Question 1

How were rulers typically portrayed in the Old Kingdom?

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A)   slightly effeminate
B)   athletic and youthful
C)   older and wise
D)   smiling and compassionateE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

How is domestic life in the Middle Kingdom represented in tomb art?

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Reliefs and paintings from the...

Question 3

What technique did Egyptian glassmakers use to produce early glass objects such as the Fish-Shaped Perfume Bottle (Fig. 3-31) ?

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A)   core-formed
B)   slumping
C)   blowing
D)   castingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

What was the configuration of the New Kingdom temple?

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Temples were originally config...

Question 5

How might a Middle Kingdom town have been planned?

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A grid plan was used with para...

Question 6

What adorns the capitals of the columns that support the roof of the Great Hall at Karnak?

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A)   rose bud
B)   volute
C)   papyrus
D)   lotus budE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

How do the ziggurats of Mesopotamia differ from the early pyramids?

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Early pyramids were more than ...

Question 8

Along with possessing a religious meaning, pictorial reliefs in tombs also

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A)   demonstrated the gods' favor.
B)   proclaimed the deceased's importance.
C)   acted as family portraits.
D)   warned tomb robbers of consequences.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Canopic jars were special containers in tombs that were used to hold

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A)   food.
B)   bodily organs.
C)   gold coins.
D)   the ka.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

King Tutankhamun's mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins; the innermost was made of

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A)   silver.
B)   gold.
C)   wood.
D)   bronze.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

What new theme is represented in the relief Akhenaten and His Family (Fig. 3-28) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   monometallism
B)   monochromatism
C)   monotheism
D)   monasticismE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and signals the beginning of the dynastic period?

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A)   The Palette of Narmer
B)   Akhenaten and His Family
C)   Queen Nefertari Making an Offering to Hathor
D)   Ti Watching a Hippopotamus HuntE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Discuss the development of Egyptian funerary practices and its related imagery.

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1. Mummies were created to preserve the ...

Question 14

What might the Books of the Dead have contained?

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They might have contained pray...

Question 15

Although the Sphinx of Taharqo (Fig. 3-39)  reflects Old Kingdom conventions, the face of the ruler is

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A)   Greek.
B)   European.
C)   African.
D)   Hittite.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

After the unification, Egyptian history is divided into

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A)   dynasties.
B)   eras.
C)   periods.
D)   cantos.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

What design was used in New Kingdom temples to create a processional path from the outside to the inner sanctuary where only priests and kings were allowed?

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A)   circular
B)   labyrinthine
C)   axial
D)   steppedE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which Egyptian period saw dramatic changes in the conventions used in royal art?

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A)   Intermediate
B)   Aswan
C)   Middle
D)   AmarnaE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Explain the reason behind the naming of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

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The terms stemmed from the dir...

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Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and signals the beginning of the dynastic period?

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What design was used in New Kingdom temples to create a processional path from the outside to the inner sanctuary where only priests and kings were allowed?

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Which Egyptian period saw dramatic changes in the conventions used in royal art?

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How do the ziggurats of Mesopotamia differ from the early pyramids?

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Although the Sphinx of Taharqo (Fig. 3-39) reflects Old Kingdom conventions, the face of the ruler is

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What new theme is represented in the relief Akhenaten and His Family (Fig. 3-28) ?

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King Tutankhamun's mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins; the innermost was made of

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After the unification, Egyptian history is divided into

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