MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Naqada Iii, Badari Culture, Nekhen
25 Oct 2016
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What"s egypt like: nile makes egypt inhabitable. Nile flows north, wind blows south: red land = desert, black land = rich, fertile soil of nile. Severe difference between black and red land influenced egyptian mentality: agriculture back then is like modern farming. Used irrigation techniques too: bricks for their houses were made with mud and baked in the sun. Needed fuel for baking bricks, or used the sun: villages bordered red land. Plum red ware powerfactual: naqda ii. Maces used for warfare start to get developed. Some are symbols that symbolize control over the people. Sculptures of human figures infused with animals = gods: naqada iii. Nekhen (south) and pe (north) = capitals. Falcon or vulture (south) and cobra (north) = symbols. Most famous was palette of narmer: kings were crowned twice, one for upper egypt, one for lower egypt. Pharaonic mystification: use of exotic materials. Show control over human labor, domination of other nations, and ownership of natural resources.
