Unit 2 Mesopotamia & Egyptian Art

tall, rectangular monument with a pyramid-like point - tributes to the sun-god Ra - carved from a single piece of stone

a massive stepped structure in Mesopotamia; sometimes had a temple on top

a stone or wooden slab, usually taller than it is wide, inscribed or carved with text or decoration

monumental structure with a square base and sloping sides, ancient Egyptians created these as burial sites

The preserved remains of humans or animals?

Creature with the head of a human and the body of an animal?

tallest remaining obelisk; made of ONE single piece of pink granite!-made in honor of the female ruler

Cunieform is a writing system that developed from Egyptian heiroglyphs

How do Egyptologists categorize the 3000 years of history

Originally located in Babylon, moved to Germany to be on display -Made of blue-glazed bricks

A plant used to make paper?

group of people from a region in Mesopotamia; earliest known civilization

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a stylized picture of an object, representing a word, syllable, or sound

long rows of columns

In what way were most paintings styled

A type of art work where the figures protrude from a flat background?

Animals were highly symbolic figures in Egyptian art.

Where have we found most Egyptian art?

Rulers of Egypt and considered living gods, also important subjects in a paintings

Writing system that uses symbols?

What were the most common of arts created in Ancient Egypt ?