Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter one: Introduction 1. Introduction………………………………………….4 2. What is Art ………………………………………….5 3. What is Architecture………………………………...5 Chapter Two: Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt 2.1 Ancient Egyptian art……………………………..…....7 2.2 Symbolism…………………………………………….8 2.3 Papyrus………………………………………………...8 2.4 Pottery……………………………………………........8 2.5 Sculpture………………………………………....…....9 2.6 Hieroglyphs………………………………………….11
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brought some effects to the lives of the Egyptians and also people from other countries later on. Life Akhenaten‚ formerly known as Amenhotep IV‚ was the pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt. His period of reign was also known as the Amarna Period. He started his reign in Egypt around 1353 BC and it lasted for 18 years. His father‚ Amenhotep III‚ had a long and prosperous reign of about 37 years. Amenhotep III died and left Egypt under the hands of his son‚ Akhenaten‚ who was then crowned
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“Nefertiti” the size of the bust is 19 inches high. The representation of the bust is 3D. The bust was found in Thutmose’s workshop in Amarna‚ Egypt. It is now present at the Neues museum in Berlin. Nefertiti represents the civilization of the east bank of the Nile River which was during the new kingdom. The bust was created around 1340 BC. The crafter Thutmose created the bust in his workshop‚ but the reason why the bust was made is unknown. It’s assumed that it was made to be a model to be used
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Wilbour Plaque The Wilbour Plaque is named after Charles Edwin Wilbour a Egyptologist that came across the slab in 1881‚ in Egypt. The Wilbour Plaque is made out of Limestone rock. Measuring 6 and 3/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 5/8 inches. The stone slab is engraved with
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Multiple Choice: (C) - Mesopotamia comes from the Greek word “mesos” - meaning middle‚ and the Greek work “potamos” - meaning river. As such‚ Mesopotamia means “between rivers”‚ which is apt‚ considering it was build between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia had an arid climate that could facilitate the irrigation of crops. (B) - The first man to be considered an emperor was Sargon of Akkad‚ also known as Sargon the Great. His reign in Mesopotamia lasted from 2334 to 2779 BCE. He ruled
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Egyptian Architecture Due to the scarcity of wood the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud bricks and stone‚ mainly limestone but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities. From the Old Kingdom onward‚ stone was generally reserved for tombs and temples‚ while bricks were used even for royal palaces‚ fortresses‚ the walls of temple precincts and towns‚ and for subsidiary buildings in temple complexes. The core of the pyramids came from stone quarried
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AMARNA PERIOD • Egyptian religion remained remarkably uniform throughout its more that 3000 years – with one exception. • For about 2 decades at the end of the 18th dynasty Akhenaton promoted a view of the world that challenged the traditional Egyptian
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Akhenaten is a famous ruler who reigned Egypt as pharaoh during 1352 BC to 1336 BC. Up until the fifth year of his reign‚ his name was Amenhotep IV. He then changed his name to Akhenaten which can be translated to ‘effective to the spirit of Aten’. Akhenaten can also be spelt as Akhenaton‚ Echnaton‚ Ikhnaton‚ and Khuenaten. He ruled the eighteenth dynasty with Queen Nefertiti for 17 years. His death occurred approximately within 1336 BC and 1334 BC. Akhenaten lived at the crest of Egypt’s royal
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2. The Palette of King Narmer marks the transition from prehistory to the historical period in Ancient Egypt because it is the first Egyptian artwork to document the name of an Egyptian pharaoh. Hierarchical proportions are utilized: King Narmer is shown larger than the other figures to symbolize his authority. Narmer is shown slaying an unarmed enemy‚ further displaying his power. The artist has also used symbolism to show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. A man with a plant growing
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husband and wife - Horus: their kid; he is the falcon god‚ the protector of kings But there was an experiment of monotheistic religion. Amenhotep IV tried to establish monotheistic religion because the Amon priests became too powerful; this is called Amarna reform. He wanted to replace the cult of Amon with the cult of Aton‚ so it became the main god. After the death of Amenhotep‚ this monotheism disappeared. In Mesopotamia there was a close relationship between the state and religion‚ similarly to
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