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How do the pyramids of the Old Kingdom represent the sun and rebirth?

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How does the pyramid reflect the influence of the city of Heliopolis?


A) It was the seat of the powerful cult of Amen whose emblem was the pyramid.
B) It was the seat of the power cult of Re whose emblem was the pyramidal stone or ben-ben .
C) It was the home of Imhotep.
D) It was the home of the masons' guild.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What was the canon that was so profoundly important to ancient Egyptian art?

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Which motif on the palette of King Narmer symbolized the king's strength?


A) The bull knocking down fortress walls
B) Entwined animals
C) Hathor
D) A falcon

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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In mastaba tombs the false door provided ____.


A) access for relatives to visit and commemorate the deceased
B) access to anyone
C) access for relatives to visit and periodically clean
D) access for the ka

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Evaluate the use of realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects were treated more realistically? Why? Use examples to support your essay.

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What are hieroglyphics?

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Tomb interiors often depicted scenes of hunting. This was associated with the idea of providing provisions for the ka, and it is also a metaphor for which of the following?


A) Triumph over death
B) Triumph of the soul to survive judging
C) Triumph of the gods
D) Triumph over evil

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Many New Kingdom temples, including the one at Karnak, had ____ plans.


A) axial
B) clerestory
C) central
D) asymmetrical

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is the most significant place for Predynastic art including the tomb painting of people, boats, and animals?


A) Hierakonopolis
B) Rome
C) Thebes
D) Tell el-Amarna

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following plants was commonly used to symbolize Upper Egypt?


A) Papyrus
B) Lotus
C) Nettle
D) Myrtle

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Discuss the development of Egyptian tomb architecture. Use examples to support your essay.

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