ARTH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mask Of Agamemnon, Tutankhamun, Lion Gate
23 Mar 2016
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Quarry was located roughly 800km away from the building site. Made of 2. 3 million stones, weighing up to 80 tonnes. Pyramids provided an image of the deceased that could serve as a home for the ka. The new kingdom signified great periods of egyptian art which meant economic and political stability, and propaganda. The new kingdom grew into an empire expanding their borders in the east (asia), the west (lybia), and the south (nubia/sudan"s goldmines) Brought in resources, wider foreign contact, trade with asia and the aegean islands. Pyramids were abandoned in favor for tombs cut into cliffs. The valley of the kings and queens in upper egypt. Pyramids were thought to be too vulnerable. Sumptuous temples were built along the banks of the nile. Temples provided places of worship to the gods for the king. After death the temples also served as mortuary chapels. Most unusual ruler was amenhotep iv (later changed his name to akhenaten)
