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39 Cards in this Set
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Early Dynastic Period |
Dynasties 1 and 2 3100~2649 BCE |
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Palette of Narmer ~3100 BCE slate |
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Old Kingdom |
Dynasties 3-6 2649~2150 BCE |
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Funerary Complex of King Djoser including his Step Pyramid 2681~2662 BCE Limestone Saqqara |
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Pyramids at Giza: Khufu, Khafra, Menkaure ~2500 BCE Limestone Plan and various views |
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The Great Sphinx 2570~2444 BCE Sandstone Giza |
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Seated Statue of Khafra ~2500 BCE Diorite Giza |
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Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty ~2515 BCE Slate Giza |
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Sculpture of a Seated Scribe ~2400 BCE Limestone Saqqara |
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Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt ~2510 BCE |
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Middle Kingdom |
Dynasties 12-14 1991~1700 BCE |
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Sculpture of Senwosret III ~1850 BCE Quartzite |
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Rock-Cut Tombs at Beni Hasan 1950~1900 BCE |
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New Kingdom |
Dynasties 18-20 1550~1070 BCE |
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Kneeling Figure of Hatsepsut 1473~1458 BCE Granite Deir el-Bahri |
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Funerary Temple of Queen Hatseput ~1478 BCE Sandstone and rock Deir el-Bahri |
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The Weighing of the Heart and Judgment by Osiris, from The Book of the Dead ~1285 BCE Painted papyrus |
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Akhenaten 1353~1335 BCE Sandstone Karnak |
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Bust of Queen Nefertiti 1348~1336 BCE Limestone |
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Akhenaten and His Family Armana period, ~1355 BCE Limestone relief |
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Tutankhamon's coffin ~1327 BCE Gold inlaid with enamel and semi-precious stones |
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Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amon-Ra 1290~1224 BCE Karnak, Thebes |
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Temple of Ramses II 1279~1213 BCE Abu Simel |
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Interior of the Temple of Ramses II 1279~1213 BCE Abu Simel |
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The Book of the Dead |
a collection of illustrated funerary texts with over 200 incantations or spells |
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Ka |
the Egyptian concept of the spirit believed to be able to return to the body with sufficient funerary preparations |
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Hieroglyphs |
ancient Egyptian writing system that consisted of a symbol that stood for a word, syllable, or sound |
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Rosetta Stone |
a stone tablet that allowed researchers to decipher hieroglyphs |
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Canopic jar |
jars that housed and protected the internal organs removed during the mummification process |
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Mastaba |
an ancient Egyptian tomb, trapezoidal in shape, that covered a chapel for offerings and a shaft that led to a burial chamber |
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Sphinx |
part of the pyramid complex of Khafre and considered to be a sun god |
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Obelisk |
a tall, tapering, four-sided stone shaft with a pyramidal top |
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Armana Period/Style |
a dramatic shift in Egyptian art marked by the reign of Akhenaten features include a marked pot belly, wide hips, narrow shoulders, and minimal musculature |
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Hypostyle |
a hall whose roof is supported by columns |
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Pylon |
the monumental gateway leading to an Egyptian temple usually has tall, sloped walls |
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Faience |
a glass paste fired to a shiny opaque finish, used in Egypt and the Aegean |
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Canon of Proportion |
a set of guidelines that determined the Egyptian standard for depicting humans in art |
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Necropolis |
a burial ground e.g. Egypt's "Valley of the Kings" |
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Ma'at |
the Egyptian moral code and concept of justice often depicted as a goddess wearing the feather of truth |
