Guide 4-5

Question 0

Sarcophagus

Answer 0

Elaborate coffin made of stone usually decorated with relief sculpture

Question 1

Ka

Answer 1

The soul

Question 2

Mastaba

Answer 2

A flat topped, one story structure with slanted walls built over an Egyptian underground tomb

Question 3

Necropolis

Answer 3

Large cemetery or burial area; literally “city of the dead”

Question 4

Hypostyle

Answer 4

Large interior room characterized by many closely spaced columns that support it’s roof

Question 5

Faience

Answer 5

Type of ceramic covered with colorful opaque glazes that form a smooth impermeable surface

Question 6

Labyrinth

Answer 6

a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

Question 7

Repousse

Answer 7

Technique of pushing or hammering metal from the back to create a protruding image

Question 8

Niello

Answer 8

Technique in which black surfer alloy is rubbed into fine lines engraved into metal, then heated, provides contrasting detail

Question 9

Rhyton

Answer 9

A vessel in the shape of a figure or animal, used for drinking or pouring liquids on special occasions

Question 10

Granulation

Answer 10

Metal granules or tiny metal balls are fused into a metal surface