Architecture for immortality in Egypt

Pages 190 and 191 of the book

You already know that egyptians believed in life after death in the kingdom of Osiris.

The most important Egyptian structures were temples and tombs. The symbolised the greatness and power of the gods and pharaohs. They had three different models: mastabas, pyramids and hypogea.

Mastabas

Comentario Mastaba de Saqqara | Aula de Historia | Temario ...
Mastabas egipcias

Pyramids

The Great Pyramid of Giza has a secret chamber hidden inside — Quartz

Hypogea: the tomb was hidden underground.

Tomb of Hatshepsut – ArS Artistic Adventure of Mankind

ACTIVITIES:

  1. Make definitions: mastaba, pyramid and hypogea.
  2. Look to this paintings and answer the question. The painting was found in a tomb.

-What type of scene can you see?

-What characters appered?

-What animals and plant appears?

-What is happening?

-Why do you think that the characters has different size?

-What was the purpose of the paintings on the walls of the tombs?

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