Deck 3: The Stability of Ancient Egypt: Flood and Sun

Question 1

Which god did Akhenaten declare to be supreme?

A)Isis
B)Aten
C)Horus
D)Ammit

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Egyptian religion was primarily

A)monotheistic.
B)atheistic.
C)henotheistic.
D)polytheistic.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Egyptian sculptors idealized pharaohs' anatomy in their sculptures to

A)make them appear attractive to potential queens.
B)convey the notion that their perfection mirrored that of the gods.
C)attempt to win favor of the gods of the underworld.
D)mask an inability to represent individual likenesses.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Both Narmer in the Palette of Narmer and Senwosret in Senwosret Led by Atum to Amun-Re display

A)a bull's tail.
B)bejeweled sandals.
C)a false beard.
D)a nearly transparent loincloth.

Question 5

The Palette of Narmer was created as a

A)surface for grinding pigments.
B)surface for mixing eye paint.
C)gift to a god or goddess.
D)shield for use in battle.

Question 6

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)decreed a radical change in Egyptian religion by

A)abolishing the priesthood.
B)mandating worship of one god exclusively.
C)elevating a woman as head priest.
D)declaring himself a god.

Question 7

The god Osiris was primarily associated with

A)the unification of the two Egypts.
B)storms and violence.
C)death and renewal.
D)the creation of all things.

Question 8

Most surviving Egyptian art and architecture is associated with

A)marriage rituals.
B)military campaigns.
C)everyday life.
D)burial and the afterlife.

Question 9

Egyptian artists painted human faces,arms,legs,and feet in profile,but human eyes and shoulders frontally because they believed this to be the

A)favored format of the gods.
B)best way to fit a large number of figures into a scene.
C)most efficient way to align these body parts.
D)most characteristic view.

Question 10

Who is credited with the idea of stacking increasingly smaller mastabas to create a monumental symbol of the king's everlasting power?

A)Imhotep
B)Khafre
C)Djoser
D)Khufu

Question 11

Why did the Egyptians believe that a good deity like Osiris required a bad deity like Seth?

A)Without knowing bad,one had no basis for knowing good.
B)Opposites were necessary for balance,harmony,and cycles.
C)Good versus evil provided the most basic and intense conflict.
D)Seth had to murder Osiris so Osiris could be god of the dead.

Question 12

Why did the ancient Egyptians call their land Kemet,or "Black Land"?

A)Black was the color associated with Osiris.
B)Egypt contained rich deposits of coal.
C)The Nile's annual floods deposited black silt.
D)Narmer,the first king,was a Nubian.

Question 13

What change in royal funerary sculpture came about in the Middle Kingdom?

A)Portrayals became less formal.
B)Arms came to be crossed in a mummy-like pose.
C)Anatomy became more idealized.
D)Headdresses became more ornate.

Question 14

Which is one of the greatest changes that took place during the Middle Kingdom?

A)Mummification procedures became more complex and ritualized.
B)Architects used mathematics and astronomy for pyramid construction.
C)Writing and literature moved from the sacred to the imaginative.
D)Upper and Lower Egypt split and remained separate kingdoms.

Question 15

The squares in the Egyptian grid system are based on the measure of

A)the pharaoh's hand.
B)an average foot's length.
C)the hieroglyph for ankh.
D)one clenched fist.

Question 16

The Egyptians believed that the constant aim of the individual,the state,and the gods was to

A)achieve balance in all things.
B)make all people equal.
C)conquer all of the known world.
D)vanquish the ka.

Question 17

The Egyptians went to great lengths to preserve the dead because of a belief that the deceased

A)would eventually be resurrected.
B)should imitate Osiris,the prototype mummy.
C)had ka and ba,which would not be recognized in a decomposed body.
D)went through a period in which the body lived on but the soul did not.

Question 18

In the Palette of Narmer,Narmer is portrayed wearing a different crown on each side of the palette to

A)symbolize the unification of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
B)acknowledge the different gods he worshipped.
C)emphasize his perceived superiority over the gods.
D)channel the power of the kings who preceded him.

Question 19

The primary purpose of Egyptian funerary sculpture was to

A)intimidate potential tomb robbers.
B)preserve and guarantee the king's existence after death.
C)provide concealment for gold and jewels.
D)hold the king's preserved vital organs.

Question 20

Why would Akhenaten's change in the religion create change in the visual arts?

A)Akhenaten declared artists to be dissidents,so they sought revenge through art.
B)Artists were no longer constrained to portraying Aten.
C)The gods were no longer seen as perfect,so the subjects of art could also be imperfect.
D)Akhenaten decreed art to be created by priests of Aten only.

Question 21

Akhenaten's reforms to religion and art lasted until
E)the Late Period.
F)his death.
G)Tutankhamun's death
H)Alexander the Great's arrival.

Question 22

Examine the reasons Akhenaten challenged the long-held religious beliefs by mandating monotheism.

Question 23

Investigate the rationale for Akhenaten allowing himself and his family be portrayed realistically in the new Amarna style.

Question 24

Explain how Egypt,a kingdom that had retained its customs and artistic and religious traditions for 3,000 years,finally fell in 30 BCE.

Question 25

Why were the Kushites able to control Egypt during the eighth century BCE?

A)The Egyptians needed stronger leadership to thwart an Assyrian invasion.
B)The Egyptian pharaohs had become weakened due to inbreeding.
C)The Kushites invaded Egypt,killed the pharaoh,and seized control.
D)The Kushites controlled most of Egypt's debt from building programs.

Question 26

List three examples that show the connection between the Nile River and the continuity of Egypt's religion,government,and culture.

Question 27

In 30 BCE,which empire conquered Egypt,ending its 3,000-year-old stability?

A)Greece
B)Assyria
C)Rome
D)Persia

Question 28

What distinguished the Amarna style from earlier Egyptian art?

A)nudity in the portrayal of royals
B)idealized depictions of the gods
C)increased focus on scenes taking place in the afterlife
D)a sense of realism and immediacy

Question 29

Analyze why the discovery of an intact tomb such as Tutankhamun's was so important.

Question 30

Compare the portrayal of Menkaure's queen (fig.3.10)with the bust of Nefertiti (fig.3.23).

Question 31

According to legend,how did the Macedonian Alexander the Great become Egypt's legitimate ruler?

A)The Kushite kings formed an alliance with him in exchange for gold.
B)The Egyptians declared him a god because he rode atop an elephant.
C)The god Amun,speaking through an oracle,acknowledged him as his son.
D)The Egyptians crowned him for driving out the invading Romans.

Question 32

Discuss the position of writing and writers in ancient Egyptian culture.

Question 33

Explore what the Egyptians' use of a grid system to create their art tells about their sense of aesthetics.

Question 34

Referencing at least one work of visual art and one work of architecture,discuss the Egyptians' use of art as propaganda.

Question 35

Nubia was an important neighbor to Egypt primarily because it

A)offered better seacoast access for Egyptian sailors.
B)provided an ideal location for most of the Egyptian kings' tombs.
C)provided Egypt with most of its slave labor.
D)served as a trade corridor to sub-Saharan Africa.