Ancient Egypt

Question 1

periods

Answer 1

bronze age, pre-dynastic, old kingdom, middle kingdom, new kingdom

Question 2

Geography

Answer 2

nile
lower egypt (papyrus reeds)
upper egyup (lotus blossom)

Question 3

hieroglyphics

Answer 3

stylized picture of an object representing a word

Question 4

stylized picture of an object representing a word

Answer 4

hieroglyphics

Question 5

Horus

Answer 5

Egyptian warrior god, celestial deity, and protector of the pharaoh; frequently depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man

Question 6

Egyptian warrior god, celestial deity, and protector of the pharaoh; frequently depicted as a falcon or a falcon-headed man

Answer 6

Horus

Question 7

Hathor

Answer 7

Egyptian bull-faced protector deity

Question 8

Egyptian bull-faced protector deity

Answer 8

Hathor

Question 9

Amon

Answer 9

god of the sun and air

Question 10

god of the sun and air

Answer 10

Amon

Question 11

Amon-Ra

Answer 11

Conflation of two Egyptian celestial deities, chief god

Question 12

Conflation of two Egyptian celestial deities, chief god

Answer 12

Amon-Ra

Question 13

Aton

Answer 13

Egyptian monotheistic god from the Amarna period.

Question 14

Egyptian monotheistic god from the Amarna period.

Answer 14

Aton

Question 15

Sphinx

Answer 15

Human-headed lion in Egypt; Greek sphinxes also have wings; a guardian composite creature

Question 16

Human-headed lion in Egypt; Greek sphinxes also have wings; a guardian composite creature

Answer 16

Sphinx

Question 17

pharaoh

Answer 17

Ancient Egyptian kings

Question 18

Ancient Egyptian kings

Answer 18

pharaoh

Question 19

ka

Answer 19

An individuals soul or spirit in ancient Egypt

Question 20

An individuals soul or spirit in ancient Egypt

Answer 20

Ka

Question 21

cartouche

Answer 21

a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription

Question 22

a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription

Answer 22

cartouche

Question 23

necropolis

Answer 23

a city of the dead

Question 24

a city of the dead

Answer 24

necopolis

Question 25

mastaba

Answer 25

Sloped tomb in ancient Egypt; predecessor to pyramids has a serdab, chapel, burial shaft

Question 26

Sloped tomb in ancient Egypt; predecessor to pyramids

Answer 26

mastaba

Question 27

stepped pyramid

Answer 27

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 28

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

Answer 28

stepped pyramid

Question 29

true pyramid

Answer 29

a natural development and improvement on the step pyramid | smooth

Question 30

a natural development and improvement on the step pyramid | smooth

Answer 30

true pyramid

Question 31

hypostyle hall

Answer 31

a large room with columns. Most of the room was dark except for the centre aisle which was lit by small windows cut into the roof

Question 32

a large room with columns. Most of the room was dark except for the centre aisle which was lit by small windows cut into the roof

Answer 32

hypostyle hall

Question 33

clerestory

Answer 33

the upper part of the nave containing a series of windows

Question 34

the upper part of the nave containing a series of windows

Answer 34

clerestory

Question 35

Egyptian death and afterlife

Answer 35

preservation and having stuff to take with you to the next life

Question 36

Developments in funerary architecture

Answer 36

pre-dynastic pit burial: bury in the desert (naturally preserving) Royal tombs of Abydos: chambers underground Mastaba: chapel, burial chamber beneath it Stepped pyramid: essentially mastaba on top of mastaba True pyramid

Question 37

Naturalistic vs idealized representation

Answer 37

representations of the pharaohs and important people are depicted as the idealized version. What they wanted to be and what they wanted people to see them as (muscular, strong, attractive, blah)

Question 38

Howard Carter

Answer 38

English archaeologist famous for discovering King Tut’s tomb and giving the world “Egypt Fever”.

Question 39

English archaeologist famous for discovering King Tut’s tomb and giving the world “Egypt Fever”.

Answer 39

Howard Carter