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12 Cards in this Set
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In Old and New Kingdom paintings, it was customary to portray women with ____.
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Lighter skin than men.
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Which of the following statements about Tutankhamon's tomb is False?
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It depicted the pharaoh in a naturalistic style.
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The columned hallway of an Egyptian temple is known as a ___?
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Hypostyle
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The pointed tip of an obelisk is known as a ___?
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Pyramidion
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All of the following terms refers to architectural elements of New Kingdom temples EXCEPT ___
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Hedjet
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In Egyptian iconography the ankh is a symbol of ___
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Life
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Among the new colors that Egyptian artists developed was a striking blue made from ___
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Lapis Lazuli
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Tutankhamon is a well-known pharaoh because ___
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His tomb was discovered intact
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Which of the following statements about Egyptian pharaohs is FALSE?
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The pharaohs maintained power primarily by providing their subjects with a model of human behavior for all the people to follow.
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What was the primary function of egyptian pyramids?
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Burial places and gateways to the afterlife for pharaohs.
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A predecessor to the pyramids was the single-story trapezoidal structure known as a ___
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Mastaba
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Egyptian statuary of the Old Kingdom emphasized the power of pharaohs through all of the following means EXCEPT ___
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Naturalistic poses
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