ASB 222 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tutankhamun, Saqqara, Deshret
3 Dec 2015
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2 - nile river flood the valley every year. 6 - having a lot of building materials. 7 - water level might fluctuate a lot. Land nutritious due to flood; agricultural potential. According to the flow of the river. The history of egypt isdividedinto time periods and dynasties. Not sure how many dynasty were there due to. All the information came from burial evidence. Have powerful rulers (found from the tomb drawing) Violence record that they fight each other. People were living in villages (large settlements) center of wealth and power. Includes logograms (entire idea) and phonograms (spoken sound) Boring messages were written in three different language (ancient greek) How we know how to read egyptian. Step pyramid of djoser 1 at saqqara. It was built in different phases (4steps to 6 steps) Represent the transition from predynastic to dynastic period. Front: narmer wearing crown of upper egypt; holding something to kill a solider.
