Module 4 (part I): The Art of Ancient Egypt

Even though Egyptian history spans 3000 years, their culture is unique because of its _____________.

• willingness to adapt to new ideas from other cultures

• consistency and stability

• nomadic population and lifestyles

• lack of a written language

Which Egyptian god was associated with the pharaoh?

• Isis

• Anubis

• Horus

• Ptah

The period of time between the Second Intermediate Period and the Third Intermediate Period in Egyptian History is ________________.

• the New Kingdom

• the Ptolemaic Period

• The Pre-Dynastic Period

• The Middle Kingdom

What was the function of most Egyptian statues?

• They were monuments to fallen warriors

• They were created to preserve Egyptian history for future generations

• They were placed in tombs for the spirit to use

• They were placed in public places as memorials to the great kings of the past

In ancient images, the horizontal line that serves as a ground and separates various scenes is called a _________.

• hieroglyph

• icon

• register

• relief

Which is not true of the three pyramids at Giza?

• They are triangular in shape with four sides

• The pharaohs that were entombed in each pyramid were related to each other

• They were all built in the 4th Dynasty

• They are carved out of solid rock

Which is not true of the House Altar of Akhenaten and Nefertiti?

• There is no reference to religion

• It is carved in sunken relief

• It displays a different style of art than earlier Egyptian art

• It was created during the Amarna Period

The portrait statue of Nefertiti focuses on her facial features. In sculpture this is known as a ____________.

• sunken relief

• bust

• faience

• mastaba

On the sculpture of Ramses II, the head looks unusual because ________________.

• The headdress is much larger than it should be which makes Ramses' head look too small

• During the reign of Ramses II he tried to foster a new style of art

• It was originally a statue of a different pharaoh, and it was re-carved to look like Ramses which made the head look too small for the body

• It is believed that Ramses had a physical deformity