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65 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting, People, Boats, and Animals? |
Hierakonopolis |
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Which work likely commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt? |
Palette of Narmer |
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Which of the following is the most significant resource for understanding Egyptian civilization and religious beliefs? |
tomb interiors |
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The Palette of King Narmer established the convention for state policy represented in art, a policy proclaiming the pharaoh a divine ruler. Which of the following supports this idea? |
larger than life representation of pharaoh |
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Which of the following describes a function of the pyramids? |
served as a reminder of the absolute power of the pharaoh |
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Which of the following describes one of the drawbacks of the fresco secco technique? |
colors do not fuse to the wall surface |
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Egyptian art with the exception of the Amarna period can be described as which of the following? |
conservative and formulaic |
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Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting. This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka, and it is also a metaphor for which of the following? |
triumph over evil forces of chaos and successful ability of the ka to cross over to the afterlife |
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Whose mortuary temple was located in Abu Simbel until it was moved in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam Reservoir? |
Ramses II |
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Which of the following is depicted as a hawk or falcon and protector of pharaoh? |
Horus |
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Pyramids were most popular during which of the following periods? |
Old Kingdom |
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Tomb paintings were created in which of the following techniques? |
fresco secco |
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The many-columned hall found in an Egyptian temple is called a(n) ____? |
hypostyle hall |
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In about 3000 BCE, the conventions for representing the human figure that dominated Egyptian art until end of the New Kingdom can be found in which of the following? |
Palette of King Narmer |
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A tomb that resembles a truncated pyramid is called a ____? |
mastaba |
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In the Old Kingdom this structure adjoined the pyramid and was the site where offerings were made to the dead king and ceremonies were performed. Which of the following does this describe? |
Mortuary temple |
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The use of elongated heads and necks and intimate, relaxed poses describes which of the following periods? |
Post Empire, Ptolemaic Period |
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A magnificent mortuary temple was built at Deir el Bahri for which of the following pharaohs? |
Hatshepsut |
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What was discovered during Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1799 that was of immense importance in understanding and interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics? |
Rosetta Stone |
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The sculpted figures placed in Egyptian tombs such as that of Khafre enthroned were thought capable of providing a “home” for the __________________________in case mummification failed. |
Ka or spirit |
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Why was the Nile so important to ancient Egyptian life? |
It linked towns and cities together via trade.It flooded every year and provided arable soil from which grain was produced. It provided Egyptians with an assortment of birds and fish. It fostered communication between towns and cities |
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The ____________________is a mathematical way to express the proportions of the body using a grid. |
Canon of Proportions |
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Hathor |
goddess who appeared as a cow |
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Ra |
god of the sun |
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Mastaba |
a bench-shaped Egyptian tomb |
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Karnak |
site of a large temple complex |
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Pylon |
monumental entrance of an Egyptian temple |
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Aton |
single god worshipped by Akhenaton |
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Hatshepsut |
female who ruled as Pharaoh |
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Nefertiti |
New Kingdom queen, wife of Akhenaton |
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Tutankhamun |
king whose tomb was found with its contents intact |
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Necropolis |
large burial area: city of the dead |
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What was unusual about Egypt during the reign of Akhenaton? |
It was monotheistic |
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In Egyptian religion who was the god of the dead and the underworld? |
Osiris |
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Why did Egyptians practice mummification? |
Because they wanted to ensure that the Ka would have a place to return to that was recognizable |
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The Treasury of Atreus is an excellent example of a(n): |
tholos tomb |
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Minoan columns are distinguished by: |
tapering shape and bulbous capitals |
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Significant numbers of small marble figurines representing naked women with arms folded over abdomens have been found in: |
the Cyclades Islands |
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Which of the following is a palace on Crete? |
Knossos |
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Tiryns was: |
a fortified citadel |
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The Lion Gate is the gateway to: |
Mycenae |
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The Kamares style of Minoan pottery exhibited: |
sophisticated shapes and polychromatic style |
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Who or what was the Minotaur? |
half bull, half man |
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Which one of the following works of art provides information about the Minoan religion? |
Hagia Triada sarcophagus |
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What led the German amateur archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann, to uncover Troy? |
Homer's Iliad |
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It has been suggested that Cycladic figurines were funerary offerings. Based on their schematized representation and size, how might they have been placed in the graves? |
placed on their backs |
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The funerary practice of the Mycenaeans, covering the faces of the dead with gold masks, recalls what other culture? |
Egyptians |
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What is the purpose of the relieving triangle above the Lion Gate? |
to lighten the load of the lintel |
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The use of guardian figures on the Lion Gate is reminiscent of ____. |
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt |
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What was the subject matter seen on the largest dagger found in the tomb from Grave Circle A¾an image that was borrowed from the ancient Near East? |
hunters attacking lions |
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volcanic island with Minoan ruins |
Thera |
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Discovered Troy and Mycenae |
Heinrich Schliemann |
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beehive shaped tomb |
tholos |
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Discovered the remains of Knossos |
Sir Arthur Evans |
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passageway that leads to a tholos |
dromos |
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metalworking technique |
repousse |
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rectangular hall with columned porch found in Mycenaean citadels |
megaron |
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area above a lintel designed to lighten the load |
relieving triangle |
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extra fortified wall that the Greeks thought were built by a one-eyed giant |
Cyclopean wall |
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sea between Greece and Asia Minor where a chain of islands with bronze age remains have been found |
Aegean |
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Scholars think that the Bull Leaping fresco from Knossos may represent a ritual dedicated to the god__________________in his guise as a bull. |
Poteidon |
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The prehistoric Aegean civilizations correspond to the ________________. |
Bronze Age |
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Which of the following is the oldest Aegean Civilization? |
Cycladic |
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What is one of the main sources of information that we have about the Cycladic peoples? |
thier art |
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A common theme for Minoan ceramics is: |
the ocean environment |