What are hieroglyphics?
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Responses
A form of ancient picture writing
A form of ancient picture writing
Types of pyramids
Types of pyramids
Ancient portraits
Ancient portraits
Specific paints used for cave paintings
Ancient portraits
The oldest surviving structure in Egypt was constructed in what year?
(1 point)
Responses
2350 BCE
2350 BCE
2450 BCE
2450 BCE
2550 BCE
2550 BCE
2650 BCE
2650 BCE
Which of the following statements about the art of ancient Egypt is most accurate?
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Responses
Little to no artwork from ancient Egypt has survived. Therefore we don’t know much about it.
Little to no artwork from ancient Egypt has survived. Therefore we don’t know much about it.
Little to no artwork from ancient Egypt has survived. However, we can learn much about Egyptian art from what is written about it in hieroglyphics and in papyrus manuscripts.
Little to no artwork from ancient Egypt has survived. However, we can learn much about Egyptian art from what is written about it in hieroglyphics and in papyrus manuscripts.
Much artwork from ancient Egypt has survived, especially within the pyramids and tombs; however, much more has probably been lost or destroyed over time.
Much artwork from ancient Egypt has survived, especially within the pyramids and tombs; however, much more has probably been lost or destroyed over time.
Thanks to the remarkable durability of the pyramids, very little Egyptian art has been lost or destroyed. Therefore what we have recovered today represents almost the entire body of Egyptian art.
Much artwork from ancient Egypt has survived, especially within the pyramids and tombs; however, much more has probably been lost or destroyed over time.
Which of the following modes of expression best characterizes the paintings found on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs?
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Responses
Realism
Realism
Symbolism
Symbolism
Surrealism
Surrealism
Expressionism
Symbolism
In the religion of ancient Egypt, the soul was called the __________.
(1 point)
Responses
ba
ba
ka
ka
akh
akh
Shadow
ka
In Egyptian mythology, the akh is best described as:
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Responses
the physical body
the physical body
a non-physical attribute
a non-physical attribute
the resurrected spirit of a person
the resurrected spirit of a person
the Shadow