians

Who occupied Egypt after the Assyrians

Persia, Then the Greeks, and eventually the Romans.

What are some of the items found in King Tutts tomb?

Mummified cat Falcons, chariots game boards, food, and other treasures.

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

What was the problem with putting tubes in pyramids?

They were easily seen, which invited tomb raiders.

What perpetuated the end of Egypt as an independent state?

Occupation by the Assyrians

Who occupied Egypt after the Assyrians

Persia, Then the Greeks, and eventually the Romans.

What are some of the items found in King Tutts tomb?

Mummified cat Falcons, chariots game boards, food, and other treasures.

Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?

Cleopatra

Who was the youngest Pharaoh in Egypt history?

King Tutt

What is King Tutt famous for?

His was the first tomb to be found intact.

Who is credited with the discovery of King Tutts tomb

Howard Carter

What was the problem with putting tubes in pyramids?

They were easily seen, which invited tomb raiders.

What perpetuated the end of Egypt as an independent state?

Occupation by the Assyrians

Who occupied Egypt after the Assyrians

Persia, Then the Greeks, and eventually the Romans.

What are some of the items found in King Tutts tomb?

Mummified cat Falcons, chariots game boards, food, and other treasures.

Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt?

Cleopatra

How did Mark Antony die?

He fell on his sword, taking his own life.

How did Cleopatra die?

And Ater bite.