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Unit 4: Ancient Egypt & Sudan

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Brought to you by Smarthistory. The art of the ancient Egyptians was (for the most part) never meant to be seen by the living—it was meant to benefit the dead in the afterlife.

A beginner's guide

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Ancient Egypt, an introduction
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Ancient Egyptian chronology and historical framework
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Ancient Egyptian art
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Materials and techniques in ancient Egyptian art
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The mummification process
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Mummification and funeral rites
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Private tombs, portals to the afterlife
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Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs overview
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Creation myths and form(s) of the gods in ancient Egypt
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Egyptian deities
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Egyptian Social Organization—from the Pharaoh to the farmer (Part 1)
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Egyptian Social Organization—from the Pharaoh to the farmer (Part 2)
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Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Mortuary Texts
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Predynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom

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Predynastic and Early Dynastic, an introduction
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Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, an introduction
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Palette of King Narmer
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Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara
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The Great Pyramids of Giza
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Pyramid of Khufu
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Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx
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Pyramid of Menkaure
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King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and queen
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Seated Scribe
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The Great Pyramids at GizaGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period

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Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period, an introduction
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The White Chapel
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Hippopotamus
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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (UNESCO/TBS)
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New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period

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New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period, an introduction
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Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak
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Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and Large Kneeling Statue, New Kingdom, Egypt
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The tomb-chapel of Nebamun
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Paintings from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun
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A bottle and a toy: Objects from daily life
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Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters
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Portrait head of Queen Tiye with a crown of two feathers
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Thutmose, Bust of Nefertiti
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Thutmose, Bust of Nefertiti: backstory
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Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask)
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Head of Tutankhamun from the Amarna Period of Egypt’s New Kingdom
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Last Judgement of Hunefer, from his tomb
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Hunefer, Book of the Dead
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Ancient Egyptian papyrus in the Book of the Dead Exhibition
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Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three DaughtersGet 5 of 6 questions to level up!
Thutmose Bust of Nefertiti Get 4 of 5 questions to level up!
Last Judgement of HuneferGet 5 of 6 questions to level up!

Late, Ptolemaic, and Roman Periods

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Late Period and the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, an introduction
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Meet an Ushabti, an Ancient Egyptian Statuette Made for the Afterlife
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Egyptian mummy portraits
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The Rosetta Stone
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History uncovered in conserving the Rosetta Stone
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Decoding the Rosetta Stone
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Multilingualism along the Nile
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Mummy of Herakleides, Getty conversations
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Ancient Egyptian coffin prepared for the Book of the Dead exhibition at the British Museum
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Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush

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Ancient Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush, an introduction
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Pylon of the Nubian Lion Temple at Naga
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Unit 4: Ancient Egypt & Sudan

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A beginner's guide

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Predynastic, Early Dynastic, and Old Kingdom

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Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period

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New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period

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Late, Ptolemaic, and Roman Periods

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Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush

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