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- Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: ... capital of the [[Old Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]] from its foundation until around [[1300s BC|1300 BC]]. Th...
3: ...lyphs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hieroglyph]]s in Memphis with a statue of [[Ramses II]] in the background.]]
5: ...of ruins in the [[12th century]] but soon became little more than an expanse of low ruins and scattere...
7: ... II]]. The [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] is close to Memphis.
9: ...ndation until around [[23rd century BC|2250 BC]]. Its population was over 30,000.
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- Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...oice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards fr...
6: ...ular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Columbia really wanted...
8: ...ntic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...h her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer"'' in 1968.
12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...ervatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...ing|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], who in evaluating her final exa...
7: ...d Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Ar...
9: ...T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]''.
11: ...nternationale Bachakademie Stuttgart project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemor... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
1: [[Image:BessieSmith.jpg|thumb|250px|Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten]]
2: '''Bessie Smith''' ([[April 15]], [[1894]] – [[September 2...
5: ... probably helped her develop a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at...
7: ...[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]]...
9: ...[[St. Louis Blues]]." In the film, she sings the title song accompanied by members of [[Fletcher Hende... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...as by population|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo is located at 30°...
4: ...is the official name of the city, in local speech it is typically called simply by the name of the cou...
6: ...uer of the enemies". This title was given to the city as many armies were destroyed in attempts to inv...
7: [[Image:EgyptAlQahirah.png|thumb|200px|Egypt, with Cairo [[Governorates of Egypt|governorate]] high...
10: ...G|thumb|200px|right|Average temperature and precipitations in Cairo]] - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
6: dimension into which it can freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
13: with but one, two or a few reeds. Because a reed mou...
26: ...raw reedplates are riveted (rarely screwed) onto either side of the comb. Over the reedplates, there ...
33: of a "harmonica." It has ten holes which offer the player 19 notes
49: ...melody by blocking or unblocking the lower holes with the tongue. The most important notes: C-E-G, the... - Ptolemy I of Egypt (7434 bytes)
3: ...[[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. In [[305 BC]] he took the title of [[King]].
5: ...|200px|right| Bust of [[Ptolemy I of Egypt]], [[British Museum]], London]]
9: ...howed dangerous ambitions, Ptolemy joined the coalition against him, and, on the outbreak of war, evac...
13: ...nus entered [[Syria]] in force—he evacuated it. In [[311 BC|311]], a peace was concluded between...
15: ...stine a third time, whilst Antigonus was engaged with Lysimachus in Asia Minor. On a report that Antig... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
36: ...tal (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
40: | from the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<br />[[28 February]], [[1922]]<br ...
58: ... It is bordered to the north and east by the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]], respectively.
60: ...f the [[Sahara]] [[Desert]] and are sparsely inhabited. - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
3: ...ified Egyptian state]] formed around [[3300 BC]]. It survived as an independent state until about [[13...
29: ...ple who settled there must have realized the benefits of a more sedentary life. Scientific analysis of...
31: ...netic]] study links the maternal lineage of a traditional population from Upper Egypt to [[Eastern Afr...
33: ...pt reached the peak of its power, wealth, and territorial extent in the period called the New Empire (...
35: ...e invaded by [[Indo-European]]s and [[Hyksos]] Semites. They defeated the invaders around 1570 BC and ... - Old Kingdom (5401 bytes)
2: ... The Old Kingdom was followed by a period of disunity and relative cultural decline referred to by Egy...
4: ...g the Old Kingdom was located at [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], where [[Djoser]] established his court. The Ol...
8: ...ramid (the [[Pyramid of Djoser|Step Pyramid]]) in Memphis's new necropolis, [[Saqqara]]. An important perso...
10: It was in this era that formerly independent ancient...
14: ...h dynasty of Egypt|Fourth dynasty]], which began with [[Sneferu]] ([[2575 BC|2575]]–[[2551 BC]])... - Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (3576 bytes)
2: ...tart of the [[New Kingdom of Egypt|New Kingdom]]. It is best known as when the [[Hyksos]] made their a...
4: ... western Delta, broke away from the central authority to form the [[Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourte...
6: ...ls, and are known primarily by scarabs inscribed with their names, called by modern [[Egyptologist]]s ...
8: ...tep IV, the power of this dynasty, weak to begin with, deteriorated. The later king [[Merneferre Ai]] ...
10: ...on credited with the final defeat of the Hyksos. With the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth Dyn... - Saqqara (4142 bytes)
3: ...ing the world's oldest standing [[step pyramid]]. It is located some 30 km south of modern-day [[Cairo...
7: ...alley of the Kings]] in [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]], it remained an important complex for minor burials a...
10: ...qara can be traced back to the [[First Dynasty]], it was not until the [[Second dynasty of Egypt|Secon...
14: ...here are another dozen or so [[pyramid]]s on the site, in various states of preservation or delapidati...
15: ...xample of the Pyramid Texts – inscriptions with instructions for the afterlife used to decorate ... - Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
3: ...] Plateau on the west bank of the [[Nile River]], it is the largest single-stone statue on Earth.
5: ...phinx faces due east, with a small temple between its paws.
9: ...]], so that when approching from [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], the Sphinx is seen in profile in front of the ...
11: ...[1925]], to the great pleasure of its numerous visitors.
15: ...iven to it based on the legendary Greek creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman, but ... - Pyramid of Djoser (952 bytes)
6: ... to the northwest of the city of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]].
8: ...d [[1 E1 m|62 m]] tall and was clad in polished white limestone. The step pyramid (or proto-pyramid) i... - Karnak (2489 bytes)
2: ...[River Nile]] some 2.5 km north of [[Luxor]]. Visitors to the area – particularly foreign touri...
5: ...rstood as the temple complex and not the village. It comprises twice the size as the build-up village ...
7: ... and is probably the second most visited ancient site in Egypt, second only to the [[Great Pyramid of ...
9: ... Amon-Re]] only, as this is the only part most visitors normally see. The three other parts are closed...
18: In addition there are also a few smaller temples and sanct... - Egyptian hieroglyph (6639 bytes)
2: ...oglyphs at the [[Memphis,_Egypt|Memphis]] museum with [[Ramses II]] statue on the back.]]
4: '''Hieroglyphs''' are a system of [[writing]] used by the [[Ancient Egypt]]ians, using a c...
8: ...nd recovered three hundred clay labels inscribed with proto-hieroglyphics. This grave has been dated t...
10: ...category of a spelled-out word without indicating its precise meaning.
12: ... Stone]] contains both hieroglyphic and demotic writing. - Thebes, Egypt (3900 bytes)
2: ... a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
4: ...[Zeus]] being the god whom the Greeks identified with [[Amun]]).
6: ...he temple of [[Karnak]], which is located in the city.
8: ...rtant temples that stood on the outskirts of the city.
10: ==Important archaeological sites in Thebes== - Memphis, Egypt (1908 bytes)
1: ... capital of the [[Old Kingdom]] of [[Egypt]] from its foundation until around [[1300s BC|1300 BC]]. Th...
3: ...lyphs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hieroglyph]]s in Memphis with a statue of [[Ramses II]] in the background.]]
5: ...of ruins in the [[12th century]] but soon became little more than an expanse of low ruins and scattere...
7: ... II]]. The [[Saqqara]] [[necropolis]] is close to Memphis.
9: ...ndation until around [[23rd century BC|2250 BC]]. Its population was over 30,000. - Ptah (2110 bytes)
2: ...creation in his heart, and by speaking it, making it real. Not created, he simply ''is''. He is also s...
5: ...ased [[craft]]s, which may have been connected to Memphis being a particularly good source of [[limestone]]...
7: ...Seker]] to create [[Ptah-Seker]], and eventually with [[Osiris]] as [[Ptah-Seker-Osiris]].
9: ...jed]] (symbols of [[life]], [[power]] and [[stability]], respectively).
11: ...-Ptah'', the name of a temple at [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] which was dedicated to ''Ptah''. - Seker (1714 bytes)
2: ...nd the [[Apis (Egyptian mythology)|Apis]] bull at Memphis.
4: ...of Seker was often placed in tombs, the bottom of it containing the deceased?s [[Book of the Dead]].
6: ...a falcon?s head, or as a cat that walks at night without leaving a trace. - Arkansas (11679 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] |
11: LargestCity = [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] |
21: DensityRank = 34<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 19.82 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 25<sup>th</sup> |
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