E-2,Egyptian History Class 2 - New Kingdom, Adjunct Professor Joe Boisvertr

Egyptian History Class 2Joe Boisvert

Adjunct ProfessorGulf Coast State

College

Review Old KingdomPeople emerged from Neolithic hunting and

gathering to form Agricultural Based Society, beginning of civilization.

People united and formed populations centers to support Agriculture

Armies formed and Egypt United as one Country

Progressed from Bit Burial to Mastabas to Pyramids

Center of Culture near present day Cairo

Royal House New Kingdom

Mythology – ReligionDeath and Resurrection

Isis and Osiris Founded EgyptOsiris was murdered by brother Seth

and his body parts scatter all over the Nile

Isis with the help of Horus found Osiris Body Parts and with help

from the God made him come to life again.

Because Osiris arose from the dead and ruled Egypt as a God, the Pharaohs also believed since they were Gods on Earth could be resurrected to live eternally.

They believed the next life was a continuation of this one just nicer and forever.

Principal Gods of Egypt

Osiris

ISIS Horus

The god of Thebes, Amon, he was shown as human.Amon (Amen, Amun, Ammon, Amoun)Symbols: ram, goose, bull

Cult Center: Thebes, Hermopolis

Akenation Changes completely from

Amon to Believe in Aten

Starting in the reign to Thutmosis IV, a movement began in the royal house to pay homage to a purer form of the sun. The sun-disc Aten slowly became the god of the pharaohs. The situation came to a head during the reign of Akhenaten.

At Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of Thebes, Queen Hatshepsut built a unique funerary temple.

Thebes

Reconstruction of What Ancient Karnack Temple Complex would look like

 "The Most Select of Places"

Ramses 2 – Thebes is the Land of Death or the DeadDied in approximately 1224 BC, New KingdomTheban Tomb Cut into Rock Moved in the 20th

Century to save it from flooding by new Aswan Dam

Ramseum Statutes more than 57 Feet HighThe poet Shelly calls Ramses the King of

KingsPharaohs Tomb had boats for them to sail on

the Nile forever The Tombs contained a Throne for the

Pharaoh to rule from for ever.

Ancient Abydos, located in Upper Egypt, famous for the temple of Seti I and the Ramses 11, began its career as the most important cult center in ancient Egypt

Ramses 2nd Temple after being Moved Because of Aswan Damn

Seti 1st the Father and His Son Ramses 11 Working the Abydos Bull

First Hall of Seti 1st

New Kingdom

Wall Carvings Ramses 2nd

Seti 1 and Ramses 11 Kept the Kings List

KINGS LIST

Monumental Statues – Ramses 11

Aerial view of Karnack temple (right of centre), the river Nile and the Theban Hills. This vast complex of ruined temples, statues, buildings is located on the banks of the river Nile in the ancient city of Thebes, now Luxor. Construction of the temple first began in the 16th Century BC by the pharaoh Thutmose I

Converted to Coptic Christian After Roman

Occupation

The End Class Two