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Built by Khefre
half human-half lion
largest monolith statue in the world
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EGYPTS
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVMENTS |
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Definition
-Irrigation system
-hierogylphics
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Ancient egyptian symbol
"LIFE" |
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EGYPTIAN
ART & ARCHITECTURE |
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Definition
-the use of stone
-Pyramids |
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Definition
| Recorded the rise and fall of the Nile & water clock for measuring time |
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Definition
-Imposed the worship of familial diety
-succesfully banished the traditional egyptian gods and instead worshiped the sun god
-created a new capital
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HATSHEPOSOT
(achievments) |
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Definition
| -conceptualized monotheism |
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TUTANKHAMEN
(achievements)
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-son of akhenaten
-reversed monotheism |
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MENES AKA NARMER
(achievments) |
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-1st king of two lands
-credited w/ uniting lower and upper egypt
-invention of state system
-the need for record keeping led to invention of writing |
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RAMSES THE GREAT
(achievment) |
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Definition
| -1st pharoah of ancient egypt to sign a peace treaty with the Hittitites ending long years of wars and hostility1 |
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MANSA MUSA
(contributions) |
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Definition
-malian king
-pilgrimage to mecca |
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Term
RA
(deities of ancient egypt) |
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Definition
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OSIRIS
(deities of ancient egypt) |
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Definition
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AMUN
(deities of ancient egypt) |
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Definition
-God of wind
-amun was evenutally combined with Amun-RA |
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HAPA AKA APIS
(deities of ancient egypt) |
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Definition
-thought to control the flooding if the nile
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Term
| WHY EGYPTIANS BUILT PYRAMIDS? |
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Definition
-represented the instituion of monarchy itself
-represent power of king
as geometry represent balance order and rationality
-as tombs represent the life after the death available to the king as a living god
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SNEFERU
AKA
SNOFRU
(pyramid what it stands for) |
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Definition
-1st king of 4th dynasty
-1st true pyramid in egypt |
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CHEOPS
AKA
KHUFU
(pyramid, what it stands for) |
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Definition
-2ND KING of 4th dynasty
-built great pyramid of Giza
-one of greatest architectural achievements
-largest pyramid in egypt |
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CHEPHREN
AKA
KHAFRE
(pyramids, significance)
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Definition
-2nd largest pyramid at Giza *called great is Khafre
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MENKARE
AKA
MYCERINUS
(pyramids, meaning) |
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Definition
| -3rd and smallest pyramid |
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