The Ancients - Egypt

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Amehotep IV

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a pharaoh of eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years

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Amulets

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An object whose most important power is to protect its owner from danger

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Ankh

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Egyptian hieroglyphic = meaning life

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Aulos

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wind instrument (like a recorder)

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Book of dead

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funerary text used from the beginning of the new kingdom to 50 BCE

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Bust

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sculpted or casted representation of the upper part of the human figure depicting head or neck

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Cosmos

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science of the origin and development of the universe

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Cult

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system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular object

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Effigy

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Sculpted model of a person

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Embalming

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art of preserving human remains to forestall deocmposition

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Generation

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art of producing off-spring

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Genesis

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first book of Hebrew bible and Christian old testament

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Harp

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musical instrument that is played by plucking the strings

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Hieroglyphics

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enigmatic pictographic script

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Icon

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visual images and symbols used in a work of art

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Inlaid

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set into a surface in a decorative design

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Ka

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Cathode

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Maat

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Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality and justice

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Mesolithic

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culture between Paleolithic and Neolithic

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Monotheism

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belief in one god

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Mummy

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deceased human that has been preserved

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Myths

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traditional story involving supernatural beings

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Nefertiti

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Egyptian queen and wife of Akhenaten

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Neolithic

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part of stone age when polished stone weapon prevailed

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Paleoithic

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early phase of stone age, stone implement's were used

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Pharaoh

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ruler in ancient Egypt

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Post and Lintel

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system with header as horizontal member over a building void supported at its ends by two vertical columns

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prehistoric

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denoting of the period before written records

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Pyramids

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ancient pyramid shaped masonry in Egypt

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Re (Ra)

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god of sun and creator

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Shaman

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person regarded as having access to the world of good and evil

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Sphinx

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mythical creature with head of a human and body of a lion

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Talisman

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object typically inscribed ring or stone that has magic powers or good luck

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Theocracy

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system of government where priests rule in the name of god

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Three-dimensional design

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media occupies space defined through dimensions of height, width and length

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Tutankhamen (Tut)

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Egyptian pharaoh of 18th dynasty, youngest pharaoh

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Verisimilitude

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appearance of being true or real

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Venus of Willendorf - ?

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Caves at Lascaux-?

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Stonehenge -?

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Bull-Headed Lyre -?

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Egyptian Wall Fresco - ?

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King Tut Mummy Case - ?

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Mycerinus and his Queen - ?

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Bust Statue of Nefertiti - ?

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Pyramids-?

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Sphinx -?