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| NIle thought to start in Aswan |
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both the capitals of nubia
outlasted Egyptian culture
strongly influenced by Egypt |
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saved form flooding
donated to the USA |
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Temple carved into side of mountain
moved to man made mountain on higher ground
made by ramses |
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island in middle of river next to city aswan
Temple dedicated to Khnum-ram headed god who controlled the flooding
last place old religion was worshipped
last heiroglyphs |
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| Duplex temple to Horus and Sobek (crocodile god) |
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extremely well preserved temple
sacred to Horus
symbolized by winged sun disk |
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City of Hawks
started the dynastic period (1 of 3 regions anyway) |
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temple disappered due to looting
dedicated to Nekhebet (cobra goddess)-became goddess of upper Egypt |
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| temple several feet below street level as it was buried in sand |
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Cluster of temples with one principle
Amon- becomes more powerful and well-known with growth and fame of Thebes
not the product of one king, but developed over time
Eastbank |
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1 temple
made over time
obelisk given to france
East bank |
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2 temples, architecture blended into hillside
1 for Hatshepsut-woman pharoh |
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Large Statue
largest block of stone we know egyptians worked with |
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Last mortuary temple in thebes
directly across form Luxor |
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| Giant statues on floodplan-used to sing? |
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remote place to prevent looting
not all were kings |
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Workers village
important example of city planning |
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pre-dynastic=prehistory
stratigraphy-determining age by studying layers of archeology |
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| where Seth originates (god of South) |
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carved faces of columns
dendra festival bring dendra to horus |
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L shaped tmeple
most sacred place to be buried
necropolis of all Egypt
find the tombs of the 1st pharohs |
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| earliest attempts at pyramids |
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sphinx
famous cluster of three pyramids
associated with a temple
largest built by Khufu |
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| oldest son of Khfu died never completed pyramid |
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cat god Bast
festival like mardi gras |
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| Hyksos(foreigners) moved in and set up base of power during 2nd intermediate |
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capital during 3rd intermediate
found during WWII-little notice |
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| next capital after Tanis-moving capitals sign of decline |
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The last capital
Great Library
Alexanders tomb
Pharos Lighthouse |
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detailed written study of egyptian culture based on experience
Father of History |
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| bilingual egyptian priest that wrote down history in greek for interested greek people |
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| religion spreads to romans recorded information about religion |
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