Architecture
The purpose of this structure was to protect the mummified ruler and to symbolize their absolute godlike power.
What is a pyramid?
This term translates to “life force”.
What is “ka”?
The first great female pharaoh whose name was recorded.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This is a term for a system of proportions. Hint: it starts with "c".
What is canon?
Sometimes called the “backbone of Egypt”.
What is the Nile?
The standard tomb type in early Egypt.
What is the mastaba?
These rulers were believed to be divine god-kings.
What are pharaohs?
This New Kingdom pharaoh ruled for two-thirds of a century, an extraordinary accomplishment for the life expectancy of the time.
Who is Ramses II?
This piece commemorated the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
What is the Palette of Narmer?
The utilitarian purpose of the Pallete of King Narmer.
What is a makeup palette?
This pyramid was the first truly grandiose royal tomb.
What is Imhotep’s Stepped Pyramid in Saqqara?
The belief or worship of more than one god.
What is polytheism?
This Pharaoh died young. He is famous for the treasures found in his tomb.
Who is King Tutankhamun?
This colossal statue went against tradition, much like the king it represented; the idealized style was exchanged for a body with curved contours and distinct facial features.
What is Akhenaton, from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt?
The Egyptians discarded this organ during the mummification process because they deemed it insignificant.
What is the brain?
This architectural design utilized columns with two central rows taller than those at the sides, allowing sunlight into the temples.
What are clerestory windows?
This was the Egyptians’ motivation for mummification and funerary art.
What is immortality?
This pharaoh abandoned established religion in favor of monotheism and moved the capital from Thebes to present-day Amarna.
Who is Akhenaton?
The architect of the funerary complex of King Djoser in Saqqara becomes the first known artist in history.
Who is Imhoptep?
This is the time span for the construction of the Great Pyramids.
What is 75 years?
The Great Pyramids were built in honor of these three kings.
What is Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure?
This pharaoh pushed for a monotheistic religion worshipping the sun disk, Anton.
What is Akhenaton?
Historians believe that the Great Sphinx portrayed this pharaoh.
Who is Khafre?
This painted limestone bust broke from traditional representation with an elongated neck and serene facial features, perhaps created in the likeness of a heavy flower.
What is the Bust of Nefertiti?
This was the most significant architectural innovation during the New Kingdom Age.
What is the axially planned pylon temple?