VIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Embalming, Grave Goods, Saqqara
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Background: every year between july and october the nile would rise, very easy to farm, don"t even need irrigation, natural defenses, stable government for a long time. Pyramids: great pyramids of khufu, khafre and menkaure, gizeh, ca. 3: also made it more durable, hawk on the back of his head is horis the son of ray, symbolizing his joining with ray in the afterlife. Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt, saqqara, ca. Egyptian kings: feminine looking lower body with a bit of a stomach. Akhenaton, nefertiti and three daughters, tell el-amarna, ca. Egyptian tradition: moses lived 100 years after this could have had influence on future monotheistic religions that developed in the same region. Terms: divine kingship, when a ruler claims godship or divinity in order to justify his rule over a people, ex. Code of hammurabi: hieroglyphs, a writing style using pictures, developed by the egyptians, ex.
