A Short Walk Around the Pyramids + World of Art

"A Short Walk Around the Pyramids..." was written by...

• Hatshepsut

• Tuthmosis III

• Dr. Zahi Hawass

• Philip Isaacson

"...their broad proportions, the beauty of the limestone, and the care with which it is fitted into place create three unforgettable works of art." Here "proportions" means...

• an essential part or ingredient

• relationships among size, shape, and position

• using color, line, and shape to express an idea or feeling rather than a realistic image

• having elements that combine agreeably or pleasingly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

".The pyramids are harmonious because limestone, a warm quiet material, is...simple, logical, pleasing shape." Here "harmonious" means...

• an essential part or ingredient

• relationships among size, shape, and position

• using color, line, and shape to express an idea or feeling rather than a realistic image

• having elements that combine agreeably or pleasingly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What do we learn about art when we look at the pyramids? According to the author, the first thing we learn that makes the pyramids a work of art is because of their...

• proportions, the beauty of the limestone...

• components...complement one another, they create an object that ha sa certain spirit....

• abstract...stood for things that we can see and sometimes things we can only sense.

• workmanship that went into the building of the pyramids...

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.W.6.9A

The author notes, "Complicated shapes may [hide] poor work...but in something as simple as a pyramid, there is no way to hide flaws." As a result, the second thing we learn about art from the pyramids is...

• simple things must be made with care

• the pyramids are not primitive art

• the pyramids are harmonious

• all the components should complement one another

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

The word "components" means...

• an essential part or ingredient

• relationships among size, shape, and position

• using color, line, and shape to express an idea or feeling rather than a realistic image

• having elements that combine agreeably or pleasingly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

The author notes, "As the sun moves above the desert, the pyramids seem to change. As they do, our feelings about them also change." As a result, the third thing we learn about art from the pyramids is...

• simple things must be made with care

• light helps to shape our feelings about art

• the pyramids are harmonious

• all the components should complement one another

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Sculpture that doesn't look real we called abstract..." The word "abstract" here means...

• an essential part or ingredient

• relationships among size, shape, and position

• using color, line, and shape to express an idea or feeling rather than a realistic image

• having elements that combine agreeably or pleasingly

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The head of a horse carved in marble the color of cream represents which Greek goddess?

• Selene

• Demeter

• Persephone

• Athena

According to the author, traditional art from African nations at one point was considered "primitive." Yet, he argues that it isn't primitive in...

• shape

• workmanship (way it is made)

• deep feelings it expresses

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6