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Ancient Eqypt
- RELIGION
- GODS
- Osiris- the God of the death - ruler
of the Afterlife. Thought of as the
first Pharaoh
- Isis- the wife of Osiris and Goddess
of the rebirth. Know for her
generosity.
- Anubis- God of Mummification,
distinguishable by his jackal head
- Horus- god of the sky + ruler of
the world of the living- protector
of the Pharaoh- man with head
of hawk
- Sobek- God of military prowess +
the Nile- protected against the dangers
if the Nile, including crocodiles- man
with head of crocodile
- Hathor- Goddess of fertility, dance,
song, women, childbirth, perfume, joy
and love- woman with cow horns and
sun disk on head
- Thoth- God of writing and
knowledge/ wisdom- man with the
head of an Ibis holding writing
palette- sometimes represented as
a baboon
- Re/Ra- Sun God ,most
important of Gods -man with
hawk headers + sun disk
resting on top of it
- Seth- God of Chaos + brother to
Osiris. represented everything
that threatened harmony in Eqypt
- Polytheistic- over 2000
Gods
- Osiris- the God of the death - ruler
of the Afterlife. Thought of as the
first Pharaoh
- Mummification
- Needed so Ba and Ka could recognise body so
they could rejoin and live forever.
- Older version- buried in desert sand-
still with few of possessions necessary
for Afterlife
- (1) washed in Nile water + palm wine (2) Organs removed
(3) Organs put in Canopic jars (4) Brain removed (5)Body
stuffed with natron salts - 70 days (inside as well) 40 days-
natron taken out,body filled with sand /sawdust and covered
with natron-continued for 30 days (6) wrapped in linen (7)
stored away
- Canopic Jars -
Human Jar = Liver,
Baboon jar = Lungs,
Jackal Jar = Stomach,
Falcon Jar- intestines
- Canopic Jars -
Human Jar = Liver,
Baboon jar = Lungs,
Jackal Jar = Stomach,
Falcon Jar- intestines
- Older version- buried in desert sand-
still with few of possessions necessary
for Afterlife
- Needed so Ba and Ka could recognise body so
they could rejoin and live forever.
- Afterlife
- Weighing of the Heart Ceremony. If heart was equal/
lighter than the feather of ma'at = went to Valley of Reeds.
Heavier- Ammit ate your heart and you became part of
Nun
- Ammit not a God- rather beast-
part crocodile, hippo and lion. Known as the
devourer of dead/hearts.
- Ammit not a God- rather beast-
part crocodile, hippo and lion. Known as the
devourer of dead/hearts.
- Weighing of the Heart Ceremony. If heart was equal/
lighter than the feather of ma'at = went to Valley of Reeds.
Heavier- Ammit ate your heart and you became part of
Nun
- GODS
- Social Structure
- Geography
- Located near the
Middle East, Saudi
Arabia
- Over 90% of land is desert-
called the Red Land
- Red Land provide good protection +
made it harder for enemies to invade
- Nile River
- Floods annually - rises
10 metres- recedes
leaving layer of rich soil
- Year divided into
seasons around Nile
- Akhet- Flood Season,
Mid July- October
- Peret- Seed time,
November- February
- Shemu- Harvest
time, March- June
- Shemu- Harvest
time, March- June
- Peret- Seed time,
November- February
- Transport- current
flows south to
north- travel down,
wind blows north
to south, sail up to
travel back up
- Akhet- Flood Season,
Mid July- October
- Food- crops, fish,
aquatic animal
- Floods annually - rises
10 metres- recedes
leaving layer of rich soil
- Located near the
Middle East, Saudi
Arabia
- Pharaoh
- Crowns
- Red Crowns-
symbolised control over
Lower Egypt
- Blue Crowns ( the
Khepresh)- worn in battle
or ceremonies
- White Crown-
symbolised control over
Upper Eqypt
- Atef Crown- worn during
some religious rituals-
representative of ma'at
- Double
Crown- joining
of two lands -
pharaoh ruling
them
- The Nemes Headdress- main
crown of pharaoh
- Red Crowns-
symbolised control over
Lower Egypt
- Pharaoh's Power
- Ensures Nile Floods
- Ensures enough food
- Egypts army could
defend against
enemies
- Ensures
ma'at at heart of
Egyptian life
- Ensures Gods
look kindly over
people
- Ensures Nile Floods
- Both God and
King- political
leader and god,
- Crowns
- Contact
- Trade
- Sinai Desert- metals- gold, tin,
silver, lead, copper + turquoise
- Libya- lions +
leopard skins
- Nubia- metal- gold, tin, silver lead, copper
+ most slaves + ivory ( hippo, elephant )
- Bactria (Iran) - Lapis- Lazuli
(stone) + Kohl- makeup
- Punt- Incense + Myrrh + Oil +
Ebony (wood) + other trees
- Byblos (Lebanon)- Cedar
Wood
- Sinai Desert- metals- gold, tin,
silver, lead, copper + turquoise
- Conflict
- Reasons- securing access to trade ( in areas with
natural resources) + when threatened by neighbours
- Major Enemies- Hyksos- NE (very early in
history) + Libyans- W + Nubians- S
- Major Enemies- Hyksos- NE (very early in
history) + Libyans- W + Nubians- S
- Reasons- securing access to trade ( in areas with
natural resources) + when threatened by neighbours
- Trade
- Laguage
- Hieroglyphs - over 2000
symbols
- Hieroglyphs - over 2000
symbols
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