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After reading Chapter 3, you should be able to:
- Identify the works and define the terms in the chapter.
- List the Egyptian gods and their functions.
- Describe iconography, convention, and style, giving works in the chapter as examples.
- Discuss the main architectural and sculptural types and their purposes.
- Discuss the role of the Nile in Egyptian culture, art, and religion.
- Describe the process of mummification and the Egyptian view of the afterlife.
- Recognize the texts quoted in the chapter.
- Locate the main Egyptian sites on a map of Egypt.
- Describe the proportional grid system used for Egyptian sculpture.
- Draw and label the plan and façade of a typical pylon temple.
- Describe the Amarna style and the philosophy behind it.
- Compare the Amarna style with that of the Old Kingdom.
- Describe the role of Nubia in Egyptian history.
- Discuss the Nubian assimilation of Egyptian art and culture.
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