1. Akhenaton 2. Amarna Style 3. Amen-Re 4. Ankh 5. Aton 6. Book of the Dead 7. Canopic jars 8. Cartouche 9. Clerestory 10. colonnade 11.

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1 Chapter 3: Pharaohs and the Afterlife Vocabulary: Define or identify the following making sure you understand what each term means when discussing Egyptian Art. 1. Akhenaton 2. Amarna Style 3. Amen-Re 4. Ankh 5. Aton 6. Book of the Dead 7. Canopic jars 8. Cartouche 9. Clerestory 10. colonnade 11. Conventions 12. Demotic script or text 13. Encaustic 14. Engaged column 15. Façade 16. Faience 17. Funerary mask 18. Hatshepsut 19. Hieroglyphs 20. Horus 21. Hypostyle hall 22. Imhotep 23. Isis 24. Ka 25. Mastaba 26. Necropolis 27. Nefertiti 28. Nemes Headdress 29. Obelisk 30. Osiris 31. Papyrus 32. peristyle court 33. Pictograph 34. Portico 35. Pylon 36. Pyramidion 37. Ramses II 38. Re (Ra) 39. Relief sculpture 40. Rock-cut tomb 41. Sarcophagus 42. Scarab 43. Serdab 44. Sunken relief 45. Tutankhamen Questions: Answer each of the following completely! Pre-dynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt 1. Describe the role played by the Nile in the development of Egyptian civilization. 2. What was the significance of the Rosetta Stone? (find this online at 3. The Palette of Narmer (pg. 52), which was created about 3000 B.C.E., is extremely important in Egyptian history and art for several reasons. Identify each of the following: a. Politically, it documents: b. Culturally, it records 2 important facts: i. Religious: ii. Writing: c. Artistically, it embodies conventions that will dominate Egyptian official art to the end of the New Kingdom. Name 3 of these conventions: i. ii. iii.

2 The Old Kingdom 4. In what way do mastaba tombs, the pyramids of Giza and the stepped pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara? 5. What is ashlar masonry and how was it used in building the pyramids at Giza? 6. For the statue of Khafre (Fig. 3-8) answer the following questions: a. What was the primary purpose of the statue of Khafre (Fig. 3-8)? b. What does the hawk symbolize? c. List 4 stylistic characteristics of the statue: i. ii. iii. iv. 7. What is meant by the Cannon of Human Proportions and what technique did the Egyptians use to apply it to figures? (Use the Gardner s text to answer this question). The Middle Kingdom 8. What architectural style replaced the popular pyramid tombs of the old kingdom? 9. In what way does the portrait of Senusret III (Fig. 3-13) reflect the changed political conditions of the Middle Kingdom? The New Kingdom 10. Describe a typical pylon temple.

3 11. Draw a diagram of a hypostyle hall (also note the clerestory). 12. What was the major effect of the new Amarna style on figural representation? 13. Explain why the Colossal figure of Akhenaten (3-25) is strikingly different from the images of previous and future Pharaonic images. 14. Contrast the sunken relief image of Akhenaten and His Family (3-26) with the statue of Menkaure and a Queen (3-9). How do these two images portray the roles of queens differently? 15. What 3 features of Queen Tiye (Fig. 3-27) reflect the relaxation of rules that is typical of the Amarna Style? Read The Instruction of Ptah-hotep from the Book of the Dead handout. Read the Great Hymn of Aton from the Amarna Period handout.

4 Chapter 4: Minos and the Heroes of Homer Vocabulary: Define or identify the following making sure you understand what each term means when discussing Aegean Art. 1. absolute chronology 2. ashlar 3. beehive tombs 4. Buon fresco 5. capstone 6. chevrons 7. citadel 8. corbel 9. corbelled arch or vault 10. course 11. cyclopean construction 12. dressed stone 13. façade 14. faience 15. filigree 16. fresco secco 17. gilding 18. gold foil 19. granulation 20. inlay 21. krater 22. megaron 23. niello 24. palace complex 25. passage graves 26. post-and-lintel construction 27. relative chronology 28. relief 29. relieving arch 30. repousse 31. rhyton 32. ring walls 33. running spirals 34. sculpture in the round 35. shaft grave Questions: Answer each of the following completely! Cycladic Art 1. List 3 characteristics of the Bronze Age statuettes from the Cyclades. a. b. c. 2. Cycladic figures resemble some 20 th Century sculptures. Look at the end of the text in the 20 th Century sculptures and note 2 sculptures that you think most resemble Cycladic works. a. b. Minoan Art 3. List 4 architectural characteristics of the Palace at Knossos: a. c. b. d. 4. In what ways did the shape of a Minoan column differ from that of other columns? 5. Name 3 works of art that represent the Minoan love of nature. a. b. c. 6. What might explain the resemblance of Minoan painting style to that of Mesopotamian and Egyptian style? 7. On The Harvester Rhyton:

5 a. What is significant about the depiction of human anatomy in general? b. What is significant about the human faces? Mycenaean Art 8. Describe the structure of the following and/or draw a sketch of each: a. Corbelled Arch b. Post and Lintel Read Women in the Aegean: Minoan Snake Goddess by Christopher L.C.E.