AP Art History Content Area 2: Egypt

The purpose of the Great Pyramids of Giza was to

__________ is the architect of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

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

The Egyptian life spirit or life force is called the ____

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

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

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

Monumental gateway to an Egyptian temple

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

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

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

The Great Pyramids of Giza were created out of

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

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

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

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

The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of ____

Historians refer to the reign of Akhenaten as the _____________period

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

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

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

"City of the dead"

She was the first female pharaoh of Egypt

The Great Pyramids of Giza date to roughly

The Palette of Narmer dates to roughly

__________ is the first architect known in history by name.

Egyptian writing system

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