Ancient Egyptian Art

Ancient Egyptians made paintings. 

• True

• False

Ancient Egyptians made paintings with sideways faces and feet, because... 

• They had not mastered the techniques of foreshortening feet yet.

• They really liked the beauty of the side of the human foot.

• It was part of their religion to stand that way.It was part of their religion to stand that way.

• The ancient Egyptians were just random.

Egyptians used picture writing called hieroglyphs. 

•  True

• False

Which of the following is related to these masks?

• Burial practices. 

• Wedding ceremonies.  

• Masquerade parties

• Armor for battles.

What was the specific purpose of these masks?

• To give people a face in the afterlife

• Interior Decoration

• Elaborate dinner rituals

• Armor for battles.

The pyramids were once covered in...

• blood.

• paintings and carvings.

• polished glass.

• polished limestone.

The larger you are depicted in ancient art, the more important you are.  This is called________.

• Foreshortening

• Registers

• Pasta

• Hierarchy

A way of dividing art with lines so that you can see the order of events taking place[like a comic strip] is called_______.

• Perspective

• Hierarchy

• Registers

• Hieroglyphics

This is ancient Egyptian art.

• True

• False

This is ancient Egyptian art.

• True

• False