ANT200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Hieratic, Egypt, First Intermediate Period Of Egypt
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Early states in sw asia and egypt (cont"d) Settlement patterns: all settlement in all periods occur around the nile, so there are modern cities ontop of ancient cities near the nile. Serpopards are joint, most likely symbolizing the joining of upper and lower eygpt. Nile valley: state chronology: early dynastic, old kingdom, 1st intermediate, middle kingdom, 2nd intermediate, new kingdom (empire) There is a series of bad floods. Settlement pattern: not highly urbanized, most people are just living in towns and villages. 2 large cities (memphis and thebes, c. 50,000) Lecture 17 early states in sw asia and egypt: burial monuments. March 9, 2015: small elite group of people, the terms father , king , and god are often used interchangeably, pharaoh was responsible for the fertility of the nile valley. Occupational specialization: ruling class, artists and scribes, artisans. But, by the new kingdom, this mortuary practice was more hidden: new kingdom, **get from the slides**
