Why was the discovery by Champollion so important to the new science of archaeology?
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calamity (4)
beset (4)
tentative (18)
exclusion (18)
The First Egyptians and the Dead Demigods
What were the two major regions of ancient Egypt? What were some of the differences between these two groups?
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laden (25)
haphazardly (26)
endure (32)
raiment (37)
"The Good God" - Pharaoh Cheops
Who helped Zoser to create more permanent structures? Why was permanence important to the Egyptians?
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conveyance (43)
squalid (47)
precinct (49)
apex (58)
"I Show Thee A Land Topsy - Turvy..."
How are the Hyksos able to overthrow Egypt for such a long period? What caused the decline in the power of the Pharaohs?
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apathetic (65)
lamentation (69)
subdued (73)
raze (74)
"His Majesty, Herself" - Queen Hatshepsut
What are some of the reasons Hatshepsut felt she had to be Pharaoh? Do you think she should have worn the false beard? That she should have been called "His Majesty"?
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serene (81)
donned (84)
partisans (92)
audacity (93)
The Smiter of the Asiatics
For what reasons is Thutmose the Third remembered? Which of these is the most important in your opinion?
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vanguard (100)
pandemonium (102)
manacled (106)
herald (105)
The Criminal of Akhetaton - Pharaoh Akhenaton
Explain, in a paragraph, why the priests of Amon would have thought Akhetaton a criminal.
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interlude (121)
arable (125)
devotee (127)
blight (132)
appalled (138)
beleaguered (140)
The Beginning of the End - Pharaoh Ramses the Second
Why was Ramses originally given the name "Great"? Why does he not really deserve this title?
Vocabulary:
coronation (154)
armaments (159)
pact (161)
complacent (167)
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