Cave Art & Ancient Egyptian Art Flashcards
Refers to the many types of art produced by the advanced cultures of ancient societies of some of the oldest civilizations with some form of writing.
A. Stone age art
B. Ancient Art History
C. Ancient Egyptian Art
D. Cave Art
B. Ancient Art History
This is where humans used natural materials like stone, ivory, and bone for small Venus figurine and made paints from natural pigments like iron oxide to create scenes of animals on walls deep in caves
A. Stone Age Art
B. Cave Art
C. Ancient Egyptian Art
A. Stone Age Art
Also known as “parietal art”, used to describe any kind of man-made image on the walls, ceiling or floor of a cave or rock shelter
A. Ancient Egyptian Art
B. Stone Age Art
C. Cave art
C. Cave art
At first, historians believed that the artifact was a product of natural erosion rather than a deliberate human act of creativity until the discovery of a second one
A. Venus of Tan-Tan (Morocco)
B. Venus of Berekhat Ram (Israel)
C. Bhimbetka Petroglyphs
D. Diepkloof Ostrich
B. Venus of Berekhat Ram
A memorial statue discovered in the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and was designed that way to serve as a guardian of temples gateway.
A. White statue
B. Khufu statue
C. Block statue
C. Block statue
The Second artifact that was discovered after the Venus of Berekhat Ram
A. Earth of Tan-Tan
B. Mars of Tan-Tan
C. Venus of Tan-Tan
C. Venus of Tan-Tan (Morocco)
An Eggshell abstract engravings found in South Africa in 60k BCE
A. Diepkloof Dove
B. Diepkloof Ostrich
C. Diepkloof Eagle
B. Diepkloof Ostrich
The paintings on cave walls represent the earliest surviving examples of the artistic expression of early people.
A. Hall of Fame
B. Tassili-n-Ajjer Rock
C. Tuc d’Audoubert Bison
D. Hall of Bulls Cave
D. Hall of Bulls Cave
The major African art contains the Mesolithic art in animal & human engravings or paintings. It indicates Archaic Tradition.
A. Hall of Bulls Cave
B. Tassili-n-Ajjer Rock Art
C. Amur River
D. Tuc d’Audobert Bison
B. Tassili-n-Ajjer Rock Art
includes the painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts produced by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley, reached considerable sophistication in painting and sculpture, and was both highly stylized and symbolic.
A. Ancient Art
B. Cave Art
C. Ancient Egyptian Art
D. Roman Art
C. Ancient Egyptian Art
Their paintings were two dimensional, without the perspective of the three dimensional physical world. Subjects were painted with a combination of the profile view and frontal view.
A. Greek wall paintings
B. Roman wall paintings
C. Egyptian wall paintings
D. Western wall paintings
C. Egyptian wall paintings
An architecture that is characterized by post and lintel construction, massive walls covered with hieroglyphic and pictorial carving, flat roofs, and structures except for the Pyramids
A. Japanese Architecture
B. Egyptian Architecture
C. Indian Architecture
B. Egyptian Architecture
is based on perfect balance that reflects the ideal world of the gods and was always first and foremost functional
A. Stone art
B. Cave Art
C. Ancient art
D. Egyptian Art
D. Egyptian Art
Aside for ritualistic function, talent in dance is also an indicator that a person is an efficient worker.
A. Stone dance painting
B. Chinese dance painting
C. Cave dance painting
D. Egyptian dance painting
D. Egyptian dance painting
These were not only images of the pharaoh, but also of people, animals and slaves that surrounded him during his life. The ones we see today look like they are carved from stone or made from clay and are colorless.
A. Egyptian Sculpture
B. Baroque Sculpture
C. Indian Sculpture
A. Egyptian Sculpture
Also known as Great Hierakonpolis Palette which was created to symbolize the unity of the “Kingdoms of Two Lands,” the Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer.
A. The Warmer Palette
B. The Garner Palette
C. The Narmer Palette
C. The Narmer Palette
He is one of the great ancient Egyptian architect, who lived over 4,000 years ago in 27th century BC
A. Imhotep
B. Rameses
C. Memnon
A. Imhotep
an ancient death mask produced in the 18th century in ancient Egypt that is regarded as one of the most famous Egyptian artworks and almost admired and well-known works of art around the world.
A. Sudden Death Mask
B. Golden Death Mask
C. Black Death Mask
B. Golden Death Mask
Two massive huge stone statues representing greatness of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and it meant to protect the temple from evil.
A. Colossi of Memnon
B. Colossi of Ramesses
C. Colossi of Imhotep
A. Colossi of Memnon
It was thought the statues helped the dead be reborn in the next life, statuses like this were buried in tombs, wrapped in cloth.
A. Wrapped Nefertiti Statue
B. Wrapped Ram Statue
C. Wrapped Osiris statue
C. Wrapped Osiris statue
A limestone statue of reclining sphinx that depicts a mythical creature with the human body and a lion’s head
A. Great Sphinx of Bust
B. Great Sphinx of Giza
C. Great Sphinx of Pharaoh
B. Great Sphinx of Giza
She is the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten
A. Giza Bust
B. Khufu Bust
C. Nefertiti Bust
C. Nefertiti Bust
The most significant Western civilization wherein the mighty columns and colonnade are a remarkable feat of engineering for being created, well-before the Greek conquest of Alexander the Great
A. Temple of Ramesseum
B. Temple of Isis
C. Temple of Kom Ombo
D. Luxor Temple
A. Temple of Ramesseum
This temple was built for the Egyptian goddess Isis during the reign of the Ptolemaic Kings in the centuries before the birth of Christianity.
A. Kom Ombo
B. Isis
C. Ramesseum
B. Isis
A temple that has similar architectural influences and Egyptian gods, it is also a temple not only to Horus, the falcon, but also to Sobek, the crocodile.
A. Ramesseum
B. Kom Ombo
C. Isis
D. Luxor
B. Kom Ombo
The oldest known rock art in the world
A. Bhimbetka Petroglyphs
B. Venus of Berekhat Ram
C. Venus of Tan Tan
A. Bhimbetka Petroglyphs
can refer to a column from ancient Egypt inspired by distinct Egyptian ideas.
A. Greek Column
B. Indian Column
C. Egyptian Column
C. Egyptian Column
a temple complex located in the city of Thebes, the ancient capital of Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom and its construction was begun by the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and completed by Tutankhamen
A. Luxor Temple
B. Ramesseum
C. Isis
D. Kom Ombo
A. Luxor Temple
This temple is dedicated to the worship of the Egyptian god Horus, who was frequently merged with the Greek god Apollo.
A. Edfu
B. Kom ombo
C. Isis
A. Edfu
The first royal tombs before the pyramids were called what?
A. Edfu
B. Mastabas
C. Giza
D. Isis
B. Mastabas
located on the Giza plateau near the modern city of Cairo, the pyramids was built during the reign of the king Khufu of the 4th Dynasty in the span of over a 20-years.
A. Great Pyramids of Gaza
B. Great Pyramids of Gouz
C. Great Pyramids of Giza
C. Great Pyramids of Giza
An original form of Egyptian writing, that are written in rows or columns and can be read from left to right or from right to left, in which the text are human or animal figures
A. Kanji
B. Hieroglyphics
C. Hangeul
B. Hieroglyphics
was not simply memorial, but played an active role in the afterlife of the departed. Most of the tomb art studied from ancient Egypt comes from the commissions of kings and high ranking court officials.
A. Egyptian Philosophy
B. Egyptian Wall art
C. Egyptian Funerary Art
C. Egyptian Funerary Art
It refers to balanced realism and stylization to present images of harmony , balance and order, victory over chaos.
A. Egyptian Funerary Art
B. Egyptian Philosophy Art
C. Egyptian Wall Art
B. Egyptian Philosophy Art
A side from honoring the dead, the painting should contain the ritual of the dead’s human heart in the weighing scale
A. Funeral Pottery Painting
B. Funeral Ceiling Painting
C. Funeral Wall painting
C. Funeral Wall painting
A belief that death is just an interruption of life.
A. Egyptian concept of afterlife
B. Indian concept of afterlife
C. Japanese concept of afterlife
A. Egyptian concept of afterlife
It contains spells to help the dead back to life after the journey to the underworld.
A. Volume of the dead
B. Book of the dead
C. Ledger of the Dead
B. Book of the dead
It primarily should contain images of the king’s chosen deity and success stories of his life as a pharaoh.
A. Tomb wall painting
B. Egyptian wall painting
C. Funeral wall painting
A. Tomb wall painting
Images of their gods in one ensemble is one important feature in king’s tomb’s.
A. Egyptian Tomb Wall painting
B. Egyptian Mummification Wall painting
C. Egyptian Deities Wall Painting
C. Egyptian Deities Wall Painting
Mummifying the dead is also a sacred ritual in preparation to the afterlife.
A. Indian Mummification
B. Egyptian Mummification
C. Mexican Mummification
B. Egyptian Mummification
The coffin that is the typical ancient Egyptian burial practices, that echoes the shape of the mummified body Decorated with an idealized representation of the owner’s face and with images of gods, goddesses, animals and objects, as well as hieroglyphic writings, that would identify him and help them attain a successful afterlife
A. Android coffin
B. Antropod coffin
C. Anthropoid coffin
C. Anthropoid coffin
A coffin in rectangular boxes with flat lids they were painted and inscribed in hieroglyphs with four important features: the deceased’s name and titles; a list of food offerings; a false door through which the ‘ka’ could pass; and eyes through which the deceased could see outside the coffin
A. Sacrophagus
B. Anthropoid
C. Esophoigus
A. Sacrophagus
It is the life force or spiritual double of the person and it symbolized a pharaoh’s right to rule, a universal force that passed from one pharaoh to the next
A. Ka
B. Ba
C. Akh
D. Mut
A. Ka
It is represented as a human headed bird that leaves the body when a person dies, and the face of it was the exact likeness of that of the deceased person
A. Ka
B. Ba
C. Akh
D. Mut
B. Ba
It is the spirit of Ra, which encapsulates the concept of light the transfigured spirit of a person that becomes one with light after death
A. Ka
B. Ba
C. Akh
D. Mut
C. Akh
It is the opposite of Akh that refers to the state of a person who has died but has not been transfigured into light
A. Ka
B. Ba
C. Akh
D. Mut
D. Mut
He was the Hidden One, like Zeus to the Greeks, that was considered the king of gods and goddesses, and thought to be the father of the pharaohs
A. Amun-Ra
B. Mut
C. Amunet
D. Osiris
A. Amun-Ra
The female hidden one counterpart of Amun-Ra
A. Amun-Ra
B. Mut
C. Amunet
D. Osiris
C. Amunet
She’s the Mother Goddess of Egyptian, a primal deity who wears two crowns on her head, each representing Upper and Lower Egypt Also titled “She who gives birth, but was herself not born of any,” and is represented as a vulture in hieroglyphs. She is variously integrated with other deities and is often portrayed as a cat, cobra, cow and even a lioness
A. Mut
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Ra
A. Mut
He was the King of the Living, considered the oldest child of the earth god Zeb and the sky goddess Nut. He was worshiped as the god of the afterlife and often portrayed with green skin, as he was the god of vegetation which indicated renewal and growth and was thought to be responsible for the fertile flooding and vegetation around the banks of the Nile
A. Mut
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Ra
C. Osiris
He was the Divine Embalmer and known for mummifying the dead and guiding their souls towards the afterlife. He also stood for renaissance and the staining of dead bodies after the embalming process
A. Mut
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Ra
B. Anubis
God of the Sun and Radiance, is of great importance in Egyptian history. It is believed that he created this world every sunrise and sunset were seen as a process of renewal, then he and Horus shared an association which led him to be known as the Horus of the Horizon
A. Mut
B. Anubis
C. Osiris
D. Ra
D. Ra
God of Vengeance and the child of Osiris and Isis, who avenged his father’s death and ruled Egypt. His falcon headed god with a crown of red and white was worshiped as the god of sky, war, protection, and light
A. Hathor
B. Horus
C. Sekhmet
D. Geb
B. Horus
Goddess of Motherhood, sometimes called the Mistress of the West, and she exemplified motherhood and feminine love. She is the goddess of music and dance, and is believed to provide a blessing as the helper of women during pregnancy and childbirth, also known as the Lady of Heaven, Earth and the Underworld
A. Hathor
B. Horus
C. Sekhmet
D. Geb
A. Hathor
Goddess of War and Healing Leading and protecting the pharaohs during war, the daughter of Ra, is depicted as a lioness and is known for her fierce character. She is also known as the Powerful One and is capable of destroying the enemies of her allies She is depicted with a solar disk and uraeus an Egyptian cobra, which was associated with royalty and the divine She assisted the goddess Ma’at in the Judgement Hall of Osiris which also gained her the reputation of arbitrator
A. Hathor
B. Horus
C. Sekhmet
D. Geb
C. Sekhmet
God of Earth Also described as the Father of Snakes, and represented crops and healing. He was believed to have caused earthquakes whenever he laughed, and had an important role in the Book of the Dead as the one who weighs the heart of the dead in the Judgment Hall of Osiris The ancient Egyptians believed that he retained the souls of the wicked
A. Hathor
B. Horus
C. Sekhmet
D. Geb
D. Geb
- It is represented by pictures of living beings or inanimate objects, and these texts are found primarily on the walls of temples and tombs, but they also appear on memorials and gravestones, on statues, on coffins, and on all sorts of vessels and implements
- used as much for secular texts, historical inscriptions, songs, legal documents, scientific documents, as for religious subject matter, the likes of cult rituals, myths, hymns, grave inscriptions of all kinds, and prayers
A. Kanji writing
B. Hangeul writing
C. Hieroglyphics writing
C. Hieroglyphics writing
It is a simplified form of hieroglyphics used for administrative and business purposes, as well as for literary, scientific and religious texts
A. Hieratic
B. Demotic
C. Coptic
A. Hieratic
It is a Greek word meaning ‘popular script’, and was in general use for the daily requirements of the society
A. Hieratic
B. Demotic
C. Coptic
Demotic
It is a Greek writing adopted by Egyptians 450 CE
A. Hieratic
B. Demotic
C. Coptic writing
C. Coptic writing
A granodiorite stele discovered in 1799 and is inscribed with the three versions. The discovery of the stone holds the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs
A. Prayer for Thoth Stone
B. Rosetta Stone
C. Cruella Stone
B. Rosetta Stone
a literary piece dated to c 1150 BCE from the latter period of the New Kingdom of Egypt in which a young scribe prays for inspiration to Thoth, god of wisdom and writing
A. Prayer to Rosetta for Skill in Writing
B. Prayer to Thoth for Skill in Writing
B. Prayer to Thoth for Skill in Writing
Where was the “Prayer to Thoth” found?
A. Papyrus Anastasi V
B. Papyrus Anastasi X
C. Papyrus Anastasi M
A. Papyrus Anastasi V
Who quoted ““Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates life.”
A. Horace
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Oscar Wilde
D. Miles Davis
C. Oscar Wilde
