Egypt

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Conteúdo das notas (2)

Unification Ca. 3100 Narmer Palette

Divinity of Pharaoh

incarnation of Horus linked to ma'at the concept of balance and judgement maintained by the pharaoh to avoid a cosmic calamity

At death, the pharaoh became incarnation of Osiris; the god of the dead

Pharaoh had special relationship to Ka, the sun god

Power of Scribes

recorded, measured, proportioned rations

appear in many hieroglyphics

Egyptian Religion

-Details of religious beliefs changed over time as the omportance of particular gods rse and declined, and their relationships shifted

-polytheistic religious system

-temples intended for housed for the gods and physical images served as intermediates

Writing

-fully developed in Egypt in 3100bc

-heiroglyphs (sacrede carvings)

- picture writing, pictographs, and phonetics