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- 2. Containers used to hold the internal organs of a mummy.
- 6. A massive, tiered platform made of sun-dried bricks, built to support a temple.
- 7. A small, carved stone tube rolled over wet clay to leave a unique signature or design.
- 9. Illustrated papyrus scrolls placed in tombs containing spells to help the deceased navigate the afterlife.
- 10. The primary materials for jewelry and funerary masks, symbolizing the sun, the gods, and the heavens.
- 12. A colossal protector deity featuring a human head, a winged bull or lion body, and five legs (to look standing from the front and walking from the side).
- 13. Massive architectural sites (like the Valley of the Kings) designed specifically to house art and treasures for the dead.
- 14. Pharaohs were almost always depicted as young, fit, and powerful, regardless of their actual age or health.
- 16. A material prepared from the pithy stem of a water plant, used as a surface for writing and painting.
- 18. An oval frame surrounding hieroglyphs that spell out a royal name.
- 20. A flat-topped, rectangular tomb that served as the precursor to the pyramids.
- 22. A strict grid system used to ensure every human figure was drawn with the exact same proportions for 3,000 years.
- 24. A technique of carving into a surface (like a cylinder seal) so that when pressed into clay, it leaves a raised impression.
- 25. A stone coffin, typically adorned with sculpture or inscriptions, intended to protect the body.
- 26. An artistic convention where the size of a figure indicates their importance (e.g., a Pharaoh is larger than his servants).
- 27. Depicting the human figure with the head and legs in profile, while the eye and torso face forward.
- 29. A tall, four-sided, tapering stone pillar topped with a pyramid shape.
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- 1. Horizontal bands used to organize a story or scene in wall paintings and reliefs.
- 3. The wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia, often found on clay tablets and stone monuments.
- 4. A fascination with powerful composite creatures,
- 5. Low-relief carving where the figures project only slightly from the background (common in Assyrian palace walls).
- 8. A deep-blue semi-precious stone highly prized for inlay work, such as on the Standard of Ur.
- 10. Bricks painted with a glass-like coating and fired, famously used for the bright blue Ishtar Gate.
- 11. was a likeness of a person’s face created after their death to preserve their features and ensure their soul could recognize their body in the afterlife.
- 15. Frequent use of the Ankh (life), the Scarab (rebirth), and the Solar Disk (the god Ra).
- 17. An upright stone slab used as a monument, often carved with laws (like the Code of Hammurabi) or battle victories.
- 19. were specialized funerary containers used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve the internal organs for the afterlife.
- 21. The "life force" or soul; statues were created as a backup home for the Ka if the mummy was destroyed.
- 23. Small limestone statues with wide, staring eyes placed in temples to represent a person continually praying to the gods.
- 28. A glazed, non-clay ceramic (usually blue or green) used for jewelry and small figurines like shabtis.