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What is significant about a mud-brick city across the river of Thebes?

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housed many skills craftworkers that painted the very long tunnel of Amenhotep III’s tomb

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What is Deir El-Medina?

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an Egyptian workmen’s village that worked on tombs in the valley of the kings

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How did Egyptians utilize Deir El-Medina during the tourist era?

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lived within it and sold merchandise

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Where did daily-life occur in Deir El-Medina?

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on the rooftops where they performed daily tasks interacted with neighbors

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What were raised platform beds used for?

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birthing platforms

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What is ostracon?

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pottery shards used for writing notes and sketches

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What language were ostracon notes written in?

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Hieratic

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Where did Egyptian poetry come from?

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ostracon notes

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What is the Egyptian marriage ceremony and what does it entail?

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Bringing the bundle where the man and his family brings the woman gifts after deciding they will marry

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What is brides wealth?

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whenever gifts and money are brought the bride and the brides family for marraige

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Whose Nebty names overlap to create images similar to space crafts?

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Seti I and Ramesses II

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What was the political state between the Hitites and Mitanni during dynasty 18?

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Hitites were pushing the Mitanni back who actively traded with Egypt

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How did Ramesses I come into power?

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He was named by the Pharaoh before him

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How did Seti I come into power and what was the main focus of his rule?

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his father was Ramesses I and he battled the Hitites

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How did Ramesses II come into power?

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He was the son of Seti I

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Where did Ramesses make the capital city of Egypt?

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Pi-Ramesses near the Delta

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Which Pharaoh ruled during the battle of Kadesh?

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Ramesses II

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Why was Egypt successful in the battle of Kadesh?

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the Hittites were slower with 3 people in their chariots compared to 2 in the Egyptian chariots

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What is most significant about the battle of Kadesh?

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it was the largest chariot battle in history

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What did Ramesses II accomplish in terms of architecture?

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His grand temple at Abu Simbel, a temple of Osiris, and a statue of himself at the temple of Amun Re

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How did the war between the Egyptians and Hitites end under Ramesses II?

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the first peace treaty in history where Ramesses takes a Hittite wife and they define their borders

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What was the Egyptian battle strategy that helped them win the battle of Kadesh?

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The Egyptian army ambushed the Hittites in their territory

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How did Ramesses II portray the end of the Hittite-Egyptian war?

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he depicted Egyptians as the winners

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Who was Nefertari?

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Ramesses II’s wife

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Who is depicted in Ramesses II's temple in Abu Simbel?
Ptah, Amun, Ramesses, and Re
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Whose face does not get illuminated by the sun in Ramesses' II's temple in Abu Simbel?
Ptah
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Where was Ramesses II's tomb?
low in the Valley of the Kings
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What is the condition of Ramesses II's tombs?
it was robbed, is full of debris and very damaged from flooding of the valley
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Why are biblical storied insignificant during Egyptian times?
Jerusalem was very small compared to the growing empires of the time
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Who were Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum?
two manicurists of the pharaoh and one of the few depictions of same sex relations
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What was the political status between Egypt and Hittites under Merneptah's rule?
maintained peaceful relationships
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What was occurring on the borders of Egypt under Merneptah's rule?
sea-people inflitrate lower Egypt from the Mediterranean rebellions occur east, west, and south
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When was the first mention of the Israeli people?
Merneptah's victory stele over his rebellions
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What is characteristic of the reigns of Seti II, Amenmesse, Septa, and Tawosret?
They all had very short reigns, border rebellions were prevalent, a civil war was occurring, and then the end of the dynasty
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Describe Tawosret?
the last pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, a female, and depicted as manly
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What significant military event occurred during Ramesses III's rule?
the Battle of the Delta
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What are characteristics of Egyptian "sea people" depictions?
tassels on their skirts and feather plume crowns/hats
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Who did the Egyptians battle in the Battle of the Delta?
what historians named "sea people," one of which is almost confirmed to be phillistines
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How did Egypt win the Battle of the Delta?
scouts encountered the "sea people" early of the coast and the Egyptian army was able to then lure them to the Nile tributaries and shoot at them with archers
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What is the Royal Harem Conspiracy?
an inscription describing the trial to find Ramesses III's murderer
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Who was found guilty in the Royal Harem Conspiracy
one of Ramesses III's later wives, Queen Tiye and her son Pentaweret
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Why was Queen Tiye and her son found guilty in the Royal Harem Conspiracy?
She wanted her son to be successor not Ramesses IV (Queen Tyti's son) who was the succesor
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Why did dynasty 20 end?
succession and corruption problems, drought/famine, and civil unrest
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Who ruled during dynasty 20?
Ramesses III-XI (3-11)
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Did Egypt ever again unite under an Egyptian pharaoh after the end of the New Kingdom?
No
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Who takes Egypt after the New Kingdom Period ends?
the Assyrians
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Who takes Egypt after the Assyrians?
the Persians
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Who takes over the Persian Empire and Egypt after Persia takes over Egypt?
Alexander the Great from Macedonia
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Who does Alexander the Great give Egypt to after his death?
Ptolemy, his general
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When dynasty Cleopatra reign?
the Ptolemaic dynasty
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Once Rome breaks up, what entity has control over Egypt?
Islam
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After the Islamic period, what entity has control over egypt?
the Ottoman Empire
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What is currently the political state of Egypt?
an independant state
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What Egyptian art theme was prevalent during 19th-early 20th century?
Egyptian revival, especially architecture
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What are examples of 19th century Egyptian revival architecture in the US?
pylon gate like pillars in prisons and a winged sacred on a New Orleans 4th precinct police station
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What is a 19th century example of Egyptian architecture in Erie?
the cashiers house
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What is an example of Egyptian revival architecture in the 20th century US?
movie theaters
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What are late 19th century example of Egyptian revival architecture in US cemeteries?
obelisks, pyramids, and crypts
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What is the bunker hill monument?
the first obelisk erected in the US in honor of the revolutionary war
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Why does the Washington monument not have as grand of a base as originally planned?
construction was stopped during the Civil War
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How many Egyptians obelisks exist today and where are they?
28 and most are not in Egypt
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Where is Cleopatra's needle and how did it get there?
it is in London, England; given as a gift by the Ottoman Empire
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What is the largest obelisk in Erie?
the Perry Monument erected for the war of 1812
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What meaning is the reason why the pyramid is used so widely?
strength
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What large structure in LA is pyramid shaped?
Luxor hotel
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What is the purpose of the world's fair?
to show off art and technology from around the world
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What did the US celebrate during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
400 years after the discovery of America by Columbus
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What technology was presented for the first time at the 1893 Chicago World's fair?
the ferris wheel
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What productions from Egypt were presented at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
belly dancers, camel rides, and a reproduction of the Luxor temple with ceremonies
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How was 1920's culture impacted by Egypt?
flapper girls and egyptianized fashion was very popular at this time
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What are 3 examples of 1920s Egyptian revival merchandise?
beauty products, tobacco products, and Ramesses condoms

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