Questions and Answers
Quiz: Art of Ancient Egypt
1.
Why did much of the artwork in Ancient Egyptian tombs survive?
The dry weather and lack of sun preserved the paintings.
2.
What does the photograph show?
Mask of Tutankhamun
3.
The Amarna Period was during...
the Eighteenth Dynasty
4.
During what time period in ancient Egypt was the construction of mastabas most prominent?
Old Kingdom
5.
Where is the Great Sphinx located?
Giza
6.
How many parts are contained in the temple complex at Karnak in Egypt?
3,
7.
It's a standing stone slab used in the ancient world primarily as a grave marker but also for dedication, commemoration, and demarcation. What is that?
A stele
8.
Who's pyramid is the greatest one?
Pyramid of Khufu
9.
Which Egyptian god has the head of a jackal?
Anubis
10.
A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.
Rosetta Stone
11.
Where was the Seated Scribe discovered?
In Saqqara
12.
Which Egyptian god has the head of a bull?
Apis
13.
A tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in Egypt. What is that?
Obelisk
14.
What was first?
Papyrus
15.
What does the photograph show?
Nefertiti
16.
What's the name of the Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb filled with treasure was discovered by archaeologists in 1922.
Tutankhamun
17.
Where is the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut located
Deir el-Bahari
18.
What is the most sacred part of the temple?
A sanctuary
19.
Was Cleopatra Egyptian?
No
20.
Where is the temple of Horus located?
Edfu
21.
In archaeology, an extensive and elaborate burial place of an ancient city.
Necropolis