Egyptian Art History

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Complete this sentence.  King Tut was buried in the Valley of the Kings.  His body was mummified and placed in an ornate ....

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mummiform coffin, sarcophagus, wooden shrines, all of the these

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The ancient Egyptians wrote with pictures and symbols that represented words, symbols, or sounds. These are called....

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hieroglyphics

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The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as

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tombs for the pharoahs

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Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion? Options: the pharaohs, the pyramids, the afterlife, the heavens

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the afterlife

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Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

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Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.

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What were the Egyptian tomb forms of architecture called?

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Pyramids

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The Great Sphinx is:

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A statue of a mythical creature.

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For which purpose did the Egyptians construct the pyramids?

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as tombs for their dead pharaohs

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Which direction does the Nile River flow?

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south to north

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What is the name of the mythological creature the Egyptians carved from stone; they had the face of a human and body of a lion?

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sphinx