Usually located on the grounds of the temples, obelisks were usually covered from base to near tip with:
(2 points)
Responses
hieroglyphics
hieroglyphics
paintings
paintings
gold
gold
mosaics
mosaics
43 answers
hieroglyphics
The tip of the obelisk was originally covered in gold or electrum to represent_____________.
(2 points)
Responses
wealth
wealth
the pharaoh
the pharaoh
time
time
the sun
the sun
(2 points)
Responses
wealth
wealth
the pharaoh
the pharaoh
time
time
the sun
the sun
the sun
Where is the Sphinx located?
(2 points)
Responses
in Karnak
in Karnak
in The Valley of the Kings
in The Valley of the Kings
in Thebes
in Thebes
in Giza
(2 points)
Responses
in Karnak
in Karnak
in The Valley of the Kings
in The Valley of the Kings
in Thebes
in Thebes
in Giza
in Giza
The pharaoh, Hatshepsut, had herself portrayed as a/an _______________________________.
(2 points)
Responses
man with a male body and a false beard.
man with a male body and a false beard.
serious woman with a large body and short hair.
serious woman with a large body and short hair.
strong figure with a large torso and fists.
strong figure with a large torso and fists.
an elegant woman with a long neck and large eyes.
(2 points)
Responses
man with a male body and a false beard.
man with a male body and a false beard.
serious woman with a large body and short hair.
serious woman with a large body and short hair.
strong figure with a large torso and fists.
strong figure with a large torso and fists.
an elegant woman with a long neck and large eyes.
an elegant woman with a long neck and large eyes.
Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in:
(2 points)
Responses
The Cheops Pyramid
The Cheops Pyramid
The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
under the ruins of Memphis
under the ruins of Memphis
The Temple of Isis
The Temple of Isis
(2 points)
Responses
The Cheops Pyramid
The Cheops Pyramid
The Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings
under the ruins of Memphis
under the ruins of Memphis
The Temple of Isis
The Temple of Isis
The Valley of the Kings
Most of Egyptian art was created for which of the following 2 reasons?
(2 points)
Responses
beauty and moral
beauty and moral
beauty and propaganda
beauty and propaganda
spiritual and propaganda
spiritual and propaganda
spiritual and moral
(2 points)
Responses
beauty and moral
beauty and moral
beauty and propaganda
beauty and propaganda
spiritual and propaganda
spiritual and propaganda
spiritual and moral
beauty and propaganda
Queen _____________________was wife to Akhenaten, and her famous portrait is world famous.
(2 points)
Responses
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Amarna
Amarna
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
(2 points)
Responses
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Amarna
Amarna
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Nefertiti
)
_________________________, found in France was discovered in 1940 by four French teenagers and contains the famous gallery called “The Great Hall of the Bulls”.
(2 points)
Responses
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Lascaux
Lascaux
registers
registers
Gudea of Lagash
_________________________, found in France was discovered in 1940 by four French teenagers and contains the famous gallery called “The Great Hall of the Bulls”.
(2 points)
Responses
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Lascaux
Lascaux
registers
registers
Gudea of Lagash
Lascaux
When preparing to carve a statue or decorate a wall, Egyptian artists first drew horizontal and vertical guidelines on the surface so the ________________________of the figures would be consistent with the established canon.
(2 points)
Responses
proportions
proportions
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
registers
registers
points of view
points of view
(2 points)
Responses
proportions
proportions
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
registers
registers
points of view
points of view
proportions
Stonehenge is an example of a _________________________.
(2 points)
Responses
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
Warka
Warka
ziggurat
ziggurat
megalith
megalith
(2 points)
Responses
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
Warka
Warka
ziggurat
ziggurat
megalith
megalith
megalith
______________________was infamous for his use of propaganda and his large-scale building projects.
(2 points)
Responses
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Altamira
Altamira
Amarna
Amarna
(2 points)
Responses
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Altamira
Altamira
Amarna
Amarna
Ramesses II
The ___________________vase is the world’s oldest ritual vase carved in stone found in Sumer.
(2 points)
Responses
Warka
Warka
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Lascaux
Lascaux
(2 points)
Responses
Warka
Warka
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Lascaux
Lascaux
Warka
_________________________, found in Spain, is an s-shaped cave with ten galleries engraved or painted with images of bison, goat, aurochs, horses, deer and hinds.
(2 points)
Responses
Warka
Warka
Lascaux
Lascaux
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Altamira
Altamira
(2 points)
Responses
Warka
Warka
Lascaux
Lascaux
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Altamira
Altamira
Altamira
Totally erased from history until 1903, ______________________ was the victim of a massive operation by her step-son, who had her name and image erased from every part of Egypt.
(2 points)
Responses
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Amarna
Amarna
Hatshepsut
(2 points)
Responses
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Amarna
Amarna
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
The Law Code of ___________________ is a symbol of Mesopotamian civilization.
(2 points)
Responses
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Altamira
Altamira
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
proportions
proportions
(2 points)
Responses
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Altamira
Altamira
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
proportions
proportions
Hammurabi
The outcast of his family_________________________________is an important figure from Egyptian history. Once he gained status as pharaoh, he wiped out the long-lasting, traditional polytheistic order of religion and introduced Egypt (for a short time) to a monotheistic order based on the Sun-disk god, Atun.
(2 points)
Responses
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Amarna
Amarna
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
(2 points)
Responses
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Amarna
Amarna
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
The ____________________style sprung out under the rule Akhenaten, and is recognizable by its flowing and relaxed lines and forms, individualized features of people, and scenes of particular moments in time.
(2 points)
Responses
Amarna
Amarna
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Warka
Warka
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
(2 points)
Responses
Amarna
Amarna
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Warka
Warka
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
Amarna
In Egyptian art, size indicates relative importance. Representations of the pharaohs are often much larger than life to symbolize the ruler’s superhuman powers. In wall reliefs and paintings, where wives and family members, servants and entertainers, animals, trees, and architectural details are usually shown in smaller___________________ than the figures of the king, high official or tomb owner.
(2 points)
Responses
points of view
points of view
registers
registers
scale
scale
proportions
proportions
(2 points)
Responses
points of view
points of view
registers
registers
scale
scale
proportions
proportions
scale
The Sumerians were the first to employ the pyramid-shaped ______________________ for use in religious structures.
(2 points)
Responses
ziggurat
ziggurat
megalith
megalith
scale
scale
registers
registers
(2 points)
Responses
ziggurat
ziggurat
megalith
megalith
scale
scale
registers
registers
ziggurat
Scenes with figures, in Egyptian art, were arranged in horizontal rows called___________________.
(2 points)
Responses
proportions
proportions
megalith
megalith
registers
registers
points of view
points of view
(2 points)
Responses
proportions
proportions
megalith
megalith
registers
registers
points of view
points of view
registers
When depicting the human body on a two-dimensional surface, artist used different ____________________ to show each part of the body in its most complete form.
(2 points)
Responses
registers
registers
points of view
points of view
scale
scale
proportions
proportions
(2 points)
Responses
registers
registers
points of view
points of view
scale
scale
proportions
proportions
proportions
_____________________________brought peace and prosperity to his people and was the subject of many of that culture’s statuary. He was often depicted wearing the Persian lamb fur cap of Enis.
(2 points)
Responses
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
(2 points)
Responses
Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Hammurabi
Hammurabi
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash
Gudea of Lagash