King Tut
There were _______ coffins in the Tomb of King Tut.
3
Egypt had stone resources, including _____ and ______, that artists used in architectural projects and sculpture.
granite, marble
Pyramids are colossal-size tomb-structures created by ________.
Egyptians
The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called what ?
Mummification
BCE stands for?
Before the common era
How old was King Tut when he became a Pharaoh?
9 years old
Ancient Egyptians also used _____ in ______, jewelry, and art.
metals,weaponry
The Great Sphinx was created in the _______ Pyramid complex.
Giza
In the process of mummification, the priest's would insert a hook through a hole near the nose and pull out part of the ______.
brain
The _______ provided fertile land to Ancient Egyptians.
Nile river
What are the two animals on King Tut's headdress ?
Cobra and Vulture
Local wood species like _______ and ______ and imported woods like cedars from Syria and Lebanon were used in statuary and funeral objects.
sycamore fig, acacia
The sphinx was once painted what color?
Red
The lungs, intestines, stomach and liver would be placed inside ___________.
canopic jars
___________ often accompanied imagery in visual art, and adorned temples and sacred spaces.
Hieroglyphics
King Tut's tomb was discovered in the year _________.
1922
Ancient Egyptians also created objects with _______, a ceramic like material made of glazed ground quartz, alkaline salts, and colorants.
faience
A sphinx is a hybrid human-animal with the body of a _____ and the head of a ______ or deity.
lion, human
How long did the mummification process take?
70 days
Art historians and Egyptologists typically focus on the _______, ______, and __________.
Old, Middle, New Kingdoms.
Where is King Tut buried?
Valley of the Kings
Certain gods were associated with particular symbolic colors. For example, ______, the god of fertility and eternal life, was associated with black and green.
Osiris
At least _____ pyramids have been identified. The Giza pyramids, located near modern ______, are the most notable and famous; even today they are among the largest structures ever built.
118, Cairo
After death, the ______ of Egypt usually were mummified and buried in elaborate tombs. Members of the nobility and officials also often received the same treatment, and occasionally, ____________.
pharaohs, common people
Egypt is a land of ____ and ______; the Nile river was of great importance ______, ______, and _______.
desert and water,
economically, culturally, and religiously.