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26 Cards in this Set
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Champollion
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a French scholar who studied copies fo the Rosetta Stone and deciphered hieroglyphics
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Serekh
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a depeiction of the king's Horus name in hieroglyphs; usually displayed on every piece of art about him
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Seth
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Egyptian god, brother of Osris; killed Osiris to take over thrown; ruled Egypt in chaos until Horus took over
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Horus
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Son of Osiris and Isis; avenged Osiris by killing Seth; brought order back to Egypt; associated with a falcon
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Nemes
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King's headdress that covers his hair; typically what we think of as pharaohs wearing
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Nekhbet
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the Vulture goddess who, along with the lily, represents Upper Egypt
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Wadjet
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the Cobra goddess who, along with the papyrus plant, represents Lower Egypt
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Cartouche
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a way to write the pharaoh's name; an oval with hieroglyphs in it
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Was
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a hieroglyph that depicts a type of scepter held by gods; stood for the power and authority held by the pharaohs
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Heqa
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a sceptre associated with the king; one of the most famous emblems of kingship; shepherd's crook with alternating bands of blue and gold
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Ma'at
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the concept or goddess associated with the concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice.
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Ra
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the Sun god; associated with cycle of rebirth
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Imhotep
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the evil mummy from the well-known film "The Mummy"; also a high official under Djoser whose name was inscribed on the front of Djoser's ka statue, implying his unusually high status and possible responsibility for the construction of Djoser's mastaba
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Mastaba
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a stepped pyramid; Arabic for "bench"; used as a tomb and found in Egyptian funerary complexes
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Sed-festival
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a festival representing the renewal of a king’s power; king would wear the dual crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and run between crescent-shaped markers that represented the boundaries of his territory; represented in many funerary complexes and paintings
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Serdab
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the place where the king’s ka statue was placed in his funerary complex; completely walled in except for a window that allowed the king’s ka to look out over Egypt and connect with the living
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Stela
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A stone marker placed in a funerary complex to indicate where one should leave offerings
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Kemet
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Ancient Egyptian name for Egypt or "fertile Nile River basin"
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Deshret
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crown of Lower Egypt
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Nesut Bity
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one of the king's titles; meant "King of Upper and Lower Egypt" or "Dual King"
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Ankh
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Egyptian hieroglyph for life
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Sema Tawy
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a motif symbolizing the union of the two lands of Egypt within the person of the king
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Pylon(s)
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the gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
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Faience
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a glazed composition made by the Egyptians; made from quartz covered with a glaze; commonest color was turquoise, which was related to goddess Hathor; the Egyptian word for this was tjehenet, which gave the material a solar symbolism
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Isis
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wife and sister of Osiris; brought him back to life after his brother Seth killed him and conceived Horus, bringing order to the universe
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Hathor
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an Ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy; commonly depicted as a cow goddess with the sun held between her horns
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