Early Cities Observation II: Architecture forming Identity

Respond to one topic only. Make sure you clearly state which structure you are writing about.

1. The Temple of Amun-Mut-Khons at Luxor: Comment on how the temple itself would shape the experience of a pharaoh, a priest, or one of the “majority”.

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• 2. Ashurnsirpal II’s Palace at Nimrud: Comment on how the building might have affected a commoner, a foreign visitor, the queen or the king.
  • NimrudPlan.png
  • http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/palaces/explore/exp_s…
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  • 3. Khufu’s Pyramid: How would Khufu’s pyramid have been experienced by a priest entrusted with the pharaoh’s burial? Or, by a commoner, who would not have been allowed in the mortuary temple, much less in the pyramid? click on the link below to get images of plans and details.https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art/predynastic-old-kingdom/a/old-kingdom-pyramid-of-khufu (Links to an external site.)