AP Art History Content Area 2: Egypt

Amenhotep IV changed his name to __________ to honor the life-giving sun deity Aten.

The Egyptian life spirit or life force is called the ____

The Palette of Narmer dates to roughly

King Tut’s mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins with the innermost made of __

__________ is the architect of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Egyptian writing system

Akhenaten and His Family is an example of ______relief, the flat surface is deeply incised

Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and the beginning of the dynastic period?

Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple

Canopic jars were special containers in tombs were used to hold ____

Judgment of the Egyptian dead was presided over by the god ______

A column that is not freestanding but attached to a wall is called _____

The oldest and largest pyramid at the Giza site is that of _____

The Great Pyramids of Giza date to roughly

A system of representing a person's importance by his size is known as

"City of the dead"

The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of ____

The Great Pyramids of Giza were created out of

The archeologist who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922 was

Historians refer to the reign of Akhenaten as the _____________period

The hypostyle hall at Karnak was filled with ______decorated with reliefs and inscriptions.

__________ is the first architect known in history by name.

She was the first female pharaoh of Egypt

A low, flat-roofed Egyptian tomb; aka stepped pyramid

Sculptures portraying Hatshepsut as a ______reflect power and authority in Egyptian art.

Menkaure and His Queen was not finished but was originally intended for

Which of the following was NOT a part of the royal costume worn by rulers in ancient Egypt?

The purpose of the Great Pyramids of Giza was to