ILS 203 : Section Material for Weeks 1-4
30 Oct 2014
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The division of knowledge: natural science. Isolated, and dependent on the nile: theocracy. Pharaoh, god on earth: two lands: upper and lower egypt, predynastic egypt: ca. Agriculture; domesticates; mud-brick architecture; imported metals: dynasties. 26 between 3100bc and 525 b. c: narmer. Unifier of upper and lower egypt; first dynast of egypt, ca. Discovered at eh temple of horus at. Siltstone; 63 cm tall, votice cosmetic palette. Serpopards (serpent and leopard) monster displayed on pallet: hieroglyphics. More boring in comparison to mesopotamian and greek: old kingdom ca. Tombs; west bank of nile; setting sun cosmic significance. Pyramids were copied and modified, and used in many of cultures. Dragon combat motif: compare gilgamesh, enkidu, and the. In egypt, women sometimes ruled as pharaohs on their own, and sometimes in conjunction with their husband/pharaoh: new kingdom. Hatshepsut s funerary temple at deir el bahri, near. Revolutionary move toward monotheism, with a focus on aten, the disk of the sun.
