FAH 1: Art of Ancient Egypt
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Early Dynastic (Archaic) | 3500-2780 BCE; immediately follows the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt |
| Old Kingdom | 2780-2258 BCE; when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement - the first of three so-called "Kingdom" periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile Valley |
| Middle Kingdom | 2134-1670 BCE; During this period, the funerary cult of Osiris rose to dominate Egyptian popular religion. |
| New Kingdom (the Empire) | 1570-1070 BCE; Egypt's most prosperous time and marked the peak of its power |
| Persian Invasion | 525 BCE |
| divine kingship | a form of monarchy where the king is considered to be godly and legitimate; he has absolute power and was chosen by God to rule. |
| Re (or Ra) | the ancient Egyptian sun god |
| hieroglyphs | pictures, characters, or symbols standing for words, ideas, or sounds; ancient Egyptians used instead of an alphabet |
| mastaba | an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof |
| canon | constant convention of ratios in early Egyptian artwork, notably figures in canotical pose |
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