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11th Grade
09/15/2011

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when was teh pallete of king narmer?
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predynastic
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When was the step pyramid?
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old kingdom
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When was the pyramids at Gizeh?
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old kingdom
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When was the Great Sphinx?
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old kingdom
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When was khafre?
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old kingdom
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When was menkaure and queen?
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old kingdom
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When was Ti watching hippo?
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old kingdom
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When was blue hippo?
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middle kingdom
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When was the temple of queen hatshepshut?
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new kingdom
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When was the avenue of the sphinxes?
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new kingdom?
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A sphink will always be the body of a _____and the head of a ______.
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lion; pharaoh
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When was the bust of nerfertiti?
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amarana period
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When was akhenation?
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armana period
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When was tutankhamen?
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new kingdom
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When was the temple of the Ramses II?
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new kingdom
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What is the word for picture writing? means sacred carving in Greece
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hieroglyphics
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What is a cartouche?
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signature of a pharaoh
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What is sympathetic perspective trying to do?
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tell the story
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What is a mastaba?
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burial pits
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What is a sacrophagus?
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cascket
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What is a ka?
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spirit
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What is a fetish?
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symbol for a god
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What is an ankh? What does it look like?
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symbol for life; cross with circle at top
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What is a scarab?
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beetle
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What were the two plants that egyptians used?
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lotus and papyrus
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What do snakes represent?
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evil
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Where are teh pyramids located?
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gizeh
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What does descriptive perspective mean?
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most important person is the biggest
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What does fresco secco mean?
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dry water color on walls
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What colors are used for women and men?
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women are lighter men are darker
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What are the five characteristics of egyptian art?
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the egyptian canon, descriptive perspective, color choices, flat, idealized
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What is teh word for glazed pottery?
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faience
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Why is teh blue hippo blue?
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he's supposed to look like he's in water
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What is a hypostyle hall?
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sea of columns
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What does chamfered mean?
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corners have been cut off
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The _____leads into the temple.
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avenue of the sphinxes
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What is an axial plan?
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go in the front and go all the way through it and go out the back
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When each side of the axis is the same, it is called______.
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bilateral symmetry
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a Court that has columns all around it is called a ______.
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peristyle court
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What is an oblelisk?
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tall slender piece of granite with a pyramid on top
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What is the word for a row of columns?
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colonade
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What is the entryway called?
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pylon
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Who discovered tutankhamen?
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howard carter
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What are anpotic jars?
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little caskets
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The temple of rasmses II is located in____.
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abu simbel
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____means larger than life.
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collosal
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