Flashcards
Art of Ancient Egypt
Why did much of the artwork in Ancient Egyptian tombs survive?
People were not allowed to enter the tombs.
Their locations were closely guarded secrets.
They were made with special paints.
The dry weather and lack of sun preserved the paintings.
The dry weather and lack of sun preserved the paintings.
What does the photograph show?
Mask of Agamemnon
Mask of Amenemope
Mask of Tutankhamun
Mask of Ramesses X
The Amarna Period was during...
the Eighteenth Dynasty
the Seventeenth Dynasty
During what time period in ancient Egypt was the construction of mastabas most prominent?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Karnak Kingdom
Where is the Great Sphinx located?
Giza
Memphis
Nekheb
Alexandria
How many parts are contained in the temple complex at Karnak in Egypt?
4
2
5
3
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 relief
A nuraghe
A mezuzah
A stele
Who's pyramid is the greatest one?
Pyramid of Khufu
Pyrmid of Menkuare
Pyramid of Khafre
Which Egyptian god has the head of a jackal?
Ra
Shu
Osiris
Anubis
A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing.
Rosetta Stone
Where was the Seated Scribe discovered?
In Giza
In Saqqara
In Karnak
In Alexandria
Which Egyptian god has the head of a bull?
Sobek
Anubis
Apis
Horus
A tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in Egypt. What is that?
Temple
Sphinx
Obelisk
Papyrus
What was first?
Pergamin
Papyrus
What does the photograph show?
Hatshepsut
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Nefertari
What's the name of the Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb filled with treasure was discovered by archaeologists in 1922.
Ramzes II
Hatshepsut
Akhenaten
Tutankhamun
Where is the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut located
Memphis
Giza
Deir el-Bahari
Alexandria
What is the most sacred part of the temple?
A sanctuary
Was Cleopatra Egyptian?
Yes
No
Where is the temple of Horus located?
Edfu
Cairo
Alexandria
Giza
In archaeology, an extensive and elaborate burial place of an ancient city.
Necropolis
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