Flashcards
Study guide
- Both Kahun and Amarna were towns built at a specific time for a specific purpose. Compare and contrast their plan and organization. What features do they have in common? Differences? Should we accept these towns as typical of ancient Egyptian urban centers?
- Describe the cultural context in which Amarna was created. Who was Akhenaten? When did he live? What did he look like? What were his religious and political aims? Why would he build a completely new capital city? (Remember that Neo-Assyrian kings did so, too.) Why was Amarna given up so quickly by the successors of Akhenaten?
- What are the main elements of an ancient Egyptian cult temple, and what do they symbolize?
- Compare and contrast the temples at Deir el-Bahri, Luxor, Karnak, and Abu Simbel. What features do they have in common? Differences?
- Describe a house of a well-to-do family at Amarna.
Useful websites
- Amarna excavations: http://www.amarnaproject.com
- Great Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amun at Karnak: http://history.memphis.edu/hypostyle
- Theban Mapping Project: http://www.thebanmappingproject.com
Images
Figure 6.1
Town plan, Kahun.
Figure 6.2
Plan, the Citadel, Buhen.
Figure 6.3
Outer fortification wall (after excavation), Buhen.
Figure 6.4
Regional plan, Thebes.
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Plan, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri.
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The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri.
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Plan, the Temple of Amun, Luxor.
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Plan, the Temple of Amun, Karnak.
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Central passageway, Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amun, Karnak.
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Akhenaten and his family worshipping the Aten, relief sculpture, from the Royal Tomb, Amarna. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Overall plan, Amarna.
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Plan, City center, Amarna.
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Plan, House, Amarna.
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House (reconstruction), Amarna.
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Plan, Deir el-Medina.
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Ground plans of three tombs, Valley of the Kings, Thebes: (a) Tomb of Thutmose III; (b) Tomb of Ramses VI; and (c) Tomb of Tutankhamun.
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Coffin for the Organs, Tomb of Tutankhamun. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Exterior, Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel.