Pharaohs
The last pharaoh of the ancient Egyptian empire.
Who is Cleopatra?
The skin-tone of men was usually depicted this way.
What was the color reddish-brown used to represent?
The name of the plant used to make paper in ancient Egypt.
What is papyrus?
What is a Mastaba?
This writing system, made up of symbols and pictures was used in Ancient Egypt
What are hieroglyphs?
The pharaoh who oversaw the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Who is Khufu?
What was the color gold used to represent?
What is the composition of people depicted in Egyptian art?
People are posed with the head and legs in a profile (side view) and torsos facing forward.
The largest religious complex in history
This river was the lifeline of ancient Egypt, it provided water, transportation and fertile soil after its annual flood.
What is the Nile River?
The youngest ruler in ancient Egypt. Ruled during the New Kingdom
Who is King Tutankhamun (King Tut)?
Symbolizes choas and disorder
What does the color red symbolize?
When Gods/Goddesses are depicted as being bigger than the pharoah, both of which are bigger than regular people in art.
What are hierarchial proportions?
A pyramid which was built at one angle, then switched to another angle during the building process.
What is the Bent Pyramid?
This artifact helped scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
Ruler during the Middle Kingdom. Second woman to assume the role of Pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut?
The components of the triple concept of the spirit/soul.
What are the Ka, Akh, and Ba?
How was art used in ancient Egypt? Give 2 purposes.
To honor the gods/goddesses, to prepare for the afterlife (funerary practices)
Two massive statues carved into a cliff. This is a reloctaed temple
What is Abu Simbel?
This god, often depicted with a jackel's head, was associated with mummification and the afterlife.
Who is Anubis?
Oversaw the construction of the step pyramid Saqqara during the Old Kingdom
Who is Djoser?
Typically depicted by a human head with two arms placed on top, in a 'u' shape.
What is the Ka symbol?
The blue gemstone most commonly used in pharaoh's tombs
What is Lapus Lazuli?
Tall, slender monument made of stone. Placed at the entrance of Egyptian temples
What is an obelisk?
What is the Narmer Palette?