Ancient Egypt

What type of construction system are the Pyramids of Giza?

• Load bearing, dry masonry

• Arcuated, concrete construction

• Cast-Iron construction

• Reinforced concrete construction

Who built the Pyramids of Giza?

• Hired Egyptian workers

• Nubian slaves

• Hebrew Slaves

• Romans

________ is when the relative size= importance. (larger is more important)

• Composite view

• Hierarchical scale

• Ka statue

• Summer solstice

______ is that strange pose where the legs are facing to the side, but the upper portion points at the viewer

• Summer solstice

• Ka

• Composite view

• hierarchical scale

The palette of King Narmur shows both_______, and it will dictate the style that other elites and royals will follow

• Hierarchical scale

• Composite view

• summer solstice

• Ka statue

The purpose of the Ka statue is _______

• that it houses the Ka if anything happens to the body of the pharaoh

• used to protect and ward off evil

• to mark the start of the summer solstice

The _____ dictates how the pharaoh should look. It is idealized and predetermined and sculptors could not move away from this.

• Canon of proportions

• Hierarchical scale

• Composite view