EGYPT

Question 1

Hieroglyphics

Answer 1

conventionalized signs that functioned as sounds/words/concepts

Question 2

Old Kingdom

Answer 2

1. 2686 - 2160 BCE
2. elites considered their death = gods of nile
3. labour power led to expansion of architecture and labor intensive stone architecture.
4. Egyptians art - detailed - elite in afterlife
5. lavish funeral complexes

Question 3

Mastaba

Answer 3

1. massive flat topped rectangular tomb with slanted walls
2. mud-brick / cut stone
3. was filled with materialistic possessions to ensure well being of deceased

Question 4

Zoser

Answer 4

second king of 3rd dynasty of egypt who united egypt as a single political entity.

Question 5

Ka statue

Answer 5

1. 2 parts of spirit - ka (life force) & ba (object’s unique identity) - separate from body at death
2. ka representation - 2 upraised, disembodied arms
3. ba representation - bird with human head, travelled freely but returned to body

Question 6

Iconography

Answer 6

images or symbols used to convey specific meanings in artwork(in this case kingship b/w mespotamia and egypt)

Question 7

Mortuary Complex of Zoser (step pyramid)

Answer 7

1. first stone dressed building in Egypt.
2. 14 false doors - 1 functioning entrance that led to grand hall.
3. 37 acres

Question 8

Step pyramid

Answer 8

monumental stone pyramid built using stacks or steps

Question 9

Faience

Answer 9

glassy substance like ceramic

Question 10

Why is pyramid a symbol of powerful state?

Answer 10

1. weight of stones (3000 tonnes)
2. required labor resources
3. durability & difficulty in building.

Question 11

Columns & its decoration (egyptian architecture)

Answer 11

1. engaged column: column half burried into wall
2. represent papyrus stalks and blossoms of delta landscapes as they signify source of afterlife.

Question 12

Corbeling

Answer 12

overlapping arrangement of wood/stone/brick wall