Western World I Test One Answer the following as TRUE or FALSE 1. Harshepsut was Egypt’s most famous indigenous woman Pharaoh. True 2. Maat stood for truth and righteousness and balance. True 3. Osiris and Thanatos were both gods of death in their cultures. False 4. Apsu was the god of salt water. False 5. Tiamat was destroyed by Anu. False 6. Humankind was created with clay and the blood of Kingu. True 7. Holofernes was an Aakaadian general. False 8. Hathor’s symbol was a cow
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Ancient Canaan was not a “No-Man’s” but rather an “Any-Man’s” land. Situated between the Nile River Valley and the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley it served as common ground for the movements (socioeconomic and military) of other important and powerful civilizations. Its fate‚ repeatedly influenced by that of the Egyptians‚ rose and fell with the events of their neighbors. The relative peace in Egypt during the Old Kingdom era (2575-2100 B.C.E) left Canaan to be a loose quiet place with locally based
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brought the God Aten to the position of supreme deity. This brought about the belief in only one deity or God‚ also called monotheism. In his fifth year‚ Akhenaten decided to abandon his home city of Thebes and create a new capital‚ known today as Amarna. He also oversaw the construction of some of the most massive temples in Egypt in honor of Aten‚ including the one at Karnak. Akhenaten was most famous for his religious reform but he also changed Egyptian art forever. Some of the most famous
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Nefertiti"‚ 51 cm. This piece was found in December of 1912 in the workshop of Thutmose’s and it is currently located in the Agyptisches Museum in berlin. The Bust of Queen Nefertiti is dated between 1352-1336 BCE. The detached bust was made during the Amarna period. Nefertiti‚ otherwise called Nofreteti‚ was a standout amongst the most remarkable ladies in Egypt’s history. Nefertiti was the most loved wife of pharaoh Akhenaten IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty‚ her name generally means "the delightful one
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Image of Amun". In hieroglyphs‚ the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh‚ because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence.[3] He is possibly also the Nibhurrereya of the Amarna letters‚ and likely the 18th dynasty king Rathotis who‚ according to Manetho‚ an ancient historian‚ had reigned for nine years—a figure that conforms with Flavius Josephus’s version of Manetho’s Epitome.[4]The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter and George
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people. But what do modern and ancient people think about them? Do they respect and admire them the same? Queen Nefertiti was much more than a pretty woman. Her role and importance of the 18th dynasty during her husband’s‚ Amenhotep IV‚ ruling or Amarna period in Egypt is undeniable. However‚ not much information has come from antiquity to our hands. Her being or not of a royal blood is not ensured. Even though‚ the suggestion that Nefertiti was of a nonroyal birth and that her parents were “members
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caused his left foot to become clubbed. These ailments were probably at least somewhat caused by a long line of inbreeding. His parents‚ Akhenaten and either Nebetah or Beketaten‚ were siblings. King Tut was raised in the city called Akhetaten or Amarna. This city was created by Akhenaten in the fifth year of his reign several years before Tutankhamen was born. It was made the capitol of Egypt‚ replacing the great city of Thebes. This city still exists today; it is now called Tall al Amarinah. The
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King Tut was the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty‚ in power from 1361 B.C.E. to 1352 B.C.E. During his reign‚ powerful advisers restored the traditional Egyptian religion which had been set aside by his predecessor Akhenaton‚ who had led the "Amarna Revolution." After his death at age 18‚ he disappeared from history until the discovery of his tomb in 1922. Since then‚ studies of his tomb and remains have revealed much information about his life and times. Tutankhamun was born circa 1341 B
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Akhenaton’s reign lasted from 1353 BC-1336 BC or 1351 BC–1334 BC (the dates are subject to debate). After 4 years of his reign he built a new capital of Egypt (Amarna) and dedicated the city to the supreme deity Aten. Akhenaton attempted to change the religion in Egypt and attempted to unite all of the traditional gods and goddesses of Egypt into one supreme deity (History records were careful not to mention Aten
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Comparison of two Egyptian Sculpture Relief Depicting a Man Inspecting His Stables; Ships Unloading Merchandise and Relief Block‚ Plucking and Roasting Fowl‚ Herds Crossing Water In Egyptian art‚ the greatest achievements are tomb reliefs‚ huge number of tomb reliefs shows the people who were rich enough at that period want to bring their rich and glory even after they dead. The Early royal reliefs are somewhat too idealism on the figures‚ their figures on the tomb reliefs are usually rough on
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