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| A family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time |
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| Egyptian giant sculpture with the body of a lion and the head of a man. Noted to killing people who would not answer it's riddle. |
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| Found in 1799, it was the first clue to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was covered in demotic, Greek and Egyptian writing. |
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| Written character that looks like a picture |
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| An oval or oblong figure enclosing a sovereign's name |
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| Billboards that talk about great deeds. Giant needles with hieroglyphics on them. The Washington monument is the closest obelisk besides the tiny ones in cemeteries |
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Found tutankhamen's tomb in 1922.
Died from an infected mosquito bite on his cheek which reflected a scar that was on the same spot/cheek as king tut, so he was supposedly cursed. |
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| The ruler who founded the armana dynasty. He was the father of King Tut's wife. Changed the polytheistic religion to his monotheistic religion called aten. He shut down all other temples and moved his temple to Tel El Armana. He demanded that all art would be close to nature and be more real. |
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| Akhenaten's wife. Chief consort and co. Pharoah who ruled along side him. |
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| King for 10 years started at age 8. He changed his name from tutanhaten to tutankhamen to push the aten religion out. Armana style art still remained during his reign. Unknown as to how he died. |
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| Akhenaten's mother, African-American. Fierce woman, depicted as not happy. |
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Great Pyramids at Giza
C. 2500 BCE |
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Throne of Tut
C. 1323 BCE |
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Tutankhamen's golden shrine
C. 1323 BCE |
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King Tut's gold mask
C. 1323 BCE
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