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To paint, these early artists used charcoal and ochre, which is a kind of pigmented, earthen material that is soft and can be mixed with liquids, and comes in a range of colors like brown, red, yellow, and white.]]> 2023-09-13 20:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702728405 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702729966 2023-09-13 20:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702729966 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702731618 2023-09-13 20:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702731618 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702733404 2023-09-13 20:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702733404 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702734702 2023-09-13 20:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702734702 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702736548 2023-09-13 20:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702736548 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702737283 2023-09-13 20:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702737283 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702738681 2023-09-13 20:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702738681 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702739309 2023-09-13 20:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702739309 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702740307 2023-09-13 20:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702740307 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702741139 2023-09-13 20:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702741139 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702745698 2023-09-13 20:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702745698 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702747415 2023-09-13 20:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702747415 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702750258 2023-09-13 20:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702750258 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702752258 2023-09-13 20:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702752258 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702753799 2023-09-13 20:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2702753799 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2709233591 2023-09-18 17:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2709233591 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2709238875 2023-09-18 17:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2709238875 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713121924 The main purpose of the artwork is to act as a ritual object dedicated to the gods to show gratitude for this great unification. The palette was used on a daily basis in ancient Egypt for grinding and mixing minerals for cosmetics like dark eyeliner to reduce glare and during certain religious rituals.]]> 2023-09-20 16:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713121924 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713124808 2023-09-20 16:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713124808 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713129266 2023-09-20 16:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713129266 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713130741 2023-09-20 16:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713130741 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713141359 2023-09-20 16:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713141359 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713147796 Imhotep was an Egyptian chancellor to the Pharaoh Djoser, possible architect of Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. Very little is known of Imhotep as a historical figure, but in the 3,000 years following his death, he was gradually glorified and deified. Imhotep is also credited with inventing the method of stone-dressed building and using of columns in architecture and is considered to be the first architect in history known by name.]]> 2023-09-20 16:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713147796 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713155503 Built for King Djoser (Zoser) of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect Imhotep.]]> 2023-09-20 16:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713155503 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713160281 Along with the enigmatic Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids: Khufu (originally 481 feet high, and sometimes called Cheops, or the Great Pyramid); Khafre (471 feet); and Menkaure (213 feet).

The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.]]> 2023-09-20 16:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713160281 smi200391_1 https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713169940 The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Facing directly from west to east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx appears to represent the pharaoh Khafre.

The Great Sphinx was meant to protect the temples and the tombs of the pharaohs in the area. There were many Sphinx statues that were built but the most famous one is the one that guards the tombs of Giza.]]> 2023-09-20 16:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/smi200391_1/8fwnecps0p4jb7e7/wish/2713169940