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Unit: Ancient Egypt

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A beginner's guide to ancient Egypt

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Predynastic and Old Kingdom

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Palette of NarmerGet 5 of 6 questions to level up!
The Great Pyramids at GizaGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom

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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 Period

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Meet an Ushabti, an Ancient Egyptian Statuette Made for the Afterlife
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Ptolemaic

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Kingdom of Kush

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Ancient Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush, an introduction
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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.