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A low carved or raised design with one flat side is called...
sunken relief
sculpture
alto-relief
bas-relief
2
Who was the Egyptian pharaoh who changed Egyptian religion and art ca. 1336 BCE?
Thutmose
Tutankhamun
Akhenaten
Amenhotep
3
These containers held a mummy's organs for preservation & use in the afterlife.
dry storage containers
canopic jars
tupperware
mason jars
4
Egyptian writing is called...
sanscrit
calligraphy
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
5
The god of the underworld
Horus
Tutankhamun
Akhenaten
Osiris
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Egyptian belief and worship of many gods is an example of...
monotheism
animism
judaism
polytheism
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A short-lived period in Egyptian art that favored more relaxed, natural figures.
New Kingdom
Amarna Period
Classical Period
Modern Period
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The one god worshiped by Akhenaten, and represented as the sun disk.
Aten
Anuket
Ammit
Amun-Ra
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The ratio between a figure's height and all of its component parts.
canon law
canon of construction
canon of symmetry
canon of proportions
10
The word archaeologists use for an Egyptian coffin is...
a sepulcher
a catafalque
a sarcophagus
a casket
11
The wife of Akhenaten. Her portrait bust is an ideal example of Amarna-style art.
Tiy
Hatshepsut
Ankhesenamun
Nefertiti
12
The Washington Monument is a modern example of what Egyptian design?
obelisk
sarcophagus
bas-relief
pyramid
13
The Egyptian symbol for life is called...
scarab
ankh
aten
ra
14
This material & the reed plant it's made from gave us our modern word for paper.
papyrus
paber
papier
pappir
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This jackel-headed god was responsible for embalming
Isis
Osiris
Anubis
Aten
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He is the Egyptian falcon-headed god & son of Osiris.
Anubis
Hathor
Horus
Aten
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Goddess of motherhood and fertility
Amarna
Aten
Nefertiti
Isis
