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20 Cards in this Set
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Osiris
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God of the dead/underworld
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Anubis
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God of the dead/embalming
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Seth
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God of evil/chaos
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Horus
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God of the sky - flacon, hawk head
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Isis
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Goddess of Protection
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Pictographs
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picture writing - Egyptians used for storytelling
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Papyrus
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a plant grown along the Nile - used as paper
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Canon of Properties
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ideal mathematical ratios in art - used to measure various parts of the human body
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Falcon,
ankh |
Symbol of Horus
Signifies life - heiroglyph |
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Scarab
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Symbol of Amon-Re
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ka
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home of the human life force/spirit
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mastaba
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flat topped, 1 story building with slanted walls - mark underground tombs
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serdab
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the room within a tomb in which the ka wtatue was placed
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sarcophagus
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rectangular stone coffin - often decorated with relief sculptures
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necropolis
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a large cemetery/building area
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lotus bud
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column style - stem and 'bud' on top within the column
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lotus flower
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column style - opens up at top, like a vase
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fluted
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column style - tapers slightly at top, usually vertical grooves withing them
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colonnade
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a row of columns supporting a horizontal member
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engaged columns
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columns that are used decoratively and attached to a wall
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