Ancient Egyptian Religion, Writing, Arts & Architecture
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| Polytheistic | Belief in multiple gods
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| Ra/Re/AmunAtum | Sun God
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| Osiris | Underworld God
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| Isis | Love and protection Goddess
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| Afterlife | Life after death is emphasized in this society
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| Ka | One's soul that lives on after death; must identify with its body and doesn't leave the burial site (explains the purpose of mummification and filling tombs with items)
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| Mummification | Complex, expensive method of embalming (preserving) a human body by treating it with wrapped cloth (for pharaohs and nobles)
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| Sarcophagus | Mummies are preserved in this coffin-like enclosure
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| Temples | Massive structures with columns that were dedicated to the gods and/or pharaohs that allowed people to worship and make offerings
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| Pyramids | Massive royal tombs made out of limestone with triangular-shaped walls that met at a top point; built by slaves, symbolized Egypt's power and afterlife (The Great Pyramid of Giza/Khufu is 1 of the ancient world wonders and the largest pyramid today)
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| Hieroglyphics | Egypt's complex writing system that included 600 plus pictures for objects, ideas, etc. (Read left to right or vice versa)
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| Papyrus | Durable, long lasting, paper-like material from pressing and pounding layers of reeds (weeds along the Nile River) together
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| Rosetta Stone | A 1799 discovery by a French soldier of a slab inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphics (a later Egyptian language along with Ancient Greek acted as the key to deciphering the written script)
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| Sphinx | Imaginary creatures that included bodies and animals that were animal-like (meant to protect pyramids and tombs)
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| Obelisk | Tall, 4 sided pillar monument with a pointed top (typically included hieroglyphics, images, etc.)
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| Canopic Jars | Organs of the dead are preserved in these special jars and typically placed in tombs
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