Middle Kingdom Senusret III 89 65 He appears depressed/worried, not idealistic or heroic. ... VOCABULARY Amarna style: Art created during the reign of Akhenaton, which features a more relaxed figure style than in Old and Middle Kingdom art Engaged column: a column that is not freestanding but attached to a wall Hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing using symbols or pictures as characters Hypostyle: a hall in an Egyptian temple that has a roof supported by a dense thicket of columns In situ: a Latin expression that means that something is in its original location Ka: the soul, or spiritual essence,...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form...

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Cathedrals and large churches hung them to illustrate bible stories for their illiterate congregations. ... The seven hangings were each 16.5 feet high, and up to 80 feet long. ... By the mid seventeenth century the political and cultural climate affected the tapestry weaving industry, and in 1665 an ancient tapestry workshop at Aubusson was granted a royal charter to produce coarser, and cheaper commercial wall-hangings for the modest homes of those other than the rich and famous. ...

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