Ancient Egypt Art

What are the three major historical periods of ancient Egypt?

• old kingdom, middle kingdom & forever kingdom

• old kingdom, middle kingdom & new kingdom

• paleolithic, middleolithic & neolithic

What was so unusual about the religious beliefs of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV or Akhenaton?

• He worshiped many gods, the pantheon

• He worshiped one god, the sun

• He made everyone go back to the traditional ways

The archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the pyramid of which famous pharaoh?

• Nefertiti

• Akanaton

• King Tut

Why and for whom were the pyramids built?

• They were built to honor and house the spirit of the pharaoh.

• They were built to honor and house the spirit of the priests.

• They were built to honor and house the workers who built them.

What are Mastabas?

• large pyramids

• small bread shops

• statues of a pharoah

• low, flat tombs

Whose body was sealed in a very decorative and elaborate stone coffin, called a sarcophagus and placed in the center of a pyramid?

• A Priest

• An Artist

• A Pharaoh

• A Diety

What are hieroglyphics and what function did they perform in Egyptian art?

• They were a monumental display dedicated to royalty and deities

• They were burial shrouds used to wrap mummies in.

• They were a line of sculptures that lined the processional walk to a shrine.

What is an obelisk?

• The capstone at the top pyramid

• A tall two-sided large stone similar to the ones found in a cromlech.

• A large, high, 4-sided needle like structure similar to the Lincoln Memorial.

In wall paintings and low relief sculpture, the surface is divided into horizontal bands separated by lines called _______________.

• registers

• cuneiform

• sarcophagus

• columns

What is the difference between a ziggurat and a pyramid?

• A pyramid has three flat sides, whereas a ziggurat has stepped sides.

• A ziggurat is covered in limestone slabs and a ziggurat is plain.

• A pyramid has steps and a ziggurat does not.