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47 Cards in this Set
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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 -?
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