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    Chapter 9 Multiple Choice 1. The supervision by one individual or group over the artistic expression of another individual or group is known ascensorship 2. In 1878‚ Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse‚ and discovered thathorses occasionally gallop with all four hooves off the ground. 3. The use by artists of the camera obscura (literally dark room) began inthe Italian Renaissance. 4. Artists like Peter Campus became interested in video because video signals could be

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    | | Egyptian Gods | |      | | | | | | God of | Name | Appearance | Sun | Ra | head of falcon and sun disk | Music | Hathor | horns of cow and sun disk | Destruction | Sekhmet | head of lion | Sky | Nut | blue with golden stars | Earth | Geb | colour of plants and Nile mud | Dead | Osiris | dressed in white with crook and flail | Desert | Seth | animal head with long curved snout | Pharoah | Horus | head of hawk and crown of Egypt | Magic | Isis | throne on head or

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    Genetic Abnormalities in Ancient Egyptian Royal Families It seems that throughout history‚ the words royalty and incest have gone hand in hand. Familial interbreeding occurred throughout a significant number of royal lines‚ including the British‚ Hawaiian‚ and Japanese thrones. However‚ none of these families‚ nor any other royal family for that matter‚ can match the profound rate at which the Egyptians practiced incest. Ancient Egyptian royal marriages were almost exclusively restricted to

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    subterranean chamber nearby the royal tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi‚ the first Emperor of China (Encyclopedia Britannica). The superstitious old women of the village believed that the digging would disturb the Earth God. Therefore‚ due to these spiritual beliefs‚ they did not report the discovery right away. Eventually‚ archeologists came to Xi’an in droves to study and extend the digs. This led to the uncovering of three vast pits to the east of the burial tomb. In these pits‚ chariots‚ weapons and

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    royalties or both royalties and officials. These three monuments are from different time period and it is clear that ancient Egyptian tombs come in all sort of kinds. The tombs‚ artwork‚ and sculpture shows that the belief in the afterlife existed back then. King Djoser’s Step Pyramid is located at Saqqara (Millmore‚ Mark). King Djoser began working on his mastaba tomb in 2667-2648 B.C. (Millmore‚ Mark). The construction started out with “an enormous mastaba of stone”. Then another one was built on

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    Stayer 10/19/2013 The Curse of the Pharaoh The Curse of the Pharaohs is a strong belief that anyone who disturbs a mummy or a Pharaoh’s tomb will be cursed. Hollywood has long propagated this theory‚ using fantastic treasure and horrible “accidents” to frighten and entertain movie goers. King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and the world succumbed to Egypt mania (Sayre‚ H.‚ 2011). People became infatuated with all things Egyptian and remain so

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    Shaun’s most known forged piece was the “Amarna Princess”‚ which he planned to sell the piece to the Bolton Museum. The sculpture was said to a King Tutankhamun’s granddaughter that was 3‚300 years old. He said that the piece was a family heirloom that he forgot about. Shaun also forged documents that said the piece was passed down in his family. A keeper of the Bolton Museum‚ Angela Thomas‚ visited the

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    Robert Ousterhout (2003) notes that while the location of the Tomb of Christ was immutable‚ the architecture of the building was not (p. 4)‚ and that “the church not only housed the most important sites in Christendom‚ but in the Middle Ages the very fabric of the building came to be regarded as a sacred relic (p. 20). When the Church was rebuilt in the Middle Ages‚ the architects added their own features to it. The significance of the Tomb of Christ went from just the religious significance of Jesus

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    Silent Army and an Underground City One of the greatest archaeological discoveries‚ the life-size terracotta army was discovered by peasants who were digging a well in 1974. This treasure was located near the tomb of Shi Huangdi‚ China’s first emperor. The entire army consisted of soldiers‚ horses and chariots in the style of 221BCE. This epic tomb was one that had been planned since Shi Huangdi was only thirteen years old. His tomb was the biggest and the best ancient China had ever had‚ for there were

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    days to finish a mummy. Then‚ the mummy was laid inside a sarcophagus‚ which was typically painted and decorated. Their technique was meant to honor the person that had deceased. The tombs which the mummies were placed in were made to honor and protect the body at rest. Artifacts were often placed inside the tomb‚ such as necklaces and stones. Speculation exists as to why the people of different civilization would take the time to preserve a body because not all mummies are famous people. Although

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