Notes 2/3/10 (west civ proj)

Nomer united uper and lower egype by force. Pharo has domination over the lives of everyone in egype. He is the personificaton of a god (the sun god). Old kingdom startes in 2646 B.C., the first dinesty. Art - pharos presented with hedress, skirst, chin, no space between legs, and made of hard stones (granet). Hieroglyphs are carved in stone, or drawn on papyrus. They are not pictures that stand for things, they represent a sound and similar to letters. Interier of pyramid built only for burial of pharo. Kings tomb below king's tomb in pyramid. Heratatis is father of history, wrote first history of wester civilization. He described pyramids built by slaves but quarters of profesional workers found. Doesn't mean they couldent be slaves. Mortuary cities built only for burial of pharo. They were run by slaves ( jews, numidians, mesopatamians). Couldn't aford to build pyramids without slaves, very costly. Men when capured eather killed or put in the army, women either prostitutes or slaves, and children either slaves or exicuted. Interer of pyramids were decerated but no one could go in them. Major religion kalled Ka. They believed that when you die Ka reliesed and stayes inside pyramid so pyramids decorated for that person to enjoy, they they were called up for judjment. Any papirus, and book of dead only boks we have from them, both peocupied by death, and major monuments tombs. Dead person's depictions must show all parts of body, shows entire profile. Dead person meats with god and hears is weighted agaist feather. If balanced then thay go to after life. When die internal organs, brean removed, and put in conopic jars. If heart didn't weigh light enough then horus doesn't let you pass. Norse, greak, egyptian, and roman have si milar gods.