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What great river was central to ancient Egyptian civilization and how did it influence Egyptian cultural attitudes?
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The Nile River. It influenced Egyptian cultural attitudes by creating a sense of cultural superiority.
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Which great Egyptian king unified upper and lower Egypt?
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In 3100 BCE, when Menes proclaimed himself a king, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.
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What did the pharaoh represent in ancient Egypt?
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The king and god incarnate
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Which female pharaoh is briefly discussed in this chapter and what great architectural work symbolizes her reign?
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The Chief Queen Hatshepsut from the New Kingdom; "Hatshepsut's Temple" symbolizes her time as a pharaoh.
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What religious/political system did ancient Egyptians follow?
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Egypt was a Theocracy- ruled by god.
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What are some revolutionary changes that occured under the reign of Akhenaten during the Amarna period?
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He reshaped the royal religion at his capital, Amarna. Elevating Aten (the god of the sun's disk) to supremacy above the other gods, Akhenaten systematically disawoved the older divinities.
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What are hieroglyphics?
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Pictographs; depicts abstract words for which no adequate picture was available.
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Under whose reign was the Great Pyramid at Giza built and what purpose did it serve?
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Under the reign of the fourth dynasty ruler ,Khufu; symbol of the Old Kingdom.
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What primary purpose did art, particularly sculpture, serve in Ancient Egypt?
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Served as a means to a religious end, specifically to house the Ka (spirit of a person, or deity);
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What characteristics are associated with the Classical style of Egyptian sculpture? Name a work that illustrates these characteristics.
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Left legs forward, king's clenched fists, their headdresses, their rigid poses, their serene countenances and the figures' angularity; King Menkure and his Chief Queen sculpture (figure1.17)
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Describe how human figures were traditionally depicted in ancient Egyptian painting.
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Depicted in profile, with both feet pointing sideways, shoulders shown frontally, and both arms visible, along with all fingers;
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