WorksheetsAncient Egypt Art
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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.
This temple at Karnak is an example of what type of architecture?
Flying Buttressed Wall
Triumphal Arch
Obelisk
Hypostyle Hall
Pyramids were once covered with a smooth layer of ___________ limestone
Multi-colored Pigment
Gold Leaf
White Polished
Transparent Linen
Inside pyramids, dead end passages and false burial chambers were meant to confuse tomb _____________
Robbers
Photographers
Tourists
Archaeologists
