Egyptian Art History test review

Question 1

Hieroglyphics

Answer 1

An Ancient form of Egyptian picture writing

Question 2

Canopic Jars

Answer 2

Ancient pottery that they put your organs in

Question 3

Mummification

Answer 3

The process of removing organs

Question 4

Pharaoh

Answer 4

The ruler of Egypt considered to be a god

Question 5

Mastaba

Answer 5

The evolution of sand mounds
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Question 6

Natron

Answer 6

Baking soda used for mummifications

Question 7

Afterlife

Answer 7

Life after death

Question 8

Nile river

Answer 8

The longest river in the world

Question 9

Pyramids

Answer 9

Where they put tombs of pharaohs

Question 10

Sarcophagus

Answer 10

A large stone coffin with small coffins inside

Question 11

Obelisk

Answer 11

A tall four-sided narrow tapering monument

Question 12

Dynasty

Answer 12

A time where a family and there descendants ruled.

Question 13

Cartouche

Answer 13

A nameplate or seal

Question 14

Where is Egypt?

Answer 14

It is in northern

Question 15

Who did the pharaoh marry?

Answer 15

Their sisters because to keep the bloodline pure

Question 16

What are the 3 main periods of Egyptian history?

Answer 16

Old, Middle and New

Question 17

What was Egyptian life centered around?

Answer 17

The afterlife

Question 18

What was kept in tombs?

Answer 18

Pharaohs and important people

Question 19

Why were tombs important? Why were paintings and sculptures around tombs?

Answer 19

Everything they thought a pharaoh would need for the afterlife

Question 20

What was the purpose of Egyptian paintings?

Answer 20

To keep people from being forgotten, you will not go to the afterlife if you are forgotten.

Question 21

Why was Egypt Perfect for growing food?

Answer 21

They had fertile soil so they could grow many different crops.

Question 22

How was Egypt protected by it’s enemies?

Answer 22

It had an Impassable desert, Nile had impassable rapids and man eating crocodiles.

Question 23

What was the great sphinx built for?

Answer 23

The great sphinx was built so once thought as a guardian angel. The body was a lion so strength, and the head of a human so knowledge.

Question 24

Why did they build pyramids? What was their significance? How did they build the pyramids?

Answer 24

So they could keep tombs of
pharaohs and important people
1.) They built a sand mound
2.) Sand mounds evolved into Mastabas
3.)Several mastabas turned into step pyramids.
4.) Eventually step pyramids became true pyramids

Question 25

Why is the coffin of King tut so important to us?

Answer 25

The reason was his tomb was the only tomb intact.

Question 26

What was put in the canopic jars?

Answer 26

When doing the process of mummification they would put your organs into canopic jars when they died.

Question 27

What is the Rosetta Stone?

Answer 27

The Rosetta Stone had 3 different languages. They were Ancient Egypt, Demotic and Greek. It was found by a Napoleon’s army and It was actually a thank you letter.

Question 28

What was the legend of Osiris?

Answer 28

Osiris was known to everyone as the green skinned god of the underworld and lord of the afterlife. He had a wife named Isis and had a evil son named Seth who killed him and spread his body into a million pieces and through them all over Egypt. His son Horus when to avenge his father’s death and killed Seth.

Question 29

Ren

Answer 29

Your name

Question 30

Ka

Answer 30

Your Life force

Question 31

Ba

Answer 31

Part of your soul

Question 32

Ib

Answer 32

Your Heart

Question 33

Sheut

Answer 33

Your shadow

Question 34

The Great Pyramids of Giza

Answer 34

• Khufu Largest Pyramid (Son)
  -Khefren (Father)
  Menkaure (Grandfather)

Question 35

Abu Simel: Temple of Ramses II

Answer 35

He was known as “Ramses the great” He ruled from 1279 BCE to 1219 BCE.

Question 36

Temple of Hatsheput

Answer 36

She was the first female pharaoh and she wanted to be a pharaoh so she started to act like a man wearing a fake beard and a short kilt.