HIS 109 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Second Intermediate Period Of Egypt, Thirteenth Dynasty Of Egypt, Nomarch
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Nubia- portion of the nile valley south of the first cataract. Ma"at- truth order, balance, natural stability, concepts egyptians had to uphold, represented by a woman with a feather in her headband. Akh- the ba that becomes akh, he magical being of light in death that the king becomes, it connects the kings to the gods, it allowed king to join divine gods. Ka- everyone has a ka, the vital force that animates the body. Mastaba- mud brick tombs for early dynastic kings/queens, had several rooms for storing burial objects. Djoser- the king who imhotep created the first step pyramid made of stacked mastabas as a testament to his power as king. Hyksos rule- people of mixed origins from western asia, who settled in the eastern nile delta, some time before 1650 bc. The arrival of the hyksos led to the end of the thirteenth dynasty of egypt and initiated the second intermediate period of egypt.
