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The history in Egypt is covered by ………………… the span of time covered by rule of a single family
Dyansties
Stability is the theme of Egypt’s ..
Middle kingdom
The five majors of Egyptian history are the
Old Kingdom Feudal Age Middle Kingdom Hyksos Age Period of Empire
probably the most significant factor in the culture of Egypt was..
religion
The two primary cults during most of Egypt’s history were that of
Re worship, and Osiris worship
Re worship was primary a religion of the
state (royalty)
That Egyptians believed in man’s accountability for his life is indicated by their belief in a
judgement
Egyptian papyri are
documents
Hieroglyphics are an example of
picture writings
Reading this writing was impossible until the discovery and decipherment of the
Rosetta Stone
The two chief media of Egyptian art that survive for us to study are
paintings, and sculpture
Egyptian art mainly served a
religious purpose
The most striking feature of Egyptian architecture is
its size
The high achievements of the Egyptians in medical science were preserved largely by the
Greeks