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Details Title: AAD201 - Hour Test #1 Lect. 2 Description: Lecture #2: The Ancient Middle East and Egypt Total Flash Cards: 45 Created: 09/25/2007 15:18:43	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Walls of Jericho Definition Place: Jericho, Jordan Date: 8 - 7,000 BCE Term What is the oldest built structure we know of? Definition Walls of Jericho Term White Temple Definition Uruk/Warka, Mesopotamia 3500-3000 BCE Term What is the oldest existant temple we know of? Definition The White Temple Term What was the White Temple made from? Definition Sun cooked bricks (mud brick) Term Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu Definition Ur, Mesopotamia 2150-2050 BCE King Ur-Nammu Term Ziggurat Definition Man made mountain (commonly done w/ battered walls) Term Palace of Nebuchadnezzar, Ishtar Gate, Ziggurat of Marduk Definition Babylon, Mesopotamia 600 BCE King Nebuchadnezzar Term City of Mohnejo-Daro Definition Modern Pakistan, Indus Valley 1700 BCE Term What was the earliest example of town planning? Definition The city of Mohnejo-Daro Term Mastaba Definition Saqqara, Egypt 3200 BCE Term What is a mastaba? Definition Served as a tomb. Think Simba's dad, Mufasa. Where's Mufasa? He's in a tomb, thanks to SCAR (sounds like Saqqara)!!! and those damn hyenas. Term Funerary Complex of King Zoser Definition Saqqara, Egypt 2680 BCE, Imhotep (first Architect) Term What is the oldest building with a known Architect and who is the Architect? Definition Funerary Complex of King Zoser by Imhotep Term Was the Funerary Complex of King Zoser rectangular or square? Definition Rectangular Term What was the first building to use columns in an entryway? Definition Funerary Complex of King Zoser Term What building carved stone elements to look like natural elements? Definition Funerary Complex of King Zoser Term What is a mortuary chapel? Definition The place where they cleanse the body (remove inards) Term "The" Pyramids and the Great Sphinx Definition Giza, Egypt 2570-2500 BCE, Patrons: Cheops, Chefern, and Mykerinos Term Funerary complex of Mentuhotep II Definition Dier el Bahari, Egypt 2050 BCE Term The Funerary Complext of Mentuhotep utilized ______________ which is a large open space supported by many columns. Definition Hypostyle Hall Term What provided the backdrop for the Funerary Complex of Mentuhotep II Definition A cliff Term Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut Definition Dier el Bahari, Egypt 1503-1482, Architect: Senmut Term Who was the first woman to "rule in her own right" Definition Queen Hatshepsut Term Which tomb was more different than any built up to that point in time? Definition Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut Term What God did Queen Hatshepsut want to build a shrine for? Definition The Sun God Term What did Queen Hatshepsut "borrow" to build her Funerary Complex? Definition Queen Hatshepsut took down Mentuhotep's Funerary Complex and used the materials for herself. Term Who was the Architect that designed The Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut? Definition Senmut Term What ended the Neolithic Era? Definition Agricultural Revolution (farming) Term Bartering Definition Trading food for specialized services Term Most of the ancient structures we know of are ______________ Definition Religous Term What are some of the things that the Urban Revolution brought with it? Definition The Urban Revolution was a new way of thinking that brought about new institutions, increased productivity, increased complexity of life, and a change in religous thought and organization Term What (basically) is a city-state? Definition A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city, usually having sovereignty. Term theocratic socialism Definition Governing with divine right (Ruled by the Gods) Term ziggurat Definition "man made mountain" Term shakhuru Definition place of worship? (unsure about this one) Term temenos Definition refers to the "sacred district" and is usuall elevated Term What buildings were built for Priests and Kings, respectively? Definition Temple and Palace Term acropolis Definition "high city" Term What were Imhotep's "firsts"? Definition First true pyramid, first use of columns, and first use of clerastory windows Term What did Senmut do with the Funerary Complex of Queen Hatshepsut that was important? Definition He used open spaces (terraces), contrasted the mountains, and incorporated plants. Term What 3 elements made up the ancient temples? Definition 1. Niche - the space used to represent the deity. 2. Offering table: Used to give the God's goods. 3. Base Platform: The kind of platform used changed. Term Stela Definition standing stone slab used in the ancient world primarily as a grave marker but also for dedication, commemoration, and demarcation Term Serdab Definition A hidden chamber in a tomb from which the deceased could view the rituals of his cult through his statue. Term What are the four stages in Egyptian history and their dates? Definition Archaic (prehistory), Old Kingdom (3200-2150 BCE), Middle Kingdom (2130-1780 BCE), and the New Kingdom (1600-1000 BCE)