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22 Cards in this Set
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1. Differntiate between "Upper Egypt" and "Lower Egypt".
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In reference to elevation, “Upper Egypt” was to the south and “Lower Egypt” to the north
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2. Fill in the blanks: Egyptian art helps 1 the kings and queens while serving the 2 in the 3 .
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how Egyptian art helps deify the kings and queens while serving the quest for immortality in the afterlife
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3. The discovery of what in 1799 opened up the field Egyptology?
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Rosetta stone
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4. This commemorated the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. What is it?
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Palette of King Narmer (3-3):
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5. What is the person's life force that lives on after death called?
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Ka
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6. Define mastaba.
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“bench-shaped” stone structures
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7. What features set apart the funerary complex of King Djoser? What was significant about The Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser?
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King’s Djoser’s funerary complex stood apart in scale and magnificence. It was the transition from mastubas to pyramids. A wall surrounded it
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8. Define: Ben-Ben; Sphinx.
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Each pyramid takes the shape of a Ben-Ben stone, a fetish of sun god Re. The pyramidal shape of the Ben-Ben symbolically alluded to the rays of the sun and the journey of the kings upward to the heavens upon their deaths.
To the east of Khafre’s pyramid and next to pharaoh’s valley temple is the Sphinx: a composite creature with a lion’s body and human’s head |
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9. Who is the Sphinx possibly a portrait of ?
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khafre
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10. List 5 characteristics of the seated statue Khafre; describe it in artistic terms, but also include iconography.
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as
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11. What is the canon of proportions, and why is it important?
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. A canon of proportions is a set of rules governing the proportions and the relation of the parts to the whole. Egyptian sculptors followed a rigid set of conventions to depict royalty.The result is a uniform style that is idealized and generalized with squared-off, closed forms.used fists to measure.
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12. Define hierarchical scale.
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It is the manipulation of size and space in a picture to emphasize importance of a specific object
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13. What does the art of the MIDDLE KINGDOM reflect?
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Royal sculpture (fig. 3-18) reflects a political change and a period of instability after 200 years of civil unrest.
Shift from pyramid building to rock-cut tombs carved into sides of cliffs. The columns serve no supporting function. |
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14. What were the significant structures built in the NEW KINGDOM?
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majestic templers. mortuary
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15. Can you describe the "Opening of the Mouth" ceremony?
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The ceremony involved the symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak
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16. Queen Hapshepsut's reign was significant how? How did she use art and architecture?
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she was the most powerful and rules the longest of any women. her statues showed her with mascualine attributes which made them more acceptable. damatio memoria: damnation of someones memory
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17. Mortuary temples served as -
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a place where the rulers worshipped their patron gods during their lives, and after their death served as mortuary chapels for the funerary rights
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18. Define Pylon, clerestory windows,.
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pylon: temple's gateway
clerestory windows: windows located high on the wall |
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19. What medium was used in Egyptian painting? What are some differences in art in the New Kingdom?
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is fresco secco, , plaster coats the wall; the plaster dries completely before the scene is painted on its surface
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20. Describe some events that took place under the rule of Akhenaton. What was one drastic change?
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The leader Amenhotep IV overturned the worship of traditional Egyptian gods and declared the god Aton to be the one and only god.
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21. What was one of the most significant events in Egyptology?
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Tomb of Tutankhamen:
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22. How did Rameses II use architecture?
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His Rock-cut Temple at Abu Simbel was built to symbolize his domination over the Nubians and to show his identification with the gods Amon and Ra.
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