produced the potter’s wheel‚ invented glass‚ introduced useof fertilizer and silver → Trade expands → Sumerians had trading contact with India • 1800BCE: Babylonian Empire rose again • 1600BCE: fall of Babylonian Empire • 1‚300 BCE: (Egypt) Queen Nefertiti → role in religious reforms → men and women have equal access to afterlife Trends/Ideas • MIDDLE EAST o Cumulative effects of agriculture → wave of technology → generated civilization as a human organization • SUMERIANS o Fertile Crescent
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Deir el medina – a workers village 1. What was the function of deir el medina? A home for craftsmen while working at the Valley of the Kings. 2. Where was it located? In new kingdom Egypt 3. What kind of information does deir el medina provide us with? It provides us with information that the craftsmen referred themselves as ‘servants in the place of truth’. It provides us with information about the lives of the workers. 4. What are our main sources of evidence? What are they called and what
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Life Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten (formerly Amenhotep IV) and one of Akhenaten’s sisters‚[8] or perhaps one of his cousins.[9] As a prince he was known as Tutankhaten.[10] He ascended to the throne in 1333 BC‚ at the age of nine or ten‚ taking the throne name of Tutankhamun. His wet-nurse was a woman called Maia‚ known from her tomb at Saqqara. When he became king‚ he married his half-sister‚ Ankhesenpaaten‚ who later changed her name to Ankhesenamun. They had two daughters‚ both stillborn
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Sophia Lopez Period Three February 3rd‚ 2017 Research Paper Outline I. Introductory Paragraph A. King Tut was the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty‚ in power from 1332 to 1323 B.C.E. After his death at age 19‚ 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. B. British archaeologist Howard Carter had begun excavating in Egypt in 1891‚ and after World War
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him. It is unclear whether Tutankhamen ruled immediately right after his father Akhenaten‚ Some archeologist believe that there was at least two other king pharaohs between Tutankhamen and Akhenaten‚ one of them being Tutankhamen possible mother Nefertiti. But most importantly King Tutankhamun was known for the restoration of the traditional religion and worship of the God Amun. King Tutankhamun was originally named by Akhenaten as “Tutankhaten” which means the “living image of Aten”. Akhenaten
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Rosetta Stone - Kripa Marvadi - 10/15/17 1. Historical background of discovery - The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 in Rashid‚ Egypt by the French army. Specifically‚ it was found by Captain Bouchard‚ the French captain during the Napoleonic wars. The Rosetta Stone is a slab made of black basalt. Observing the image‚ the stone has an irregular shape and that it is missing corner parts on the top It weighs around 762 kg‚ and “approximately 3 feet 9 inches long‚ 2 feet 4 ½ inches wide‚ and 11
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Ay’s testimony the reader sees a very intelligent‚ but hard to grasp‚ political narrative. It is later that several other people that Meriamun interviews admit that Ay desired to have the throne after Akhenaten‚ one of these being Ay’s own daughter Nefertiti. Most every interview‚ with a few exceptions‚ has this treacherous element to it. Additionally‚ each narrator has something derisive or condemning to say about one or more of the other speakers. This backstabbing‚ power struggle is meant
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The Egyptian ‘empire’ The Egyptian ‘empire’ New kingdom egypt from amenhotep iii to the death of ramesses ii New kingdom egypt from amenhotep iii to the death of ramesses ii 1. What is an empire? What benefits can the ruling nation receive as a result of controlling an empire? An empire is when a leader controls a nation. It was harder for them to find an emperor that resembled a ‘warrior image’. 2. In your own words‚ list the changes that occurred in Egyptian society as a result
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Miles Davis [pic] Miles Davis | | Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Who2 Biographies | | | | |View Poster | | | • Born: 26 May 1926 • Birthplace: Alton‚ Illinois • Died: 28 September 1991 • Best Known As: Composer/performer of Kind of Blue Name at birth:
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Part one: The four specific roles of an artist: 1- Artist helps us to see the world in new or innovative ways: they create new way to us to see and think about the world around us. For example Impression—Sunrise for Claude Monte‚ it resembles the world of natural appearance to create a new way of thinking about this works. Claude Monte‚ Impression—Sunrise‚ 1872. Oil on canvas‚ 19.50x25.50 in. Musee Marmottan‚ Paris. Page 506. Fig.20-24 2- Artist makes a visual record of the people‚
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