Prehistory
Ancient Olmec & Maya
Ancient Peru & Inca
Egypt 1 & 2
ANYTHING GOES
100

This is the subject matter depicted in the Chauvet Caves

What are animals 


100

This Culture is sometimes considered a mother culture to the Maya, as well as other Mesoamerican cultures such as the Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztecs.

What is Olmec

100

This animal or creature is represented in this example from the Garagay friezes



What is a spider 

100

The Egyptian king is said to be the incarnation of this deity, often represented by a falcon

Who is Horus

100

Greenstone like that found in Pakal's Funerary Mask and the Kunz axe represent this in Mesoamerican ideology 


What is life, rebirth, maize kernels, and the agricultural cycle.

200

The Lion Man is made from this material


What is Mammoth Tusk

200

This is the name of the famous king of Palanque who ruled for over 60 years in the 7th century CE. 

Who is (K'inich) Janaab Pakal 

200

This is the culture that is responsible for creating these earspools with a sailboat and spondylus shell motif.

What is Chimú

200

The goddess Isis has this symbol over both her arms, a hieroglyph representing what?  

Ankh - representing life

200

This individual would have worn this tunic in the Inka Empire  

Who is the emperor?

300

Which Cave Art is older, The Chauvet Caves or the Lascaux Caves? 

The Chauvet Caves (34,000 BCE). 

The Lascaux caves are from 15,000 BCE. 

300

This is the commonly used (modern) name for the type of Olmec supernatural figure seen below:


 

What is a Howling were-jaguar baby

300

The Lanzón, deep in the heart of a ceremonial complex at Chavín de Huantar, is in the same shape as this common Peruvian object


What is a Foot Plow

300

This Pharaoh is responsible for the first pyramid in 2600 BCE 


Who is Djoser

300

The Narmer Palette is too big to be used for this purpose, even if it is shaped like one. 


What is a cosmetic palette 

400

Name 3 artistic conventions of early female figurines that are demonstrated by The Woman of Willendorf


1. No Feet

2. Not focused on Face

3. Exaggerated Anatomy 

400

This type of monument was re-carved into the giant heads that are considered one of the defining features of Olmec culture.

What is a throne (like La Venta Altar 4)


400

Tunics (Unku) in the Inka Empire would have featured this type of design, often an indication of rank or social role

What is Tocapu




400

The name of the funerary structures seen in the foreground here translates to "bench" in Arabic 


What is Mastaba?

400

This masonry technique is depicted in the stone wall below: 

What is "Uncoarsed Masonry"

500

This Vocabulary Word is used to refer to art on walls.

What is Parietal art. 

500

This "T" shaped hieroglyph can be found throughout the art and architecture of Palanque. It represents This.


What is Wind, Breath, and Life (Ik Sign). 
500

These Creatures represent duality on this monument from Chavín  de Huantar

What is Falcons/Hawks/Eagles.

500

This Kingly Crown is represented in the picture below, and represents THIS part of Egypt.

What is The Red Crown and Lower Egypt.

500

These two animals are depicted on the top of Tutankhamun's Nemes headdress. What are they and what do they represent? 


What are a vulture and a snake, representing the goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt respectively. 


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