CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
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Question
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Ancient Egyptian literature included teachings, poems, religious texts, and histories. Egyptian literature was written on sheets of papyrus, carved on stone monuments, and painted on the ____ of mummies.(pg. 116)
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chariots
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faces
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coffee mugs
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coffins
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus, carved in stone on tomb and temple walls, and used to decorate many objects of cultic and daily life use. Altogether there are over 700 different hieroglyphs, some of which represent sounds or syllables; others that serve as determinatives to clarify the meaning of a word.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major narrative works from the Middle Kingdom include the Tale of the Court of King Cheops, King Neferkare and General Sasenet, The Eloquent Peasant, Story of Sinuhe, and Tale of the shipwrecked sailor.
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