Exam 1: Egypt

Question 1

What time period is Egypt set in?

Answer 1

3200 - 300 B.C

Question 2

Why are Egypt’s records easier to follow than some others?

Answer 2

They have hieroglyphics.

They don’t have a hidden language like most periods.

Question 3

What is a mastaba?

Answer 3

A flat top rectangular tumb.
Made for religious purposes
Fist made with mud then stone (over time)

Question 4

What kind of pyramid is the Pyramid of Zoser?

Answer 4

A step pyramid

It looks like a zigarat

Question 5

Who was the the very fist architect?

Answer 5

Imhotep

Question 6

What did the Egyptians use for clothing?

Answer 6

Mostly made of linen

• Had very few seams
• very simplistic
• mostly all pure white

Question 7

What is linen made out of?

Answer 7

Flax plants

Question 8

What is a lion cloth?

Answer 8

under or outer garment.

- shaped and worn like a triangular diaper

Question 9

What is an Apron?

Answer 9

A cloth attached to a belt or sash that fastens around the waist.

Question 10

What is a wrapped skirt?

Answer 10

A skirt that wraps around the body and tucks into the waist.

Question 11

What is a Corselet?

Answer 11

A sleeveless decorative form of armor.

Question 12

What is a Sheath dress?

Answer 12

Close fitting of fabric bagging above or below breast and ending around the calf or ankle.

Question 13

WHat is a Wrap Around Dress?

Answer 13

A long section of fabric used to create a dress.

Question 14

What is a sash?

Answer 14

Worn around the waist to hold garmits in place.

distinct social status

Question 15

What is the Lock of Youth?

Answer 15

A hair style worn by royal young men .

- Head is shaved besides one patch on the side of the head, which is worn long.

Question 16

Why was is common for men and women to shave their heads and wear wigs?

Answer 16

To keep away vermin and disease

Question 17

What are pectorals?

Answer 17

Long ornaments that hung down the chest

Question 18

What is an Amulet?

Answer 18

A charm that is worn around the neck

used to warn off evil

Question 19

What is a Diadem?

Answer 19

Essentially crown.

- they can also be armlets, bracelets, anklets, or earrings.

Question 20

What are the 6 Egyptian Periods?

Answer 20

1. Early Dynastic Period
2. The old Kingdom
3. First Intermediate
4. The Middle Kingdom
5. The Second Intermediate Period
6. The new Kingdom

Question 21

What period existed before pyramids?

Answer 21

The Dynastic Period

Question 22

What period did the first step pyramid develop?

Answer 22

The Old Kingdom

Question 23

What period had the break out of Civil War?

Answer 23

The First Intermediate period

Question 24

What period had the first outside invasion to the Egyptians?

Answer 24

The Second Intermediate Peroid

Question 25

What period did the Egyptians gain back all power and began to fight back?

Answer 25

The New Kingdom