NMC101H1 Study Guide - First Dynasty Of Egypt, Narmer, Books Of Kings
Document Summary
Married queen of the north, had a child aha. Sites: abydos (first kings" cemetaries) , memphis (center of administration), buto (cult goddess. Neith of the hunt), hierakonopolis (city of horus) Sources: agree on number of kings but not the order. Most people buried in a human sacrifice: 580. Government: center of administration is at the palace. Aim is to supply the king"s court with food to maintain the king cult. Not all of egypt included, everything outside the immediate region is provincial. Active local bureaucracy and built their own tombs. 2 theories of this administration: loose and tight. Provincial administration is under control of local chiefs. Central government received dues but otherwise they were left to their own devices at local level. Everyone at the provincial level appointed by the pharaoh and vizier. Burial architecture and traditions: very few historical records. Temple, causeway, boundary wall, central structure, cult pyramid. Religion: cult of the king-idea of the divine monarch.