Test 1 Vocab Part 2

Question 1

Palette

Answer 1

palette was used on a daily basis in ancient Egypt for grinding and mixing minerals for cosmetics

Question 2

Mastaba

Answer 2

rectangular superstructure of ancient Egyptian tombs, built of mud brick or, later, stone, with sloping walls and a flat roof

Question 3

Necropolis

Answer 3

a cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city.

Question 4

Step Pyramid

Answer 4

an architectural structure that uses flat platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid

Question 5

Canon

Answer 5

a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.

Question 6

Ka

Answer 6

a spiritual entity, an aspect of the individual, believed to live within the body during life and to survive it after death

Question 7

Cloisonne

Answer 7

enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.

Question 8

Cartouche

Answer 8

a scroll-like ornament or tablet, esp.as an architectural feature
. 2. on Egyptian monuments, an oval or oblong figure containing the hieroglyphs of the name of a ruler or deity

Question 9

Hypostyle hall

Answer 9

a building having rows of columns supporting its roof

Question 10

Sunken relief

Answer 10

a technique of relief sculpture in which figures or images are carved in low relief, but set within a sunken area, so that the relief never rises beyond the original flat surface

Question 11

Altar Stele

Answer 11

a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in theancient worldas amonument

Question 12

Book of the Dead

Answer 12

series of ancient Egyptian funerary spells that helped the deceased find their way to the afterlife in order to become united with the god of the dead, Osiris