Chapter 07 - Egypt In The New Kingdom

Question 1

Ch. 7: What are the three funerary texts used by Ancient Egypt?

Answer 1

Pyramid texts, coffin texts, and The Book of the Dead.

Question 2

Ch. 7: Which Egyptian god is often depicted with a green face, and why?

Answer 2

Osiris because he is believed to be responsible for the annal regeneration of the Nile River Valley.

Question 3

Ch. 7: Who was the first female pharaoh?

Answer 3

Hatshepsut

Question 4

Ch. 7: King Amenhotep IV, who changed his name to Akhenaten, instituted what kind of religion?

Answer 4

Monotheistic.

Question 5

Ch. 7: Who was Akhenaten’s son?

Answer 5

Tutankhamen, who had changed his name from Tutankaten.

Question 6

Ch. 7: What group did Ramesses II war with, and depict battle in triumphant manner on architecture?

Answer 6

Hittites

Question 7

Ch. 7: This great space of antiquity can house St. Paul’s cathedral and S. Peter’s Basilica.

Answer 7

The Great Temple of Amun

Question 8

Ch. 7: Describe the difference between bas-relief and sunken relief wall sculptures.

Answer 8

Bas-reliefs had minimal depths and sunken reliefs had figures carved into the surface.