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Egyptian art and architecture. Pottery jar from Hierakonpolis 3500—3400 BCE.

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1 Egyptian art and architecture

2 Pottery jar from Hierakonpolis 3500—3400 BCE

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4 3 periods of prosperity Old Kingdom (2700-2100 BCE) Middle Kingdom (2100-1700 BCE) New Kingdom (1600-1000 BCE)

5 Sign and symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt Upper Egypt –Horus (falcon god) –White tall conical crown Lower Egypt –Papyrus plant –Red crown with cobra attached

6 Palette of Narmer (c. 2700 BC)

7 King Menes (Narmer) Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt in c. 3150 BCE

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11 The canon of proportions

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13 Mastaba

14 Underground Burial Chambers

15 Djoser’s Funerary Complex 2681—2662 BCE

16 Funerary Temple

17 Pyramids of Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu at Giza (c. 2601-2515 BC)

18 Plan of pyramids

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20 Khufu’s boat

21 Khafre’s Valley Temple

22 How a pyramid was constructed

23 Ka statue of Khafre from Giza

24 The Sphinx (c. 2570-2544 BC)

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27 Menkaure and his Queen (c. 2548- 2530 BC)

28 Pepy II and His Mother, Queen Merye-ankhnes

29 Seated Scribes

30 Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt

31 Kahun Layout

32 Senwosret III

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36 Ramses II and Obelisk

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38 Hatshepsut Tuthmose I (father) Tuthmose II (brother) Tuthmose III Senenmut

39 Hatshepsut as Sphinx and with beard

40 Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir-el-Bahri (c. 2009-1997 BC)

41 The Temple of Ramses at Abu Simbel

42 Akhenaten King Amenhotep IV Adopted a religious system based on a single god (monotheistic) Primary god: Aten (the sun disk) Changed name to Akhenaten Amarna style art

43 Son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy Changed name from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten:“He who is of service to Aten”

44 Nefertiti (c. 1360 BC)

45 The daughters of Akhenaten

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47 Akhenaten and Nefertiti and their Children (c. 1370-1353 BC)

48 Queen Tiy Mother of Akhenaten

49 Fish-shaped vase (glass)

50 Howard Carter entering the tomb of Tutankhamen

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52 Tutankhamen

53 These things are important Signs and symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt Palette of Narmer Representation of the Human Figure Canon of proportions Mastaba Funerary temples Pyramids of Giza Kahun Term: “Pharaoh” Hypostyle hall Peristyle Ramses II’s obelisks Sunken relief King Tut


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