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Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amenemhet I | first ruler of the 12th dynasty -- first king of egypt to have a coregency -- son is Senusret I -- not of royal lineage |
| Apis Bulls | --earthly incarnation of a god -black with white diamond on its forehead -calf of a cow that was never able to have another - god living amongst humans |
| Ben-ben | mound that arose from primordial waters -creator god Atum settled here -the ben ben stone was named after this -other cities developed their own myths about mounds |
| Champollion | -decipherer of hieroglyphs -French -published first translation of rosetta stone -writing system was a combination of phonetic and ideographic signs. |
| Dream Stele | -of Thutmose IV -also called Sphinx of Stele -erected in fist year of his reign -makes claim to divine legitimization to pharaohship |
| giovanni belzoni | -explorer of egyptian antiquities -italian -went to Malta in 1815 -invention of the hydraulic machine - wanted to raise nile |
| Harkhuf | -governor of upper egypt -biography comes from inscription on tomb -notive of Elephantine -primary business was trade with Nubia |
| Hatshepsut | 5th pharaoh of 18th dynasty -regarded as one of most successful pharaohs -reigned longer than any other women -reign of about 22 years |
| Hor-Aha | -second pharaoh of first dynasty -lived around 31st century BC -succesor to Narmer -conducted many religious activities |
| Hyksos | took over the eastern nile delta -means foreign rulers -ended the 13th dynasty -initiatiated Second Intermediate period of Egypt |
| King Scorpion | -refers to the 2nd of two kings of Upper egypt -names refer to scorpion goddess Serket -only pictorial evidence is the Scorpion Macehead -Macehad was found on Main despot in Nekhen |
| Ma'at | -concept of truth balance order law morality and justice -also personified as a goddess regulating stars and seasons -represented as a young woman -depictions of meat are found as early as the middle of the old kingdom |
| Merykare | -pharaoh in 9th dynasty -son of Nebkaure -reign was during first intermediate period in about 2075 BC -"beloved of the soul of Re" -not on the Turin King List |
| Narmer palette | contains some of earliest heirophyps - depict upper and Lower egypt unification -dates from about 31st century BC -found by quibble and green -one of the earliest depictions of an egyptian king |
| Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II | -pharaoh of the 11th dynasty - reigned fro 51 yewears -reunited egypt ending first intermediary period -considered first pharaoh of middle kingdom |
| Nome/Nomarch | -serving as provincial governors -meaning a province or a district -semi feudal rulers of ancient egypt provinces -excercised considerable power -42 nomes |
| Osiris | -ruler of the dead -often depicted as green skin man with pharaohs beard -oldest son of earth god Geb -associated with vegetation and flooding of the Nile -father of the god Horus |
| Pepi II | -pharoah of the 6th dynasty in the old kingdom -soccedded to the throne at age 6 -longest reign of any monarch at 94 years -reign marked sharp decline of the Old Kingdom -Neferkare is his thrown name -father was Merenre and mother Ankhesenpepi |
| personal piety | -religious devotion -indiciduals relationship with one or more deities -goes as far back as the Old kingdom -important to most egyptians -associated with images with special features like th eyes of osirus |
| Piye | king of 25th dynasty -ruled from city of Napata -son of Kashta -ruler of Numbia and Upper Egypt -expanded power into lower egypt |
| Ptolemy I | general under launder the great' -became ruler of Egypt -305 BC took title pf pharaoh -founder of Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty |
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