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1
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What was a serekh?

A

A king’s name written in Hieroglyphs

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What was a deshret?

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The red crown of Lower Egypt

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3
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What was a hedket?

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A white conical crown of Upper Egypt worn by Narmer in the Palette

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4
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Who was the Step Pyramid built for, and who constructed it?

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Built for Zoser, constructed by Imhotep, future architect god

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5
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What was hypostyle, and where was it used?

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Column hallways, tall central columns flanked by shorter columns, creating clear stories for illumination. Used in Egyptian sanctuaries

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6
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Describe the temple of Amon-Mut-Khonso

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An intricate sanctuary implementing pylons and obelisks. The upper, clerestory, windows let in a small amount of light that enhanced the effect of the shadows.

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7
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When painting on plaster, which material is used to create a blue pigment?

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Lapis Lazuli

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8
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On whose tomb is there a gypsum plaster art piece?

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Nebamum

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9
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What is the opening of the mouth ceremony depicted on, and what book is it from?

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Papyrus, from the book of the dead.

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10
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Which queen is depicted before the scribal god Thoth?

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Nefartari

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11
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Who is the colorful bust depicting in the Armana period?

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Queen Nefertiti

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12
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What tomb exhibited a different form of pyramid structure, and where was it found?

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The Tob of Amanishakheto in Meroe, Nubia

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13
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What significant artifact was found in the tomb of Amanishakheto?

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The Shield Ring with Amon as a ram

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14
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Which temple had high relief sculptures of Rames engraved in them?

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The Temple of Ramses the II, Abu Simbel, Nubia

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15
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Which Pharaoh was depicted as being more naturalistic for the first time in Egyptian history, and which Kingdom did the sculpture mark?

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Senusret III, The Middle Kingdom

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16
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Who is shown in the seated statue (Diorite), and the Sphinx?

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Khafre

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17
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Who were the three pyramids built for?

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Khafre, Menkaure, and Khufu

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18
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Horus

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The Falcon God

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19
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Imhotep

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The architect god

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20
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Isis

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the divine mother, wife of Osiris, mother of Horus

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21
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Osiris

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God of the underworld

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22
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Ptah

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Creator god of Mempis, patron god of craftsmen

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23
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Ra

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The Sun God

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24
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Serapis

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Ptolemaic period, Zeus and Osiris combined

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25
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Seth

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God of storms and violence

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26
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Thoth

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God of writing and wisdom

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27
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Hathor

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Goddess of many functions

28
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Hapy

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God of the nile in flood

29
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Bes

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Goddess who helps women in childbirth

30
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Aten

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God of the sun disk

31
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Anubis

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Jackal God

32
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Amon

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Great God of thebes

33
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What are registers, and where can an example of them be found?

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Horizontal Low Relief Bands, the Sculptured Vase from Uruk

34
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What is the Law code of Hammurabi engraved on?

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A stele, basalt

35
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What is armature?

A

A framework for a sculpture

36
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What is a cylinder seal made of, what is it, and what does it make impressions on?

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Cylinder Seals were used to quickly make imprints on clay, were made of Greensish black serpentine, and their use was called intaglio.

37
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What was intaglio?

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The act of making an impression with a cylinder seal.

38
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What is cuneiform?

A

The Earliest Known Writing originating in Sumer

39
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Give an example of load bearing construction

A

A ziggurat

40
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What were conventions?

A

Generally recognized features of represenation

41
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What were trilithons?

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A pair of sarsen posts supporting a single lintel

42
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What were Menhirs?

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Monoliths, or unhewn, slightly shaped single stones

43
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What were Dolmens

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Two vertical stones supporting a large single stone

44
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What are Cromlechs?

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Cromlechs are megalith structures in which groups of menhirs from circles or semicircles

45
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Megaliths

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Made of very big stones

46
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What did the rock paintings of Australia depict, and how did they depict them?

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Humans hunting kangaroos, with the humans portrayed as schematic and the kangaroos naturalistic

47
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Why is the Chinese horse called the Chinese horse?

A

It resembles Chinese ceramic horses of the Han Dynasty

48
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Where is the Lion Panel located?

A

The Chauvet Cave

49
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What type of sculpture is the venus of Laussel

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Relief

50
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What type of sculpture is the Venus of Willendorf?

A

In the Round

51
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What are mediums?

A

The liquids in which the pigments are suspended

52
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What is a vehicle?

A

A medium

53
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What is a support?

A

The surface of a painting

54
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Binder

A

Made pigments adhere to dry walls

55
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What is content?

A

Themes, values, or ideas, as distinct from form.

56
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Define hue, value, and intensity.

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Hue is synonymous with color. Value is the relative lightness or darkness of an image. Intensity is refers to the brightness or dullness of a color.

57
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What is a tertiary color?

A

A secondary color mixed with a primary.

58
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What are irregular shapes called?

A

Biomorphs

59
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What is a work’s composition?

A

The overall plan or structure

60
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List the formal elements of art

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Line, shape, space, color, light, and dark

61
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Define Feminism

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The idea that gender plays a role in the artpiece.

62
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Semiology

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The science of signs, what a piece of art is signifying (Ferdinand de Saussure)

63
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Iconography and Iconology

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Emphasizes the content of art

64
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Formalism

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Contemplating art simply for its aesthetic characteristics

65
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Lapith and Centaur

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In Britain, Greeks want it back, Thomas Bruce transported it there for 75000

66
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Venus with a Mirror

A

Slashed (Also called Robeky Venus)

67
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Bird in Space

A

Contantin Brancusi, Kitchen Utensil

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